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Affiliated to the World Pool-Billiard Association the Scottish Pool Association is recognised as the sole and official governing body representing the interests of Scotland's 8ball pool players.
With in excess of 17,000 members playing for 1,200 teams from 35 leagues, we compete as gents, ladies, youth, under-21, junior, learning difficulty and physical disability players at local, National, European and World level. Our national teams have amassed an impressive array of titles including a clean sweep at the World Championships. The SPA administer a series of individual and team events for players of all abilities.
And now we have teamed up with Rileys Ltd, the UK’s leading Pool and Snooker club operator. This partnership not only brings SPA members a range of special benefits and sponsorship but also represents a major, long-term investment in Scottish pool.
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| 2009 Scottish US Open 9-Ball Championship Qualifier | | |  News Options | The Scottish qualifier for the US Open 9-Ball Championships will be taking place at Riley’s Stirling on Sunday 5 July 2009. The winner-take-all prize is paid entry into the 2009 US Open 9-Ball Championships, being held in Chesapeake, Virginia, as well as, dependent on the number of entries, money towards flights and accommodation.
The event is limited to 64 players and entry is £25. Entries must be made in advance and no entries can be taken on the day. The matches will be races to 9 racks with alternate breaks.
The event is being organised and run by Stephen Capaldi, organiser of the popular handicap tournaments previously held at Glasgow’s Q Club. Like those events, this tournament will also be a Single Elimination handicapped event. The seedings will be based upon the current SAPPA ranking list, with alterations made at the tournament director’s discretion. The seeds will be grouped into groups of 8 players.
The tournament will start at 11am with the 2 lowest groups of players being drawn with each subsequent round starting around 90 minutes later. The players in the lower group will have a one-rack start and winning players will carry their start onto subsequent matches, therefore, with a full field, if a player from the lowest group wins his way through to the last 16 he will have a 7-rack start in a race-to-9 match.
To enter, please either telephone Stephen Capaldi, the tournament organiser, on 07968 564 184 or by visiting the SAPPA Forum at www.scottish9ball.com/forum You can also find more details and have your questions answered on the forum.
Please remember all entries must be made in advance and that the tournament is limited to 64 players, so get your names in as soon as possible.
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| Arbroath Open and ADPL Finals Day 2009 | | |  News Options | Saturday past saw the 4th annual playing of this event on a very hot day at Seaton House. The field that entered was pretty hot too and we had a record turnout for this event of 76 including players from Arbroath, Dundee, Carnoustie, Brechin, Monifeth, Friockheim and even one snooker professional from Aberdeen.
Congratulations to Greg Alexander who beat Davy Jack in a high quality final.
The quality of the starting field was reflected in the many awards spread throughout including 7 former ADPL Singles winners, 5 Tayside Singles Champions, a clutch of Dundee Singles winners and all 3 previous winners of this event. The numbers also boosted the prize pot to £500 and allowed the payouts to reach down to the Quarter-Finals.
The turnout did cause a problem in that it was higher than expected and the format of the day had to be changed to accommodate everyone.
The format put all 76 players into action in a Preliminary Round which produced 38 winners and 38 losers. To retain some semblance to a double-eliminator, the 38 losers played off to provide a further 19 winners. The 57 winners in total were then redrawn into the Last 64, which then became a straight draw to conclusion. In all, some 113 ties were played and a total of 407 frames of pool!
At the end of the day we saw some outstanding skills in the final between Greg Alexander and Davy Jack, with Greg winning 4-3. A cruel end to the deciding frame saw Davy accidentally potting the black when trying to disturb his own colours. The first 5 frames were all 8-ball clearances off the breaks with Davy setting the pace from the first frame and Greg responding in kind and it was a pity that only a few people saw them as the finishing was top drawer.
As a reward Greg claimed the trophy and top prize of £200. He also becomes the first player to have won the Open and the ADPL Singles, which are now considered to be our two main events. Given he has also won Tayside Singles there isn’t much left for him to win domestically hence his interest in 9-ball, where he is also making waves, winning the first of this year’s SAPPA events.
For Davy, he can console himself with the prize of £100. Taking nothing away from Greg, Davy played probably the best pool on the day winning some 22 frames and losing only 7 and in doing so he steamrollered his last 4 opponents without losing a frame en-route to the final (Josh Brannan, Dean Anderson, Ian Webster and Gary Mitchell).
Beaten semi-finalists were Steve Webster who lost 4-2 to Greg and Gary Mitchell who got £50 for their efforts and the 4 Quarter-Finalists (Scott Yeaman, Ian Webster, Tam Smith and John McHugh) received £25 each.
Special thanks must go to Ross McInnes and Scott Ross who travelled up from Glasgow at 56mph to deliver the 6 tables. Ross did us proud and the table conditions were excellent and noted by all. Easily the best quality we have staged an event with and this will help us tremendously in attracting entries for future days.
Also like to thank the following non-committee guys who unselfishly gave up their time on Friday and Monday to help set-up and strip-down the tables. They were Ian and Tom Webster, Phil Bowman, Paul Kelly, Lee Smith, Gordon Dickson, Steve Hallam, Dale Leith, Mark Crozier, Bob Whitelaw, Mick Gallagher and John Majury.
