Week Ten Fall 2017

Dear LAPL Members,

Attached are week 10 stats.

What an amazing season. In regular play, "Stroke of Genius", captain Al Ballesteros came in first, followed by "Better Luck Next Time", captain Phil Stephens; close in third was "Y-Unit", captain Justin Yau and in fourth, "Russfull", captain Brad Camac. Justin Yau took first in the Individuals side, followed by Cliff Giles and Jose Torres tied for second and Tommy Nguyen in third. Bonnie Szu Luong came in first on the women's side followed by Saeromi Kim in second; Dahlia Heyman and Malisa Mapu were tied for third.

Post Season and West Coast Challenge Qualifying Events:
All teams play Thursday. Playoffs for teams will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Playoffs will begin on Thursday, November 2. Playoff locations are posted on the brackets. Remember, our league’s two divisions are now ranked according to games won. Teams will now have to travel to locations which they may not have played at during the regular season. During playoffs, the winning team is the first team to get to 9 wins. Should there be a tie, each team puts up one player for a one game tie breaker. The top team will represent LA in the West Coast Challenge in Long Beach, usually held the first weekend in January 2018.

Hi-Lo Tournament: The hi-lo is a scotch doubles tournament where the players are paired according to games won. Those with higher numbers of games won are paired with those with lower games won. This is a West Coast Challenge Qualifying event and the winning team will represent Los Angeles. This tournament will be played on Saturday, November 18 with signup at 10 a.m. at Jerry’s Billiards. Play begins promptly at 11 a.m. and you must sign up before 11.

Individuals and Women’s Tournament: December 9 at 8 a.m. will be our Individuals Tournament. Play will begin promptly at 9 a.m. and you must sign up before 9. Our Women’s Tournament will also be held on Saturday December 9 with sign up at 11 a.m. and play beginning promptly at 12 noon. You must sign up before 12 noon. The top 7 individuals and top 4 women will qualify for West Coast Challenge. The top 7 individuals will play for position on Sunday, December 10 beginning at 12 noon also at Jerry’s billiards.

Rising Star Tournament (Last Chance Qualifier): On Sunday, December 10 at 11 a.m. we will host our Rising Star Tournament. This is a West Coast Challenge Qualifying Event. Sign up will begin at 11 a.m. with play beginning at 12 noon. You must sign up before 12 noon. This tournament is open for players of the league who have not previously participated in a West Coast Challenge event, with the exception of the Hi-Lo. If you have questions on any of the above, please contact Malisa at 619-990-5208 who is our Playoffs chair or ask another board member.

Please send scoresheets to Ran at (323) 362-6269.

Have a great playoff season.

Al Ballesteros, President