History

The Confédération Européenne de Billard (CEB) has its origin in 1923. During that year the UISAB (Union Internationale des Fédérations des Amateurs de Billard) was founded which was later renamed in FIB Fédération Internationale de Billard. Then on the 12th of July 1958 today’s CEB has officially turned out of that in Geneva.

The founders were according to the minutes the national billiards federations from:

Egypt Belgium Denmark Germany
Netherlands Luxembourg Poland Portugal
Switzerland Spain Czechoslovakia Greece
Eastern Zone (the two named last were admitted as new members)

The board was made up as follows:

President	Georges Troffaes	Belgium
Vice-President	Willem Eeuwijk	Netherlands
Vice-President	Antonio Ventura	Spain
Secretary General	Luis C. Druart	Belgium
Treasurer	Jaques van Beem	Netherlands
Sports Director	Karlheinz Krienen	Germany
Techn. commission	Marcel Bocognano	France
Techn. commission	Klaus Nussberger	Switzerland

The order of the day, as it is written in the minutes, included not less than 21 points. Here essential extracts, possibly also suitable for considerable thoughts about this and that in our times:

With regard to the high amount of federations which are qualified for international tournaments, the entitlement for the participation of a second player for the federation which is providing the title holder and for the organizing federation will be lost in the future.
Matches of a play-off will only be held between the two first fina-lists. For the further places the general average is valid.
For participants in international tournaments the daily rate will be increased from 6 to 7 dollars.
The „Coupe d’Europe d’Equipe“ was admitted as a competition for club teams in three cushion to the international programme.

The first CEB Statute.

A picture of the first General Assembly.

In the course of the years the CEB developed further in Europe. Today 33 national federations belong to the CEB. The UMB (Union Mondiale de Billard) was founded and the CEB is here included in the worldwide billiard sporting programme since the founding. The CEB was also actively taking part in the founding of the WCBS (World Confederation of Billiard Sports) in 1990 which was forced by the unforgotten Swiss André Gagnaux and at the first participation of billiards in the World Games 2001 in Akita/Japan also CEB members were successfully at the start. The up-to-date development of the sporting programme is besides the organization of championships the permanent task of the CEB. After the fundamental recognition of the sports of billiards in 1998 by the IOC the CEB is also making its contribution with commitment to develop billiards into an olympic discipline which is held.
The following persons placed themselves at disposal as Board members of the CEB in the years since 1958 for the following offices:

Presidents
G. Troffaes	Belgium	1958 – 1965
M. Bocognano	France	1965 – 1971
A. Gagnaux	Switzerland	1971 – 1984
J. Graus	Netherlands	1984 – 1988
W. Rittmann	Germany	1988 – 2016
B. Deegens	Netherlands	2016 – 2017
D. Wild	Switzerland	2017 -
Vice-Presidents
W. Eeuwijk	Netherlands	1958 – 1960
A. Ventura	Spain	1958 – 1965
J. van Vliet	Netherlands	1960 – 1963
M. Bocognano	France	1961 – 1965
C. Scheepers	Netherlands	1964 – 1966
R. Rossi	Italy	1965 – 1969
E. Trave	Spain	1965 – 1973
H. Schneppenhorst	Germany	1965 – 1966
C. Berendt	Germany	1966 – 1974
P. van Engelen	Netherlands	1966 – 1970
E. Marques	Portugal	1969 – 1981
F. Schimmel	Netherlands	1971 – 1974
W. Reisinger	Austria	1973 – 1988
F. Bourgeois	France	1974 – 1984
H. Fassbender	Germany	1974 – 1983
J. Pisart	Belgium	1983 – 1988
K. Seifert	Austria	1988 – 1990
S. Hansen	Denmark	1994 – 2005
F. Barki	Egypt	1990 – 2013
U. Kurugöllü	Turkey	2009 – 2015
B. Deegens	Netherlands	2013 – 2016
D. Wild	Switzerland	2016 – 2017
G. Volante	Italy	2016 –2021
C. Borrell Danis	Spain	2021-
Secretary General
L. Druart	Belgium	1958 – 1962
C. Scheepers	Netherlands	1962 – 1965
J. Babut du Marés	Belgium	1965 – 1982
A. Mack	Luxembourg	1982 - 1993
J. Houtsch	Luxembourg	1993 – 2013
H. Biermann	Germany	2013 – 2017
P. Reynaert	France	2017 - 2019
JP. Guiraud	France	2019 -
Treasurer
J. van Beem	Netherlands	1958 – 1962
R. Rossi	Italy	1962 – 1965
L. Hontolé	Netherlands	1965 – 1968
H. Walda	Netherlands	1968 – 1977
J. Graus	Netherlands	1977 – 1984
E. Weber	Germany	1984 – 2001
J. Deneufve	France	2001 – 2009
R. Selgrath	Germany	2009 –
Sports Director
K.H. Krienen	Germany	1958 – 1961
L. Duart	Belgium	1961 – 1967
A. van Boxem	Belgium	1967 – 1971
J. van den Berge	Belgium	1971 – 1978
E. Beerens	Belgium	1978 – 1988
M. van Raemdonck	Belgium	1988 – 1989
F. Tusveld	Netherlands	1990 – 2009
J.P. Guiraud	France	2009 – 2019
S. Malacrita	Italy	2020 -
Board Members
M. Bocognano	France	1958 – 1961
K. Nussberger	Switzerland	1958 – 1964
E. Reichert	Austria	1961 – 1971
F. Pellaton	Switzerland	1964 – 1974
A. Gagnaux	Switzerland	1967 – 1971
B. Flament	France	1968 – 1971
W. Reisinger	Austria	1971 – 1973
F. Bourgeois	France	1971 – 1974
A. Avallone	Italy	1971 – 1977
J. Lageweg	Netherlands	1974 – 1983
H.E. Laustsen	Denmark	1974 – 1979
K.H. Krienen	Germany	1979 – 1983
A. Mack	Luxembourg	1980 – 1982
R. Rosetti	Italy	1983 – 1988
F. Dittmann	Denmark	1983 – 1986
J. Vilamor	Spain	1983 – 1987
F. Dreher	France	1985 – 1995
M. Del Prete	Italy	1996 – 2001
R. Reininger	France	1995 – 2003
W. Du Fossé	Netherlands	1996 – 2009
J. P. Guiraud	France	2005 – 2009
G. Volante	Italy	2005 – 2016
D. Wild	Switzerland	2009 – 2016
C. Borrell Danis	Spain	2009 – 2021
B. van Goethem	Belgium	2017 - 2021
L. Garavaglia	Italy	2021 - 2023
U. Ozkul	Turkey	2021 -
F. Volino	Italy	2023 -
Youth Director
J. Kaufmann	Netherlands	1983 – 1988
J. Houtsch	Luxembourg	1988 – 1994
J.P. Bourgeois	Belgium	1994 – 1996
M. Engelen	Belgium	1996 – 2003
J. L. Steuts	Belgium	2003 – 2015
D. Schintgen	Luxembourg	2015 – 2022
E. Viding Bussell	Sweden	2022 -