Dear LAPL Members,
We are sorry to inform you that Brad Camac long-time member of the pool league has passed away. Brad was the captain of Trunk's "Russfull" team. Brad was a dedicated member of the pool league and he served six terms on the Board of Governors and three terms as President of the League. Our deepest condolences to his family, friends and team members. Brad will be missed.
We do not have any additional information about planned services at this time. When we do, we will send that information out.
Al Ballesteros
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Dear Friends,
It is with regret we announce that Russ Pepin passed last night at about 7:30 PM at home. Russ was a long-time LAPL member and past board member. Over the last several days many of our league members, past and present visited Russ and provided support to his caregivers Brad Camac and Jake Fisher. Russ knew our collective presence was with him during this time. He will be missed.
Tonight's final team match will be between Y-Unit, captain Justin Yau and Stroke of Genius, captain Al Ballesteros. On Tuesday Stroke of Genius won forcing a second match in the team finals. Tonight's match will start at 8 pm at Jerry's Billiards. The winner will take first place and represent LA in the West Coast Challenge in January.
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.
Awards Party: Will be held on December 19 at 7 pm at Little Joy in Echo Park. More to come on this.
Al Ballesteros
The Fall 2017 LAPL season is in the books. Here are the winners!!
See the bracket here
Team Winner is: Stroke of Genuis
Captian Al Ballesteros
Bryan Haneiwich
Cliff Giles, Jr
David Boyd
Gibbi Tkatch
Jose Torres
The Open Individual winners are:
See the bracket here
1st Tommy Nguyen
2nd Gabriel Rodriguez
3rd Marvin Amador
4th Schesary Berrios
5th Tre Rounds
6th Jon Bourgault
7th Malisa Mapu
8th and 1st alternate for WCC Siva Bodapati
Last Chance winner and 8th place WCC Open Individual slot
See the bracket here
Inmar Martinez
Women's Individuals winners are:
See the bracket here
1st Saeromi Kim
2nd Lori Perry
3rd Kerri Frasca
4th Marisol Lopez
Hi-Lo winners are:
See the bracket here
1st Place Ran Rafael and Ray Brewer
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
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