Billiard Congress of America

The Billiard Congress of America (BCA) is the governing body for cue sports in the United States and Canada, and the regional member organization of the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA).^[1] It was established under this name in 1948^[2] as a non-profit trade organization^[3] in order to promote the sport and organize its players via tournaments at various levels. The BCA is headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado.^[4]^[5] The voting members of the organization are mostly equipment manufacturers.^[6]

The BCA publishes an annual rule and record book that incorporates the WPA world standardized rules for games such as nine-ball, eight-ball, ten-ball and straight pool, as well as rules for other games that are not presently the subject of international competition, such as one pocket, bank pool, cowboy pool, rotation, American snooker, and Chicago among many others. The BCA holds an annual trade show, the International Billiards & Home Recreation Expo. Also annually, it inducts great players, and those who have made great contributions to the sport, into the BCA Hall of Fame.

^ `"About WPA: Our Members". WPA-Pool.com: The Official Website for the Governing Body of Pool. Sydney, Australia: World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA). 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-10-22. Retrieved 2011-11-04. Puerto Rico, though a US territory, and Mexico, though often classified as part of North America geographically, are both instead members of the Latin-American Confederación Panamericana de Billar (CPB) instead.
^ Billiards: The Official Rules and Records Book (50th Anniversary Commemorative ed.). Coralville, IA: Billiard Congress of America (BCA). 1998.
^ Tyree, Shane (September 15, 2009). "Billiard Congress of America Announces International Billiard & Home Recreation Expo Date Change" (PDF). BCAExpo.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2011. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
^ Billiards: The Official Rules and Records Book. 2008. Colorado Springs: Billiard Congress of America.
^ "International Billiards & Home Recreation Expo". BCAExpo.com. Broomfield, CO: BCA. 2010. "Schedule of Events", "Registration", "Exhibitor Information", "Promotional Ideas", "Contact Us" pages. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
^ Shamos, Mike (1999). The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Billiards. New York: Lyons Press. p. 27. ISBN 9781558217973 – via Internet Archive.

[WPA_Members-1] `"About WPA: Our Members". WPA-Pool.com: The Official Website for the Governing Body of Pool. Sydney, Australia: World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA). 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-10-22. Retrieved 2011-11-04. Puerto Rico, though a US territory, and Mexico, though often classified as part of North America geographically, are both instead members of the Latin-American Confederación Panamericana de Billar (CPB) instead.

[BCA_1998-2] Billiards: The Official Rules and Records Book (50th Anniversary Commemorative ed.). Coralville, IA: Billiard Congress of America (BCA). 1998.

[PR_2009-3] Tyree, Shane (September 15, 2009). "Billiard Congress of America Announces International Billiard & Home Recreation Expo Date Change" (PDF). BCAExpo.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2011. Retrieved February 7, 2010.

[BCA_2008-4] Billiards: The Official Rules and Records Book. 2008. Colorado Springs: Billiard Congress of America.

[Expo_2010-5] "International Billiards & Home Recreation Expo". BCAExpo.com. Broomfield, CO: BCA. 2010. "Schedule of Events", "Registration", "Exhibitor Information", "Promotional Ideas", "Contact Us" pages. Retrieved February 7, 2010.

[Shamos_1999_1-6] Shamos, Mike (1999). The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Billiards. New York: Lyons Press. p. 27. ISBN 9781558217973 – via Internet Archive.

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