SFPA

With the season playoffs winding down, now is the time to mark your calendars for West Coast Challenge qualifiers on July 10 and July 17 at Billiard Palacade!

Individual qualifiers

On July 10 we will have qualifiers in four categories for individual players:

– All-Star, for players with season win percentages of .600 or greater. The top 5 will advance to the WCC.
– Rising Star, for players with season win percentages between .501 and .599. The top 2 will advance to the WCC.
– Star Search, for players with season win percentages below .501 and who have not participated in the WCC before. The winner will advance to the WCC. (Players under .500 who have previously participated in the WCC will play in the Rising Star bracket.)
– Women’s, for all female league members. The top 4 will advance to the WCC.

Note that these events are not just for SFPA world-beaters – everyone has a chance to earn a spot in the West Coast Challenge. All SFPA members who are not on the City Championship-winning team and had 25% participation in the Spring 2022 season are eligible to compete.

We are aiming to have a maximum of 16 players in each bracket, so if a ton of people show up we may slot players up or down a bracket to allow the tournament to finish at a reasonable time. 🙂

Hi-Lo qualifier

The Hi-Lo scotch doubles qualifier will take place on July 17. Again, all SFPA members with 25% participation who have not already qualified as a team or individual are eligible to compete.

The entry fee for each qualifier is $20. Check the interactive calendar for more information about these events and the 81st edition of the West Coast Challenge, which will take place August 11-14 at the Hyatt Regency near the SFO airport.

A variety of SFPA-related content from the 1970s and 1980s has been posted in the new Vault portion of the History section, including articles written by founder Bruno Bereshnoy and current league members Rick Bradford and Rick Mariani.

There will be to come on this front in the coming weeks and months – keep your eyes peeled!

The playoffs begin tonight. To be eligible to play you must have played 25% of total games or 14 games this season.

Congratulations to all teams and SFPA members for completing our first full regular season in more than two years! Thanks for your flexibility and understanding as the board, team captains, and members have worked through a challenging but fun season.

There is now a Playoffs tab in the site menu that contains tournament brackets and schedule information.

The top 16 teams have qualified to play for the City Championship and a spot in the West Coast Challenge; teams ranked 17th or higher will play for the Founders Cup. The City Championship is double elimination and the Founders Cup is single elimination.

Please take a close look at the schedules once they are posted after each week’s matches. Some matches in the City Championship will take place on Thursdays and due to conflicts at sponsor bars we may be using more alternate locations than usual.

Quick links to the playoff brackets:
City Championship
Founders Cup

Votes have been counted in the board election and the results are as follows:

President: Joan Pettijohn
Secretary: Jocelyn Angeles
Co-Head Referee: Joina Liao
Member at Large: Troy Brunet

These members will serve 1-year terms starting on July 15, 2022 and ending on July 14, 2023. Thanks to all the candidates for your willingness to help the SFPA.