SFPA

Congratulations to Rick Bradford (Lucky Horseshoe Glue Factory) and Alex Bran (Finnegans Wake & Break) for snapping off the Hi-Lo Memorial scotch doubles tournament!

This is the fourth Hi-Lo championship and twelth overall SFPA tournament win for for Rick, who is a mainstay on our Records & Superlatives page. Other top finishers included the teams of Justin Anderson/Sal Miranda, Tom Seymour/Chris Logan, and Crystal Kelem/Satish Kumar.

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

We look forward to seeing you for the end of season individual tournaments at Berkeley’s BreakRoom pool hall on Sunday, January 26.

The board wishes all SFPA members a happy new year and good luck to teams still in the playoffs! A few updates:

• The Two-Year Top 40 has been updated. This list includes the highest-performing players with participation in the last four consecutive seasons.
• The end of season individual tournaments have been scheduled for Sunday, January 26 at the BreakRoom. This is not a West Coast Challenge season, so these events will be contested for plaques and cash prizes. There is ample free parking on Sundays near the venue, which is also 1 block away from BART.
• Our season-ending awards party date has changed to February 11 to allow players participating at BCA nationals to travel to Las Vegas.
• Spring 2025 season information has been posted. Key dates include February 11 team registration opening, February 25 team registration closing, and March 11 first night of play.

With apologies for the short notice, the Hi-Lo Memorial tournament has been scheduled for January 11 at Family Billiards. Warmup will begin at 11 a.m. and the auction will start after signups close at 11:30. This is 30 minutes earlier than in the past to help Family get the tables back more quickly.

As always, this is a scotch doubles tournament that pairs up the top seeded player in attendance with the bottom seeded player, the 2nd highest with the 2nd lowest, and so on until all teams are formed. Make sure to bring cash or a Venmo code if you want to participate in the Calcutta auction.

We hope to see you at the SFPA’s most fun and festive tournament of the year!

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 have qualified 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.

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!

There will be no play tonight in observance of Thanksgiving week. Please feel free to frequent one of our sponsor venues for some drinks and free pool!