The playoffs will begin this coming Sunday, November 25th.

Matches begin at 4:00 pm, unless otherwise agreed upon by the two captains. Home team captains, please make sure that the table is available for the visiting team from 3:30 - 4:00 pm.

Remember that you must play all games in the order that they are written on the scoresheet. You cannot skip games, and doubles must be played at the end of the match. It is a race to 8, so the first team to score 8 points, wins.

Make sure that you only use eligible players (at least 5 separate matches this season. You can check by clicking on Statistics and then Qualifiers). If an ineligible player is on the scoresheet after the opposing captain has already entered their players, and it is noticed during the match, you cannot change it, and the individual game will be a forfeit. If it is not noticed until after the match, the match will be forfeited. Let's not have this happen!

As you may be aware, we are using a rather fancy Australian-style playoff format. It is basically as follows:

4th vs 1st and 3rd vs 2nd - winners of these matches have a bye in the second round and go directly to the semi-final round, losers play the second round against the winner of the matches below.

8th vs 5th and 7th vs 6th - winners move on to play the losers of the matches above, and the losers pack up their sticks and wait to get hammered at the banquet.

From the 2nd round on, single-elimination.

Please note that if a 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th place team forfeits in the first round, they are out of the playoffs (as voted on at the captains' meeting).

All captains are aware of their first week playoff matches, and the unfortunate scheduling conflicts. If you have any questions about the upcoming playoff schedule, talk to your captain.

Here are the first playoff pairings:

Division A

Shenanigans Boomtown Rats at JR Pub Team Pogi

Catch Me If You Can - Bye

Scrooge Pub Wonky Triangles at King Pub Seoul

Scrooge Pub Angry Birds at Bulldog Super Strokers

Division B

JJ's The Pain at Dolce Vita Sweet Life

JR Pub Black Hole at The Hidden Cellar Troublemakers

JJ's Jumping Jacks at Bulldog Fireballs

Wolfhound Vagabonds at Shenanigans Rat Chow

Division C

Fat Alberts Scandal at Dolce Vita Money Shot

Phillies Pheasants at Catch Me Cats

The Hidden Cellar Cue Tips at King Pub Jackpot

Wolfhound Howlers at Phillies Frigates

This information is available by clicking Playoffs on the main menu. You can also download a bracket by clicking the Information link, Downloads, Playoff Brackets, New Playoff Scheme 8 Teams.

Good luck to everyone!