Spring 2025 Playoff Bracket
- 28 May 2025
- By Steve Duckman
Updated 6/4/2025. Click image for updated bracket.
Week 10 News
- 23 May 2025
- By Steve Duckman
Recent News, Results and Upcoming Events
We are saddened to learn that one of our past members has died after having moved to the east coast some years ago. Radleigh J. Smith Jr., is survived by his husband Mark Smith. RJ enjoyed playing pool and making new friends along the way. He loved competing and loved sharing his experiences with his husband. He was an amazing pool player and enjoyed teaching other’s skills that could help them with their game.
Our prayers go out to his family and friends on both coasts.
Other items of note………
We had 14 players show up at Crown City Billiards on Sunday, April 27th for our Lucky Draw Scotch Doubles tournament fundraiser. The top finishers were Marvin Amador and Al Ballesteros in 1st Place, Gerardo Santillan and Noli in 2nd Place and Jose Torres and Vu Tran our 3rd Place finishers.
Last Friday, we co sponsored the ‘9 ball at the Crest’ tournament fundraiser in Long Beach. We had just as many non league as league members show up to play and it was approved by Board members present to make it a 50-50 cash pay out tournament. Thank you to Michael for your generous donation of a keg to sell beer on the patio for all the sales and tip jar proceeds. A big thank you to Jose for his bartending, Arturo and Samantha for the smooth running of the brackets and Tod for manning the keg.
At the end of the evening, we made $220 in beer sales, $67 in tips, $100 plus in registration fees and paid out $100 in prize money. Our $50 1st Place winner was ‘Crash’ from the Long Beach pool league, our $30 2nd Place winner was Arturo Carrillo and winning her $20 registration back for 3rd Place was Sam Downey.
Playoffs start a week from this Tuesday for the top 8 teams at the end of our regular season. You must have played at least 10 games if your team had a full 10 week season of 160 games and 9 games if your team had a 9 week season and only 144 games total to qualify for team playoffs.
To participate in the West Coast Challenge qualifiers in the Hi-Lo, Open Individuals, Women’s and Last Chance, you must have played a minimum of 22 matches for a team with 160 games total in a full 10 week season and 20 matches if your team only played 144 games total in a 9 week season.
Our next fundraiser is on Sunday, June 1st. Sudden Death or 5 ‘n Out at the Eagle LA. 12 noon Registration and 1 pm Start time. This is a round robin, singles match. Double elimination with a twist every time the 8 ball is pocketed to ‘end’ the game!!!!!
This is the 4th fundraiser of 7 being held to qualify for a one night room stipend at the West Coast Challenge in Long Beach this Summer.
You must attend at least 4 of the 7 or pay the difference before you play in any of the qualifiers.
We are also looking for a couple of League members who are responsible and dedicated in serving on our Board of Governors. We need your ideas and input to help run the League, make policy changes or redefine our Rules and Bylaws in the best interest of our Captains and League members. Please contact a Board member and submit your name if you wish to be in the running.
Shoot well. Play Fair. Have fun.
Steve Duckman
LAPL President
