The Royal Dutch Billiards Federation (, ''KNBB'') was founded in 1911 to coordinate, within the Netherlands, billiards, pool and snooker. The union is affiliated with the
Union Mondiale de Billard
The Union Mondiale de Billard (English language, English: ) is the world governing body for Carom billiards, carom (carambole) Cue sport, billiard games.
History
The organization was founded in Madrid, Spain on 1 June 1959, and is dedicated t ...
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Confédération Européenne de Billard and NOC * NSF . The Head Office is located in the
Blokhoeve district of
Nieuwegein
Nieuwegein () is a municipality and city in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is bordered on the north by the city of Utrecht, the provincial capital. It is separated from Vianen to the south by the river Lek and borders on IJsselstein in the ...
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In 2018, the KNBB introduced a mathematics based pool game called "smart pool", which was rolled out to play by schoolchildren across Europe.
References
External links
Official website (in Dutch)
Cue sports governing bodies
Cue sports in the Netherlands
Organisations based in Utrecht (province)
Sport in Nieuwegein
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