SFPA

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.

The Luby Invitational had a new date and location this year, moving from a Saturday afternoon event at the Cinch to a Thursday night tournament at Route 101. A massive 24 people showed up, necessitating the last few matches being played on Sunday night. Congratulations to the following players for emerging from one of the largest Luby brackets in years:

1st – Adam Maes, King Cuong’s Den
2nd – Matt Gomez, Fizz in Yo’ Face
3rd – Justin Lai, Dolores Dogs
4th – Frankie Wong, Lone Star Strokers

Our next round of tournaments starts up this week with 8-ball qualifiers at Route 101 the next four Thursdays (6:30 pm warmup) and Sundays (6:00 pm warmup). See you there!