New Season Details
The Winter/Spring 2017 Itaewon Pool League Season will kick off with our regular organisational meeting on Wednesday January 11th at 7:30pm in Shenanigans. Anyone wishing to enter a team should sign up on the night with a 100,000won deposit and full contact details regarding the team. The league season will officially break off the following week on January 18th.
Details:
Organisational Meeting: 7:30pm at Shenanigans on Wednesday January 11th
Deposit Required: 100,000won (Full Fees 350,000won per team)
Details Required: Sponsoring Bar, Team Name, Captain's Name & Contact Details
There will also be proposals and issues that need to be discussed before the new season starts and we would encourage all captains to stick around and participate in any votes that maybe required. If you have a proposal for the new season please post on the forum or contact one of the new league officials (Lenny, Chris, Mark or Jumie).
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The Playoffs - The Finals
Tonight sees the culmination of a long and hard fought season with the winner (and losers) doing battle one last time in 2016.
Championship A:
Tonight's final is between JR BBQ and JR BBQ at JR BBQ (possibly?). Since one of the JR BBQ teams has been banned from the venue, it is unclear whether the final will take place or not. The executive committee worked hard to get both teams banned from the final and have the final between Boomtown Rats and Dic-Taters but sadly a last minute appeal went through and it does look as though the Dark Horses will take on the Smokin' Aces after all. On Sunday, the Aces slowly ground out the necessary result against the Rats and the Dark Horses proved too strong for the Taters and in doing so did also proved they have the most girly chant in the league. They 'neigh' at the end of it! We will make them perform it at the banquet. It really is very gay!
Championship B:
The all conquering Zzyzx seem destined to take a second title this calendar year. Standing in their way are the resurgent Bombadeers who took the last 4 frames against 8 Ball land on Sunday. Sadly, 8 Ball Land were too drunk to field a team in the final doubles match-up and simply allowed Sin Bin to gracefully walk into the final. Zzyzx nearly suffered a similar fate fielding only 5 players but they do have Seh Chul, Lancer et al. and saw off Green Light.
Championship C:
The romantic division threw up another shock on Sunday as Free Shots made their way to the final at the expense of Phillie's Frigates. Sam and Maki have coped with the loss of the fine leader that was Ryan and simply taken the team to a new level. They will face Super Power at Bulldog and the final should go to form with the power of the Power but this is a strange division and I have been known to curse teams with my predictions. Sweet Life and Frigates will battle for third place.
The Banquet and New Season:
The banquet will be on Friday, December 16th at the Crown Hotel as usual. More details will be given out after tonight's games. The new season is slated to start on January 18th with the organisational meeting a week before on the 11th of January.
Good luck tonight and thank you for a memorable season.
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End of Season Banquet
This coming Friday sees our End of Season celebration. Please come and join us at the Crown Hotel for a complete review of an extraordinary season. There should be some laughs, some tears and plenty of alcohol.
Details:
Date: Friday, December 16th
Time: 7pm
Venue: Crown Hotel
Entrance: Free to those who played 3 or more weeks of the season (1-2 weeks = 15,000won, guests = 30,000won)
At the banquet we will hand out all the trophies and awards for both individuals and teams. Draft beer will be available for the first time at the banquet and as usual there will be a 50/50 raffle, a range of excellent food and the night's entertainment will be compered by Mr. Lenny Erickson.
The Finals:
Many congratulations to the 3 winners of each of the divisions on Wednesday night and, just to break with tradition, we'll start our round up in the B Division which saw possibly the result of the season. Sin Bin Bombadeers took the title after destroying Zzyzx with a brilliant set of opening games to race into a 6-0 lead. Nerves crept in during the second set but Dabu and Jason steadied the ship and brought the boys home. This was a staggering upset. Zzyzx had only been beaten once all season prior to last Wednesday (7-8 against the Champions of the A Division - Dark Horses). In that run they had straightened out the Wonkies, drowned the Rats, poured water on the Smokin' Aces and annoyed the Angry Birds. Sin Bin were 100-1 shots before Wednesday but the form book was ripped up in specatular style. In the top league, the Dark Horses were really anything but that. They also produced a wonderful opening salvo and raced into a 6-1 lead at one point over the Smokin'Aces. Four runs were recorded as the Nags neighed their way past the league winners. The best match of the night was at Shenanigans where Boomtown Rats and Dic-Taters played out a nail-biter. Rats eventually took 3rd place after midnight as they subdued the determined underdogs. In Championship C, reason returned to the throne and Super Power did indeed prove to have too much force for the Free Shots. Once again, congratulations to all the winners and commiserations to the failures.
Thank you all for another great season and it has been a pleasure. See you at the banquet!
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The Playoffs - Semi-Finals
Today is semi-final day in the IPL Summer/Fall 2016 Season. The match-ups are spectacular, if a little unexpected.
Championship A:
Let's start with the game between two of the heavyweights, Shenanigans Boomtown Rats are playing at JR BBQ Smokin' Aces. Both teams are skippered by men who, all week long, have been gracious, complimentary and honourable toward each other. There is a deep level of respect and love that runs at the very core of this fixture (it's hard to type sarcasm, isn't it). Get yourself along at 4pm. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT, IT STARTS AT 4PM to watch the fireworks. After that the Dic-Taters take on the Dark Horses at the same venue. Sin Bin disposed of the much fancied Angry Birds on Wednesday night with a brilliant comeback from 3-6 down. They have now beaten all the top 4 seeds this season and are a tricky opponent for the not-so-Dark Horses.
Championship B:
Bulldog Green Light are the next Championship B side to try and do something no other team in that division has achieved; namely defeat Zzyzx. They warmed up at JJ's the other night and put pay to the Pain and they do have decent players that could cause an upset, but it would be a massive shock. Bombadeers head to JR Pub 8 Ball Land and on paper this should go to form but if Rod, Jason, Dabu and the boys fire we could see shock.
Championship C:
This is the division for the romantics, the dreamers and the underdogs. On Wednesday, Free Shots stunned Runners, who were serenely sailing through the division until week 18. Then came the ship hit the rocks, 4 defeats later and the Runners are spent. Free Shots now get the chance to head to deepest, darkest Haebangchon to take on the Frigates. On the other side of the draw, Sweet Life's reward for defeating the Runners in Round 1 is a trip to Bulldog Super Power. Jim and the boys can't do it again, can they?
Please also cast a vote in the Bob Denny Sportsmanship Award. The poll closes tonight and we need to stop members of Boomtown Rats and Smokin' Aces voting for each other just so they can win another trophy.
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