SFPA

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!

The following members were chosen to serve on the board for year-long terms:
– Skip Perry, President
– Yuko Takahashi, Secretary
– Joina Liao, Co-Head Referee
– Brendon Taing, Member at Large

Thanks for your board votes and nominations for the Jim Tingle sportsmanship award. The sportsmanship winner will be announced at the season-ending party.

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.

The winning team will earn a trip to San Diego for West Coast Challenge 83.

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!