The passing of IPL Member So Hee Yoon
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It is with a heavy, heavy heart that I bring you the news of So Hee Yoon's passing this morning.
So Hee was, beyond any debate, one of the sweetest, most generous, most beloved people in the Itaewon Pool League. The number of people whose lives she touched and enriched is beyond reckoning. There was no one who was more willing to help others. Her smile and laugh were infectious, and you immediately knew when So Hee had entered a room. Joy and laughter followed her wherever she went.
So Hee was in the pool league from July of 2009 until our banquet last Friday, spreading her good cheer and brightening bars nearly every Wednesday night. Her sudden death has greatly shocked and saddened the Itaewon and HBC communities. She will always be remembered and loved.
As Korean tradition, the burial will be held on Tuesday Morning at 10:00 (2019-Dec-17) So before that time you can offer condolences and visit to Soon Chun Hyang Hospital, Room 307, located in 서울특별시 용산구 대사관로 59 (한남동, 순천향대학병원) 59, Daesagwan-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Rest in peace , our lovely So Hee. We miss you already.
Championship C: IPL Decision
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The IPL committee has decided, in the wake of the abandoned match between Catch Me Cats and Dolce Vita Money Shot, to disqualify both teams from this season’s playoffs. Both teams displayed little or no respect, friendship or hospitality to each other. By all accounts the behavior of some individuals (on both sides) and the language used was simply unacceptable. We are sorry to have been forced into this decision, but we believe the behavior on display from both teams falls well short of what is expected in the league. Our league was founded on the principal of sportsmanship and camaraderie, which was sadly lacking on Sunday.
We hope, in making this decision, that the IPL committee upholds the values of good sportsmanship. We would like to invite Catch Me Cats and Dolce Vita Money Shot to continue to be a part of the league and to come to the banquet on December 13th with an amiable, welcoming and conciliatory manner.
As a result of this decision, the IPL committee has decided to award the C Championship to JR Pub Black Hole with Fat Albert’s Scandal being awarded 3rd Place. The will be no 2nd Place team this season. Many congratulations to both teams on a fine season.
Playoff Winners and End-of-season Awards Banquet
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The season is over, and so are the playoffs.
First, congratulations are in order to the teams who came out on top in the playoffs.
Division C:
1st place - JR Pub Black Hole
2nd place - None this season
3rd place - Fat Alberts Scandal
Division B:
1st place - Bulldog Fireballs
2nd Place - JJ's The Pain
3rd place - King Pub Super Hustlers
Division A:
1st place - King Pub Untouchables
2nd place - Bulldog Super Strokers
3rd place - Scrooge Pub Abusement Park
The banquet will be held on Friday, December 13th at the Crown Hotel. It will start at 7:00 pm and finish at 10:00 pm.
It is free to any league member who has played at least 3 matches this season.
League members with less than 3 matches will need to pay 15,000 won.
All other guests will need to pay 30,000 won.
As with all Itaewon Pool League banquets, there will be a full buffet, an open bar (with beer and hard liquor), individual and team awards, and a 50/50 raffle with a lot of excellent prizes available. It will also be a chance to celebrate the league, your teams, friendships and friendly rivalries. And, as usual, it will be a great chance to laugh at ourselves and at one another.
See you there!
The passing of former IPL member, Mark McIntosh
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I have some more sad news for the IPL family.
Mark “The Gangsta Chef” McIntosh passed away in his sleep Saturday morning, November 30th.
Mark worked as a chef at the US Army Songnam Golf Course, and then at the Main Post Club and the Dragon Hill Lodge.
He joined the Itaewon Pool League in 2005, playing with the Seoul Pub Team. He also played out of the old King Bar, and then in 2007, he started playing out of 3 Alley as part of the original (and notorious) Wild Hogs. He was active in the league until the end of 2009, when he moved to Waekwan Base
He kept up with the goings on of the Itaewon Pool League through friends who were still active in the league. Those who knew Mark will tell you that he was a great friend and a great team mate. He will be remembered and missed.
Mark was five days shy of his 61st birthday when he passed. He is survived by his wife of two years here in Korea, and by an adult son and an adult daughter in the United States, as well as several siblings.
A wake is tentatively scheduled for three days beginning Tuesday, December 3rd in Ansan.
Rest in peace, Mark.
Mark McIntosh – December 5th, 1958 ~ November 30th, 2019
