THE ORIGIN OF ORGANIZED BILLIARDS IN
LATIN AMERICA GOES BACK TO THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, IN THE DECADE
OF THE THIRTIES, WHEN IN SOME OF OUR COUNTRIES LEADERS AND PLAYERS
WANTED TO HOLD ORGANIZED COMPETITIONS OF CAROM BILLIARDS, MAINLY
IN THE SPECIALITIES OF STRAIGHT BILLIARDS, 1- CUSHION AND SQUARE
CAROM
IN 1954 IN BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA, THE SOUTH AMERICAN BILLIARD
CONFEDERATION ( CSB ) IS BORN, WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF ARGENTINA,
BOLIVIA, URUGUAY, COLOMBIA, ECUADOR, PERU AND CHILE. ON JUNE THE
1ST, 1959 THIS ORGANIZATION TOGETHER WITH THE EUROPEAN BILLIARD
CONFEDERATION ( CEB ) FOUNDED THE UNION MONDIALE DE BILLARD ( UMB
) ACOMPLISHING A GREAT ROLE AND LAYING THE BASIS OF WHAT WE HAVE
TODAY WE REMEMBER JUANITO CAMACHO OF BOLIVIA, ADOLFO SUAREZ, SIXTO
JAUREGUI AND ADOLFO SUGUIMIZU OF PERU, GALO LEGARDA OF ECUADOR,
ALFONSO (POTE ) GONZALEZ AND MARIO CRIALES OF COLOMBIA, THE NAVARRA
BROTHERS AND MARCELO LOPEZ OF ARGENTINA, NELSON GARIN OF URUGUAY,
ROGELIO ALVARADO OF PANAMA, HERNAN BUSTOS OF CHILE, TEMILO MORAN
OF VENEZUELA, AND J. CHAMACO AND BARROSO OF MEXICO, AMONG MANY OTHER
GREAT PLAYERS.
LATER ON IN 1977 THE LATIN AMERICAN BILLIARD CONFEDERATION (CLB
) IS FOUNDED , OF FACT, CELEBRATING IN NOVEMBER ITS FIRST CONTINENTAL
3-CUSHION COMPETITION IN MEXICO, BESIDES DIFFERENT EVENTS IN STRAIGHT
BILLIARDS, I- CUSHION AND SQUARE CAROM. WITH EXCELLENT RESULTS FOR
MONTERO OF COSTA RICA, CRIALES OF COLOMBIA AND BERARDI OF ARGENTINA
, ETC.
FOR SOME TIME NOW IN ARGENTINA AND URUGUAY MANY EVENTS HAVE BEEN
HELD OF CASIN OR 5-PINS AS WE KNOW IT TODAY. IT IS ONLY UNTIL NOVEMBER
12TH OF 1985 WHEN THE NAME OF LATIN AMERICAN BILLIARD CONFEDERATION
( CLB ) ACQUIRES LEGAL STATUS
THEN IN QUITO, ECUADOR ON SEPTEMBER 13TH, 1988 AND DURING THE ORDINARY
MEETING OF THE LATIN AMERICAN BILLIARD CONFEDERATION PRESIDED BY
SANTIAGO ALARCON FROM CHILE AND WITH THE INITIATIVE OF PATRICIO
ZEVALLOS OF ECUADOR AND THE PRESENCE OF DELEGATES FROM ECUADOR,
ARGENTINA, PERU, BOLIVIA, URUGUAY, MEXICO, CHILE, COLOMBIA , BRASIL,
VENEZUELA, COSTA RICA , PANAMA AND NICARAGUA , THE NAME OF THIS
ORGANIZATION CHANGES TO PANAMERICAN BILLIARD CONFEDERATION ( CPB
) , WITH THE PURPOSE OF INCORPORATING USA AND CANADA INTO ONE GREAT
ORGANIZATION. THIS GOAL HAS NOT YET BEEN ACHIEVED
RIGHT AFTER THIS MEETING DIFFERENT COMPETITIONS TOOK PLACE MAINLY
IN 3-CUSHION WHEN THE FIRST PANAMERICAN TITLE WENT TO THE ARGENTINIAN
L DOYHARZABAL AT QUITO, ECUADOR EVEN THOUGH ACTIVITIES IN THE DIFFERENT
BILLIARD SPECIALITIES HAVE INCREASED A GREAT DEAL SINCE THEN, VERY
LITTLE CAN BE SAID OF ARTISTIC BILLIARDS IN 1999 IN PANAMA CITY
UNDER THE PRESIDENCY OF VENEZUELAN VICTOR ROBAYO, THE ACT WAS SIGNED
WHERE THE CPB STATUTES WERE CREATED AND THE ORGANIZATION WAS LEGALLY
REGISTERED TWO MAIN EVENTS IN CPB LIFE ARE WORTH MENTIONING THE
AFILLIATION TO THE WORLDPOOL ASSOCIATION ( WPA ) 1N 2000 WHICH FORMALIZED
THE ACTIVITIES OF POOL BILLIARDS IN OUR COUNTRIES, REDIMENSIONING
ALL NATIONAL FEDERATIONS. AND THE AFILLIATION OF NEW COUNTRIES LIKE
ARUBA, NETHERLAND ANTILLES, PUERTO RICO AND HONDURAS, MAKING AT
THE MOMENT A TOTAL OF 17 MEMBERS OF WHICH THE FOLLOWING HAVE OLYMPIC
RECOGNITION: ARGENTINA, MEXICO. COLOMBIA, PERU , ECUADOR AND CHILE.
THE FIRST PANAMERICAN 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP TOOK PLACE IN PANAMA CITY
IN 1999 AND THE TITLE WAS OBTAINED BY VENEZUELAN JOSE LUIS PEREZ.
