World Snooker Federation

world governing body for snooker (WPBSA & IBSF)
Organization international_sport_governing_body Q55690492
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World Snooker Federation

Summary

World Snooker Federation is an international sport governing body[1]. It draws 12 Wikipedia views per month (international_sport_governing_body category, ranking #106 of 247).[2]

Key Facts

  • World Snooker Federation is in the country of Switzerland[3].
  • World Snooker Federation's instance of is recorded as international sport governing body[4].
  • World Snooker Federation's logo image is recorded as World Snooker Federation-Logo 2017.png[5].
  • World Snooker Federation's headquarters location is recorded as Lausanne[6].
  • World Snooker Federation's child organization or unit is recorded as World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association[7].
  • World Snooker Federation's child organization or unit is recorded as International Billiards and Snooker Federation[8].
  • World Snooker Federation's Commons category is recorded as World Snooker Federation[9].
  • World Snooker Federation's chairperson is recorded as Jason Ferguson[10].
  • +2017-10-05T00:00:00Z marks the founding of World Snooker Federation[11].
  • World Snooker Federation's sport is recorded as cue sports[12].
  • World Snooker Federation's parent organization or unit is recorded as World Confederation of Billiards Sports[13].
  • World Snooker Federation's official website is recorded as https://www.worldsnookerfederation.org/[14].
  • World Snooker Federation's described at URL is recorded as https://ge.ch/hrcintapp/rdfisFile?id=14173458800000066031012[15].
  • World Snooker Federation's OpenCorporates ID is recorded as ch/1366113[16].
  • World Snooker Federation's legal form is recorded as association[17].
  • World Snooker Federation's X is recorded as WorldSnookerFed[18].
  • World Snooker Federation's Facebook username is recorded as WorldSnookerFederation[19].
  • World Snooker Federation's operating area is recorded as Earth[20].
  • World Snooker Federation's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11g1nnmw48[21].
  • World Snooker Federation's Swiss Enterprise Identification Number is recorded as CHE-199.458.489[22].
  • World Snooker Federation's UIA Open Yearbook organization website ID is recorded as 1122281552[23].

Body

Founding

+2017-10-05T00:00:00Z marks the founding of World Snooker Federation[11].

Leadership

World Snooker Federation's chairperson is recorded as Jason Ferguson[10].

Operations

World Snooker Federation's headquarters location is recorded as Lausanne[6]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as World Confederation of Billiards Sports[13]. Subsidiaries include World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association[7], an international sport governing body[24], in United Kingdom[25], founded in 1968[26], headquartered in Bristol[27] and International Billiards and Snooker Federation[8], an international sport governing body[28], in Qatar[29], founded in 1971[30], headquartered in Dubai[31].

Why It Matters

World Snooker Federation draws 12 Wikipedia views per month (international_sport_governing_body category, ranking #106 of 247).[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . worldsnookerfederation.org. Retrieved . worldsnookerfederation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . worldsnookerfederation.org. Retrieved . worldsnookerfederation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . ge.ch. Retrieved . ge.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . ge.ch. Retrieved . ge.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wpbsa.com. Retrieved . wpbsa.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . ge.ch. Retrieved . ge.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . worldsnookerfederation.org. Retrieved . worldsnookerfederation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . OpenCorporates. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . OpenCorporates. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . OpenCorporates. Retrieved . zefix.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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