Finally a huge thank you to Crown Park/Seaton Estate for hosting the event and to their bar/kitchen staff, in particular Niki Kingston. This was easily the best venue we have had for any one-day event and the feedback received was excellent. Players from outwith Arbroath noted that their leagues had never run an event of this scale in such a great place and this is a major compliment.
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| Arbroath and District Pool League Finals Day 2009 | | |  News Options | Overall this has been an excellent season for Arbroath Pool and the climax took place last weekend with Finals Day.
A great weekend was had by all and thanks are due in particular to Niki Kingston of Crown Parks/Seaton Estate for hosting and to Ross McInnes for supplying the excellent tables.
Also a huge thank-you to all the guys who gave up their time on Friday and Monday to set-up and strip-down the tables.
Results on the day and presentation of awards were made as follows :-
Leagues
Both Divisions were extremely close again, only won by a single point each and both went down to the very last frames before they were decided. In the end the champions were….
Division 1
Champions - Ram’s Heid (2)
Runners-Up - Burns Bar (1)
Division 2
Champions – Legion (1)
Runners-Up – Newgate (Promoted)
Consolation Cup
A lot of close matches with the final going down to the wire. Results were as follows :-
Quarter-Finals
Portcullis (3) beat Fishermans by 7-3
Ram’s Heid (1) beat Cliffburn (1) by 7-5
Ship Inn beat Legion (2) by 7-5
Portcullis (2) beat Legion (3) by 7-5
Semi-Finals
Ram’s Heid (1) beat Portcullis (3) by 7-4
Portcullis (2) beat Ship Inn by 7-2
Final
Portcullis (2) beat Ram’s Heid (1) by 7-6
Knockout Cup
Semi-Finals
Burns Bar (1) beat Ram’s Heid (2) by 7-5
Letham Hotel (1) beat Bowlers (1) by 7-4
Final
Burns Bar (1) beat Letham Hotel (1) by 7-6
Again some close ties with Letham Hotel coming very close to causing an upset in the final.
Charity 4-Man Team (sponsored by Ronnie Edwards Decorating)
26 teams entered and the total money raised was £370. The ADPL suffered a tragic loss last year when Iain Stuart, a Viewfield player and big supporter of pool, lost his battle against cancer at the age of 30. The ADPL asked Iain’s brother Alan to nominate a charity to receive our proceeds and Alan nominated Marie Curie and MacMillan Nurses. Two cheques for £185 each were presented to Alan on behalf of a grateful ADPL.
The event was kindly hosted by the Portcullis and won by the Burns Bar 1B who beat Portcullis 3 in the Final. The winning team comprised Steve Reid (Captain), Nevada Mitchell, Ronnie Edwards and Richard Patterson. The trophies were kindly sponsored by Ronnie Edwards Decorating.
23 & Under Competition
Played earlier this year, it was won by Shane Twaddle who beat Gavin Cargill in the Final.
Arbroath Open
Record number of entries (some 76) attended on the Saturday to compete for the trophy. An excellent day’s competition was won by Greg Alexander who beat Davy Jack 4-3 in an outstanding final. Greg also received £200 top prize and for his gallant efforts, Davy received £100. Steve Webster and Gary Mitchell received £50 as Semi-Finalists and Tam Smith, Scott Yeaman, Ian Webster and John McHugh received £25 as Quarter-Finalists.
Kelbie Metals Doubles Final
Played between holders Davy Jack & Colin Brown against Paddy Nicol & Gary Mitchell. Although Paddy & Gary drew first blood, Davy and Colin hit back to edge ahead and although the match was still close at 3-2, Davy and Colin found the extra gears to pull away and win by 5-2. They become only the 2nd pair in ADPL history to retain the title and received £50 each. For their brave efforts Paddy & Gary received £25 each.
Kelbie Metals ADPL Singles (The Billy Stewart Memorial Cup)
Results were as follows :-
Last 16
Davy Jack beat Gareth Ruxton 3-0
Steve Webster beat Kenny McMillan 3-2
Martin Cherry beat Ally Robertson 3-1
Steve Hallam beat Gary Cook 3-1
Stuart Smith beat Dave McPike 3-2
John Fotheringham beat Ryan Leslie 3-0
Scott Yeaman beat Mark Crozier 3-0
Dave McFarlane beat Scott Strachan 3-0
Quarter-Finals
Steve Webster beat Davy Jack 3-2
Steve Hallam beat Martin Cherry 3-2
John Fotheringham beat Stuart Smith 3-0
Scott Yeaman beat Dave McFarlane 3-2
Semi-Finals
Steve Hallam beat Steve Webster 4-2
Scott Yeaman beat John Fotheringham 4-1
Final
Scott Yeaman beat Steve Hallam 5-1
After a tight start, Scott began to pull away and although Steve tried his best to claw himself back into the game it was not to be and Scott closed the game out in ruthless fashion. Scott also received top prize of £200, with Steve Hallam earning £100 and Steve Webster and John Fotheringham receiving £25 each for their efforts.
Well done to all the winners and to all the players who contributed to one of the best weekends in recent memory.
The Committee would like to thank all the sponsors and publicans for their patronage and support throughout the year but more importantly to the players without whom the league wouldn’t exist. Look forward to seeing everyone next year!
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