Temporary suspension of play for the Itaewon Pool League
All matches scheduled for March 4th and March 11th are cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus situation.
As you are probably aware of, the Korean government has requested that all group gatherings, including political and religious gatherings, be suspended for the time being. Since I am your president (political) and many of you worship pool (religious) and ALL of you worship me in a kind of "cult of personality" way (religious), the Itaewon Pool League Executive Committee has decided to suspend the league for the next two weeks.
We will reassess the situation after March 11th. Depending on the coronavirus status, we will determine whether to continue with the suspension of matches, go back to making matches optional, or resume regular league business as usual.
Mid-season tournaments and captains' meeting will be postponed until sometime in April, as well.
Thank you for your understanding, and we will keep you updated here on the website and through your captains.
Stay safe out there, and we hope to see you all again soon.
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JR Pub Ultim8 now playing out of Bulldog Lounge
There is a new venue in the Itaewon Pool League, and the Ultim8 team is now playing out of it.
It is located on the 4th floor of the UN Club building.
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Korean version of the rules are now available
Thanks to Darryl Dawson (for arranging the translation) and Bernard (for uploading it onto the website), there is now a Korean version of the IPL rules available on the website under the "Rules" menu. In order to access this file, you will need to have the site set to Korean language. Hopefully, this will make it easier for our Korean speaking members.
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Happy Lunar New Year
The Itaewon Pool League Executive Committee would like to wish you all a wonderful New Year. The Year of the Rat (love the sound of that)!
The Winter/Spring 2020 season is well underway, and I am sure that you have noticed a major difference in the structure of the league this season. No divisions, every team plays every other team one time. With nineteen teams, that means that each team will have eighteen matches and one bye. Works out pretty well. There will be some blowouts, but it should make for a pretty social season with everyone playing everyone.
The playoffs will be divided into three divisions, based on final season totals. The top five teams will be going for the Erickson Cup, the middle seven teams will be going for the B Division Cup, and the bottom seven teams will be going for the C Division Cup. It should be pretty interesting.
As we mentioned at the Organizational Meeting, all teams need to pay their team fees (350,000 won) before matches begin on Wednesday, January 29th. I have already sent out messages to the captains of the teams that have not paid yet. Dom will be following up on that leading up to Wednesday. Don't make him angry. You wouldn't like him when he's angry.
Good news for our Korean players. A Korean version of the rules will be ready for the website very soon. We will let you know when it is up on the site.
We want to thank all the captains, players and bar owners for participating in our league this season. We hope you enjoy it!
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