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{{Update|updated=December 2010|date=January 2018}}
[[Image:WorldEightBallPoolFederationlogo.png|right|thumb|WEPF logo]]
The '''World Eightball Pool Federation''' ('''WEPF''') is an international [[Pool (cue sports)|pool]] [[Sport governing body|governing body]] overseeing international tournaments and rankings in the [[Eight-ball pool (British variation)|British-originating variant of eight-ball pool]] played with red and yellow unnumbered balls instead of the stripes and solids numbered balls. WEPF competes for authority and membership with the [[World Pool-Billiard Association]] (WPA), which oversees its own tournaments and slightly different rules under the name blackball. WEPF events are held principally in the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Commonwealth of Nations]].

==Overview==
The WEPF was established in 1992 by founding member countries Australia, England, and New Zealand. The governing body runs its own world championships, separate from those held by the WPA.

Each country under the WEPF has their own referee and umpire body, and each country has their own qualification structure in place for grading referees. For instance, South Africa has three basic certificates: League Referee, Provincial Referee and National Referee.

The rules of the game are available on the WEPF website, with calling procedures and guidance.

==Member countries==
19 Member nations:<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wepf.org/allmembers.php | title=World Eightball Pool Federation }}</ref>

* {{Flag|Australia}} – [[Australian Eight Ball Federation]]
* {{Flag|Belgium}}
* {{Flag|China}}
* {{Flag|Cyprus}}
* {{Flag|England}} – English Pool Association
* {{Flag|France}} and Reunion Island
* {{Flag|Guernsey}}
* {{Flag|India}}
* {{Flag|Ireland}}
* {{Flag|Japan}}
* {{Flag|Malta}}
* {{Flag|Mauritius}}
* {{Flag|Morocco}}
* {{Flag|New Zealand}} – Clubs New Zealand 8Ball
* {{Flag|Northern Ireland}}
* {{Flag|Portugal}}
* {{Flag|Scotland}}
* {{Flag|South Africa}} – Pool South Africa
* {{Flag|Wales}}

==World Eightball Pool Championship==
{{main article|WEPF World Eightball Championship}}
The WEPF '''World Eightball Pool Championship''' (sometimes branded the '''Foster's World Eightball Pool Championship''' for sponsorship purposes) is held annually, and features open, women's, and juniors' divisions.<ref name="aebf_Worl">{{Cite web |title=World Championships – Blackpool 2018 |author= |work=aebf.com.au |date= |access-date=17 June 2019 |url= https://www.aebf.com.au/index.php/a-team-2-uk/292-world-championships-blackpool-2018 |quote=}}</ref> For many years the tournaments were held at the [[Imperial Hotel, Blackpool|Imperial Hotel]] in [[Blackpool]], England. The competition includes players from Europe and from further afield, including Australia and South Africa.<ref name="WSR 2008">{{cite web |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=6 July 2008 |title=BBC Lancashire Web Producer Lynette Horsburgh is on top of the world |url=http://www.womensportreport.com/bbc-lancashire-web-producer-lynette/wn/6293 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118212937/http://www.womensportreport.com/bbc-lancashire-web-producer-lynette/wn/6293 |archive-date=18 January 2018 |access-date=18 January 2018 |work=Women Sport Report |publisher=Women Sport Report Ltd |location=Honiton, England}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of world eight-ball champions]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.wepf.org/ World Eightball Pool Federation Official website]

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