About
International Billiards Association also known as IBA, was founded in 2005 with the idea of providing a better pool playing experience and handicap/ranking system, with the goal of standardizing a pool-rating system that accurately calculates an individual’s pool playing ability no matter what format they play. This is accomplished by using M8 Pool League’s proven rating system known as TruSpot™.
TruSpot™ was created in 1989 by Bruce Erickson and since its inception there have been millions of matches played in the system with a vast majority of those matches being decided with the final rack being "Hill-Hill". "Hill-Hill" is a term used to describe the situation where both players are able to achieve their rating in their rack and whoever wins the final rack, wins the match. This is very strong support indicating the TruSpot™ handicapping system is designed to make for fair and exciting play no matter the skill level of the players involved.