International Billiard Council Tour
2001 - 2003
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Archer wins Western Canadian Open
Apr 19, 2003
Western Canadian Final Day
Apr 19, 2003
Dan Louie cleaning up Western Canadian one-loss side
Apr 18, 2003
Western Canadian Friday afternoon update
Apr 18, 2003
Dominguez takes early exit in Calgary
Apr 17, 2003
Pearl rolls on in Calgary
Apr 17, 2003
Archer wins, Strickland falls in Western Canadian first round
Apr 16, 2003
Western Canadian Open Day 2
Apr 16, 2003
Western Canadian Open 9-ball Championships underway
Apr 15, 2003Western Canadian Open 9-ball Championships Join WPA World Tour
Mar 4, 2003History
The International Billiard Council (IBC) was formed on August 1, 2001, in Tokyo, Japan. The purpose was to create an organization dedicated to promoting the sport of billiards through the development of a World-Wide Professional Tour.
In 2001, IBC organized 6 international pool tournaments, including the 2001 Tokyo 9 Ball Tournament, the richest 9-Ball tournament event ever held at the time. It featured over 700 players and gave away over $800,000, including more than $160,000 to the winner, Efren Reyes.
In 2002, IBC organized the first ever true World Tour, which featured 5 events on 3 continents. The World Tour champion was selected based on cumulative points earned through the year. Ralf Souquet was a close winner over second-place Francisco Bustamante.
In 2003, IBC worked with the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) to promote a World Tour consisting of 12 events around the World. These included the BCA Open in the USA, selected Eurotours in Europe, and again there was a final event in Tokyo, with the best players.
In 2004 the IBC had to cancel two events in succession (Philippines Cup and Taïwan Open), and stopped working.