Author: Skip Perry

The Fall 2024 season of the San Francisco Pool Association has arrived! The Board of Directors is thrilled to welcome the 36 registered teams ahead of an exciting season of pool.

Regular season

Division schedules have been posted in the Calendars section, laying out the plan for the first nine weeks of play. Subsequent weeks will involve interdivisional matches between teams of equal or similar rank. Matches will be entered in the scoring app soon.

There are two new venues – Il Pirata and Final Final. Addresses and information about these locations can be found in the Venues tab.

Tournaments

Tournament schedules are being finalized and will be populated into the event calendar over the next couple weeks. For now we would like to highlight the following:

The Captain’s Tournament will take place next Saturday, September 7th, at the Pilsner Inn. One player per team is allowed to compete.

And starting in September, qualifiers for the 9-Ball Tournament will begin. These will take place on Saturdays and Thursdays, with two players from each of the eight qualifying tournaments vying for the trophy.

Good luck and happy shooting!

It’s almost time for the Fall 2024 season!

Team captains
Starting on August 6, team captains will be able to register their teams on our stats page using this link. If any players are missing from our database, please email webmaster.sfpapool@gmail.com with their names and email addresses and we will get them added.

Individual players
Individual players can visit our Pay Dues page to get paid up for the season. Dues are unchanged at $70. Team captains can also send in payment for multiple players.

Looking for a team?
Fill out our player interest form and we will help you find a team to join.

Timing & deadlines
Team entries will close on August 20, with schedules coming out in time for the captain’s meeting on August 27. The first night of play will be September 3. Players can be added throughout the season.

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!