Editing Straight pool (section)

==Tournaments and governance==
Straight pool is governed by regional councils such as the [[European Pocket Billiard Federation]], and at a worldwide level by the [[World Pool-Billiard Association]]. The [[World Straight Pool Championship]] was created in 1912 and ran sporadically until 1990. In 2006, the championship was revived, until again ending in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.php?id=3053 |title=The World Straight Pool Championship |work=AZBilliards |date=September 29, 2005 |access-date=August 25, 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110613202856/http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.php?id=3053 |archive-date=June 13, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> A straight pool event has been played at the [[European Pool Championships]] annually since 1980.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hall of Fame – Dynamic Billard European Championships |work=EuropeanPoolChampionships.eu |access-date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://europeanpoolchampionships.eu/hall-of-fame/ |archive-date=January 3, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190103210906/https://europeanpoolchampionships.eu/hall-of-fame/ |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=European Pool Championships |work=AZBilliards |access-date=January 3, 2019 |url= https://www.azbilliards.com/tours_and_events/184-european-pool-championships/calendar/ |archive-date=January 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103210621/https://www.azbilliards.com/tours_and_events/184-european-pool-championships/calendar/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship]] was sanctioned by the [[Billiard Congress of America]] (BCA) from 1966 to 2000;<ref>{{cite book |last=Dyer |first=R. A. |date=May 1, 2005 |title=Billiards: The Official Rules and Records Book |page=183 |isbn=1-59228-744-1}}</ref> It was revived by [[CueSports International]] (CSI) for one year in 2007 and afterwards was held annually from 2016, until again ending in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.playcsipool.com/2016-us-open-straight-pool.html |title=2016 US Open Straight Pool |work=PlayCSIPool.com |publisher=[[CueSports International]] |access-date=December 5, 2020 |archive-date=September 29, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200929180355/https://www.playcsipool.com/2016-us-open-straight-pool.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

The game has been in decline since the 1980s; players in the United States have often called straight pool "dead".<ref name="Dyer 2005-08">{{Cite magazine |url= http://www.billiardsdigest.com/current_issue/aug_05/index.php |title=What Killed Straight Pool? |first=R. A. |last=Dyer |magazine=Billiards Digest |date=August 1, 2005 |access-date=February 15, 2007 |archive-date=October 12, 2006 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20061012043430/http://www.billiardsdigest.com/current_issue/aug_05/index.php |url-status=dead}}</ref> Popularity of the game has been reduced due to the popularity of other pool games such as [[nine-ball]] and [[eight-ball]], and a lack of straight pool competitions.<ref name="Dyer 2005-08" />