As a competitive sport, pool is governed internationally by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA), which has multi-national, regional affiliates comprising the All Africa Pool Association (AAPA), Asian Pocket Billiard Union (APBU, including the Middle East), Billiard Congress of America (BCA, Canada and the US), Confederation Panamerica of Billiards (CPB, Latin America and Caribbean), European Pocket Billiard Federation (EPBF, including Russia and the Near East), and Oceania Pocket Billiard Association (OPBA, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific islands) The WPA represents pool in the World Confederation of Billiard Sports, which in turn represents all forms of cue sports in the International Olympic Committee.
Some of the other cue sports that come under the auspices of the World Confederation of Billiard Sports are The Union Mondiale de Billard (French for World Union of Billiards) is the world governing body for carom a pocket less form of billiards, and the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (professional) and International Billiards and Snooker Federation (amateur) the world governing bodies for snooker and billiards (English) other cue sports played on a table with pockets.
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