SFPA

Playoff time is here!

Brackets

• City Championship
• Founders Cup

Format & eligibility

• Players with 25% participation are eligible to participate (14 or more games).
• Unlike typical league nights, playoff matches will be played as a race to 9. Once a team reaches 9 wins, the match is over.
• Also unlike typical league nights, only one time out is allowed per game, only the player at the table can call a time out, and the player at the table must designate a single teammate to participate in the time out.
• If a match is tied 8-8 after 16 games, each captain chooses a player to compete in the tiebreaking game. Players in the 17th game lag for the break.
• If the shot clock is in effect, players get one 60-second extension per game.

We ask captains to report scores promptly and accurately so we can schedule upcoming matches the next morning.

City Championship

The top 16 teams qualify to compete for the City Championship. This is a double-elimination tournament with some losers bracket matches taking place on Thursday nights – please make sure to look closely at the schedule.

The winning team will earn a trip to Long Beach for West Coast Challenge 84.

Founders Cup

All other teams will play for the Founders Cup. This is a single-elimination tournament with a 3rd place consolation match. Some teams will have byes in the first week.

More information

Click the Playoffs tab on the site menu for brackets and schedules. The handbook also has more in-depth information about the playoff format and history.

Good luck to all teams!

Congratulations to the following players for finishing in the top four in the Bernie King Memorial:

1st – Thayer McDougle, Pilsner InnDecisives
2nd – Travis Yallup, Il Pirata Hole Plunderers
3rd – Guy Argo, Temple Holy Smokes
4th – David Norris, Il Pirata Hole Plunderers

Thayer and Travis both won commemorative flasks in honor of SFPA Hall of Famer Bernie King. More importantly, the league raised $500 in donations to the Shanti Project. Thanks to all who attended and donated!

The Bernie King Memorial tournament is scheduled for this Sunday, May 18, at the BreakRoom in Berkeley. Warmups will begin at 11 am and the brackets will be set at 11:30 am. This is a fundraising event benefiting the Shanti Project. Full details about the format can be found in the interactive calendar.

The BreakRoom will also host the Hi-Lo Memorial scotch doubles tournament on Sunday, June 22. In addition to featuring cash prizes and a Calcutta auction, this will serve as a West Coast Challenge qualifying event for WCC 84 in Long Beach.

Once we get word about opening dates for THE HALL, the new pool hall and lounge in the Mission, we will post logistics for the individual WCC qualifiers. These are likely to take place in July.

Good luck to all players!

The following positions are up for election this season: President, Secretary, Member at Large 1, Referee 1.

Please contact a member of the board by May 13 if you are interested in volunteering your time to help the league by serving in one of these roles.

Congratulations to the following players for finishing in the money at the 8-ball finals:

1st – Evan Burgess, Pilsner InnDecisives
2nd – Skip Perry, Happy Lounge Rawhides
3rd – Thayer McDougle, Pilsner InnDecisives
4th – Justin Anderson, Bus Stop Flyers

Full results and brackets can be found in the Tournaments section.

We will return to the BreakRoom in Berkeley in three weeks for our next event, the Bernie King Memorial handicapped tournament. More information can be found on the interactive calendar.