End of Season Doubles Trophy Tournament
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This Saturday, we implore you to participate in a fiesta of cuemanship, or cuewomanship, on the green baize. Basically, it's our End of Season Doubles Trophy Tournament.
Date: Saturday, May 18th
Venues: JR Pub & Catch Me
Sign Ups: 3:00 - 3:45pm in JR Pub
Entry: Free to those who have played 3 separate weeks of this season.
Incentives: Trophies for those placed in the top 3...and the orgy of self congratulation and adulation you'll feel as you pick up those trophies on the night of the Banquet...as long as you haven't buggered off on vacation by then.
The best players in the league will be paired with with those still learning to hold a pool cue...or something like that!
Hope to see many of you on Saturday.
The Passing of Mr. Woo
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Sad news for the Itaewon Pool League and the Itaewon community as a whole. Last week, one of the pioneers and true legends of the Itaewon Pool League, Il Sung Woo, passed away. You may not recognize him by that name, as he was more commonly known simply as "Mr. Woo".
Some of you might be wondering who Mr. Woo was. He was the owner of the Woodstock Bar in Itaewon. He was one of the original pool league members back in 2000. He had been out of the league since 2015, but he was a pool league legend. A diminutive little hippie Korean, I would guess in his sixties, but hard living on his part made it difficult to be sure of his age. He was definitely one of the most skilled players ever to play in our league. Scary good. He had Woodoo! He is ranked 9th in the Itaewon Pool League Top 100 of all time with a high rating of 2048. And he was truly that good. He could work a table like an obstacle course. I personally have never seen anyone better at navigating a difficult table. You would have had to have seen him play to understand what I am talking about. If anyone calls me a liar in this regard, that person is a liar.
But more than anything, Mr. Woo was a good person. Eccentric, but good. I can honestly tell you that I don't remember going into Woodstock even once without having him call my name "Ooh, Lenny!!" in his high-pitched voice. This was always followed by a hug and at least one free shot of whisky. The bar was a dive, but no one cared because Mr. Woo was a gem.
Mr. Woo was much-loved by those who knew him. He was instrumental in establishing and building the Itaewon Pool League, and the live music community has much to thank him for, as well. He was a giver, and a lover of life. I am sad that he is gone, and I am sad for the people who knew and loved him. Even more so, however, I am sad for the people who never had a chance to meet him. Their lives would have been greatly enriched if they had.
Rest in peace, Mr. Woo. We love you and thank you.
Lenny Erickson
Important Dates for the End of the Season
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Here are the remaining dates for your diaries...
Winter/Spring Season 2019 Dates
Saturday, May 18th – End-of-season double-elimination blind draw doubles trophy tournament
Saturday, May 25th - End-of-season double-elimination singles money tournament
Wednesday, May 29th - last regular season matches
Wednesday, June 5th; Sunday, June 9th; Wednesday, June 12th; - Playoffs
Friday, June 21st - End-of-season banquet
Mid-Season Doubles Money and Scrooge Tournaments
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This coming Saturday sees another extravaganza of pool for you lucky people. It's our Mid-Season Doubles Money Tournament.
Venues: JJ's and King Pub
Sign Ups: From 3-3:45pm in JJ's
Entry Fee: 10,000won for any player who has played 1 week of the season...yes, I did say 1 week!
Higher ranked players will be randomly paired with a lower ranked player.
Pay Outs:
240,000won (plus trophies) for 1st Place
180,000won for 2nd Place
120,000won for 3rd Place
80,000won for 4th Place
A big thank you to all those who helped out with the Mid-Season Singles tournament and/or attended the captains' meeting on Sunday.
From the captains' meeting the big changes you should be aware of are the fact we will revert back to the traditional playoff system of 1 vs 8. 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6 and 4 vs 5. That now means playoffs will begin on Wednesday, June 5th.
Teams can return to regular doubles but only if both captains agree.
Mid-Season tournament entry requirements for players changed to 1 week rather than 3...see above!
Promotion and relegation issues will be determined at the organisational meeting by the executive committee along with an independent captain representing each division. A big thank you to Paul, Francis and Scott for agreeing to help us.
A proposal to move to a Songtan League style format was postponed till the organisational meeting in July.
Scrooge Tournaments
From this coming Tuesday, Scrooge Pub will be putting on a weekly pool tournament. Sign ups are from 6pm and play should commence by 7:30pm. It's 10,000won entry. The style of tournament will be determined by the number of participants and there will be spot prizes to be won on the night.
