Author: Skip Perry

The following positions on the Board of Directors are up for election in January:

Vice President
Treasurer
Member at Large 2
Referee 2

If you are interested in running for one of these positions, please contact Skip Perry or Yuko Takahashi by November 7.

Congratulations to the following players for their high finishes in the Captain’s and Luby tournaments:

Captain’s
1. Teck Scalla, Bus Stop Flyers
2. Kevin DeWar, Smoke & Rumors
3. Thayer McDougle, Pilsner InnDecisives
4. Okie Williams, Gino’s Diamonds

Luby
1. Dylan Portelli, Rumors Never Die
2. Matt Gomez, Union Rail House
3. AJ Cavossa, Union Rail House
4. Shreesh Nayak, Cinch Phoenix

Welcome to the Fall 2023 season of the San Francisco Pool Association! This season marks the 45th anniversary of the league’s founding in 1978. We are fortunate to inherit such a longstanding tradition of competition and sportsmanship.

Tournament schedules have been posted in the Handbook & Downloads section and will be populated into the event calendar over the next few days. For now we would like to highlight three events in particular:

The Captain’s Tournament will take place this Saturday, September 16th, at the Pilsner Inn. One player per team is allowed to compete.

The Luby Invitational will take place the following Saturday, September 23rd, at the Cinch Saloon. All new members and players with sub-.500 records the past two seasons are eligible and participation is free.

And starting September 30, qualifiers for the 9-Ball Tournament will begin. These will take place on Saturdays and Thursdays, with the 16 qualifying players vying for the trophy at Family Billiards on Sunday, October 29th.

Please click through to the specific event pages for more information. Good luck and happy shooting!

After a fun weekend in Burbank, SFPA’s contingent to the West Coast Challenge returns to Northern California today with trophies from a number of wins and high placements. Congratulations to the entire SF delegation but especially the following:

• Crystal Kelem earned her first women’s individual title, getting the monkey off her back after three previous runner-up finishes.
• Tom Seymour and Jojo Abuda roared through the competition to take down the Hi-Lo title. Has Tom made a case for naming the tournament after him with a 7th career victory?
• Strongly overperforming the expectations of a 6 seed, Will Shaheen finished 2nd overall in the open individuals tournament in his first West Coast Challenge appearance. Marcelo Aviles (7th) and Kevin DeWar (8th) also earned trophies for finishing in the top 8.
• The Pilsner InnDecisives finished 3rd in their first WCC appearance as a team, winning their first tie-up against eventual runners-up Los Angeles before bowing out in close contests with Long Beach for the hot seat and then a rematch with LA in the losers bracket.
• Mike Maxwell was runner-up in the hard fought, highly competitive Saturday night scotch doubles Calcutta, more than paying for his trip to LA. Danny Mullan, Kevin DeWar, Steven Waldon, JM Reasonda, Skinner Castagnola-Arteaga, and Skip Perry also had high finishes in the three night tournaments.

Full results and brackets can be found on our West Coast Challenge 82 page.

We look forward to doing it again next summer in San Diego!

It’s almost time for the Fall 2023 season!

Team captains
Starting on August 8, 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 after you submit your team information 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 29, with schedules coming out in time for the captain’s meeting on September 5. The first night of play will be September 12. Players can be added throughout the season.