Author: Skip Perry

After five weeks of action, the Spring 2024 playoffs are in the books!

In the City Championship, the Happy Lounge Rawhides won the grand final over the Pilsner InnDecisives in front of a packed house at Family Billiards. After barely defeating the defending titleholders 9-7 in the winners bracket, the Rawhides prevailed 9-4 for their first City Championship in three seasons. In their third season in the league, the Bus Stop Flyers continue to show rapid improvement as they posted their highest-ever finish of 3rd place. Smoke & Fizz rounded out the top 4, earning plaques for the second consecutive season.

In the Founders Cup, league stalwarts Cinch Phoenix earned their first victory since 2010 with a 9-6 win over the Lucky Horseshoe Wild Horses. Fellow Cinchsters Cinch Pack defeated one of our newest teams, Finnegans Wake & Break, in the contest for 3rd and 4th.

Congratulations to these teams and all league members. We look forward to seeing you at the West Coast Challenge individual qualifying tournament on Saturday, August 10 and the awards party on Tuesday, August 13.

Due to a last-minute scheduling conflict at Family Billiards, we were compelled to change the date of the West Coast Challenge individual qualifying tournaments.

NEW DATE: Saturday, August 10
TIME: 11:30 am warmup, 12 pm start

We apologize for the last-minute change and hope to see you there in a few weeks.

The four-season, rolling ranking of the top 40 SFPA players by win percentage has been updated to include the recently completed Spring 2024 regular season. Click through to the Results & Records tab to see if your name appears on the list!

The following members were chosen to serve on the board for year-long terms:
– Skip Perry, President
– Yuko Takahashi, Secretary
– Joina Liao, Co-Head Referee
– Brendon Taing, Member at Large

Thanks for your board votes and nominations for the Jim Tingle sportsmanship award. The sportsmanship winner will be announced at the season-ending party.

We had a field of 23 players for the Bernie King Memorial tournament at Family Billiards this afternoon. Thanks to multiple generous league members adding extra donations and a 1:1 corporate match, we raised $1200 for the Shanti Project.

Congratulations to the following players for their top four finishes:

1st – Modi Shantharam, Happy Diamond CueTTs
2nd – Jaime Dizon, Bus Stop Pick Me Up
3rd – Marcelo Aviles, Shot O’Clock at Route 101
4th – Steven Waldon, Smoke & Fizz