Former governing body for snooker and English billiards
Billiards and Snooker Control Council
Sport
Snooker and English billiards
Jurisdiction
International
Abbreviation
B&SCC
Founded
1919 (as the Billiards Association and Control Council)
Headquarters
United Kingdom
Chairman
Bob Tonge (last chairman)[1]
Replaced
Formed as an amalgamation of the Billiards Association (founded 1895) and the Billiards Control Club (founded 1908)
Closure date
1992
The Billiards and Snooker Control Council (B&SCC) (formerly called the Billiards Association and Control Council (BA&CC)) was the governing body of the games of English billiards and snooker and organised professional and amateur championships in both sports. It was formed in 1919 by the union of the Billiards Association (founded in 1885) and the Billiards Control Club (founded in 1908).
The B&SCC lost control of both the amateur and professional games in the early 1970s, following a dispute with professional players over challenge matches for the World Billiards Championship, and dissatisfaction from snooker associations outside the UK about the balance of voting power in the organisation, with a large proportion of votes being held in a small number of English areas. Following the loss of its government funding, the B&SCC went into voluntary liquidation in 1992 and its assets were later acquired by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association.
^Terry, Tom (April 1992). "A chorus of misunderstanding". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. p. 4.
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