The International Pool Tour was a professional sports tour created in 2005 by Kevin Trudeau and hosted by Rebecca Grant.[1] It aimed to elevate pool to the level of other modern sports. Closely modeled on the PGA Tour, the IPT offered the largest prize funds in pool history in its first year. The tour attracted the top pool players in the world. It differed from the many nine-ball tournaments, as all IPT events were eight-ball matches.[2] The company was based in Hinsdale, Illinois.[3]
Many pool enthusiasts were initially skeptical, but the first event was successful, and at the time was the biggest tournament in billiards history.[4] However, by the end of 2006, the tour was in serious financial trouble, and was forced to stop staging major tournaments.
^"What Kevin Trudeau doesn't want you to know" Archived September 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Salon.com, July 29, 2005. Retrieved October 27, 2008
^Loree Jon Jones Player Bio Archived October 18, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, InternationalPoolTour.com. Retrieved June 22, 2007
^"WHOIS Search for Domain Registration Information: internationalpooltour.com". NetworkSolutions.com. Herndon, VA: Network Solutions. 2009. Retrieved December 22, 2009.
^"IPT Pool Tour Goes Off With a Bang", Archived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine by Pete Williams, Buzzle.com, December 11, 2005. Retrieved June 26, 2007
and 21 Related for: International Pool Tour information
The InternationalPoolTour was a professional sports tour created in 2005 by Kevin Trudeau and hosted by Rebecca Grant. It aimed to elevate pool to the...
years thereafter.[citation needed] In 2005, Trudeau founded the InternationalPoolTour (IPT). His goal was to transform billiards into a "major league"...
well-known pool champions.[citation needed][clarification needed] In September 2005, Andrews became Tour Director for the InternationalPoolTour (IPT), a...
Nine-ball Tour Champion, and a record thirteen-time Derby City Classic winner. Reyes also represented the Philippines at the World Cup of Pool, winning...
Net's Poker Superstars III, NBC's Poker Championships, and the InternationalPoolTour in the U.S. and Europe. In September 2006, Strong began anchoring...
champion. Van Boening defeated Hungarian Vilmos Foldes at the InternationalPoolTour qualifier in 2006, and was one of several players to earn a bonus...
been competing professionally since 1995. He was a member of the InternationalPoolTour. He was selected again for Team USA in the 2007 Mosconi Cup, after...
professional pool player for three decades and is considered one of the best nine-ball players of all time. The InternationalPoolTour heralds Hall as...
During the tour for their eighth album, The King of Limbs (2011), Radiohead performed new material, including the future Moon Shaped Pool tracks "Identikit"...
Morris won the 1996 U.S. Open Nine-ball Championship, 2003 World Pool League, 2006 UPA Pro Tour Championship (nine-ball), and 2013 U.S. Open Ten-ball Championship...
financial sum. She has continued to referee at pool events and on the World Seniors Tour. Tabb is also a former pool player. In the 1990s and early 2000s, she...
points and prize pool are offered at the Super 1000 level (including the World Tour Finals). One other category of the tournament, the BWF Tour Super 100 (level...
Wembley Arena /ˈwɛmbli/ (originally the Empire Pool, now known as OVO Arena Wembley for sponsorship reasons) is an indoor arena next to Wembley Stadium...
the United States. Bustamante has won over 70 International titles and is considered one of the best pool players of all time. Bustamante is the youngest...
World Poker Tour (WPT) is an internationally televised gaming and entertainment brand similar to its larger rival the European Poker Tour (EPT) Since...
Nine-ball Tour event at the Golden Cue in Albany, New York, winning the final match of the double-elimination format event against Canadian pool player Danny...
later switched his focus to pool and won the 2003 World Pool Masters beating Hsia Hui-kai 8–6 and the 2008 Predator International 10-ball Championship beating...
Global Information