Congratulations to "2 Racks" from Eagles Drift Inn for winning one of the two Vegas slots from Golden Gate APA's 2011 8-Ball City Wide Tournament! The will be competing in Las Vegas for a prize of $25,000 in APA's 2011 Natinal Team Championships starting on Agust 21st!
Congratulations to "Pocket Rockets" from Chug Pub for winning one of the two Vegas slots from Golden Gate APA's 2011 8-Ball City Wide Tournament! The will be competing in Las Vegas for a prize of $25,000 in APA's 2011 Natinal Team Championships starting on Agust 21st
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On 4/17 we held two Captain's tournaments at the Billiard Palacade. 11/33 8-Ball teams represented by their Captain's/Co-Captains Congratulaions to Doug Robertson from Friends bar for winning the 8-Ball Captain's tournament and earning a $350 Predator Cue for free!
6/12 9-Ball teams presented by their Captain's/Co-Captains Congratulaions to Luis Abanto from Barely Legals for winning the 9-Ball Captain's tournament and earning a $350 Predator Cue for free! Special Thank you our Biliard Palacade for hosting our event! |
MVP: Feb 13th
SW challenge local tournament: Possible date not concrete: Feb 20th
Reno Singles Regionals: Feb 26-27
Bakersfield Singles Regionals: March 5-6
SW Challenge: March 26-27
New team/Split Team tournament from fall: April 2nd-3rd. Most likely 3rd only.
Captain's tournament: April 17.
National SIngles championships in Vegas: April 27-30
Summer Captain's Meeting: May 1st.
Summer session Start: May 2nd.
9-Ball Second Chance City Wide Tournament: May 7.
9-Ball City Wide Tournametn : May 8
8-Ball Second Chance Tournament: May 21-22
8-Ball City Wide Tournament: June 4-5.
On November 7th 2010 MVP Tournament was held @ Billiard Palacade. This tournament was ran in three skill level brackets in 8-Ball and 9-Ball. Each winner of Skill Level(SL) bracket received a $100 Players Jump/Break Cue or 75 GGAPA bucks. We would like thank all who participated and specially Billiard Palacade for their hospitality.
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Summer 9-Ball MVP Winner inSL 2-3 Sue Churba |
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Summer 9-Ball MVP Winner in SL 4-5 Peter Lu |
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Summer 9-Ball Winner in SL 6-9 Luca Baradel
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Summer 8-Ball MVP Winner in SL 2-3 Mary Choi(Left) |
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Summer 8-Ball MVP winnner in SL 4-5 Ben Kumli(right) |
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Summer 8-Ball MVP winner in SL 6-7 Luca Baradel(right) |
Good Luck and Play Well Wishes to the 38 Golden Gate APA members participating in 2011 Singles Shootout regional qualifiers in Bakersfield, CA on October 2nd-3rd. Click here to see who qualified locally from SF to pay in the regionals
Mike Massey is coming to San Francisco.
Don't miss a chance to met a Hall of Famer! September 10th and 12th.
Congratulations to Dirk Walker!
Dirk Walker is the winner of 2010 Summer Captain's Tournament, he recieved a Predator Steel Joint Sneaky Pete!
Congratulations to Spring Session MVP winners!
76 players were invited, 22 played in 4 skill level brackets for a chance to win a Players Jump/Break Cue.
Skill Level 4 winner: Mark McArthur
Skill Level 5 winner: Chis French
Skill Level 5 winner: Mike Runyan
SKill level 6-7 winner: Modi Shantharam
We are formed a Monday Night 9-ball division out of Billiard Palacade.
Let us know if you would like to join.
Recruiting Promotions:
Help recruiting for a division of 5 or more teams Get a Free Lodging for 2 adults at the Nationals in Vegas for 3 nights.
Help recruit a new team at a new host location w/ 3 new APA members get $100 cash.
Help recruit a new team w/ 3 new APA members get $75 cash.
Conditions:
All cash and prizes will be paid after the team plays for 8 weeks.
Anyone can be the recruiter, players/bartenders/wait staff can be the recruiter.
Split teams are OK, can't disassemble a team or move a team to a different night to get the incentives.
The Scotch Doubles Tournament was a success.
We had 38 players(19 teams) participating in the tournament.
Top 6 places got money.
1st place team
Steve Lee & Francis Camaquin
Runner up:
Marco Aurelio Benites & Daniel Padget
8-Ball Scotch Doubles Tournament
When: Sunday, April 11th, 2010 @ 12 pm Noon
Where: Billiard Palacade
5179 Mission St (between Geneva Ave & Rolph St)
San Francisco, CA 94112
phone: (415) 585-2331
Sign-up starts @11:30 am
Entry fee $5 per person.
100% Payback to Winners.
Don't have a partner? Come on down, We will pair you up w/ a partner.
Format: Double Elimination 8-Ball. APA rules.
You wan to improve you game? APA League Operator Ned Tosyali
will help you get your game to the next level.
Congratulations to our Fall session MVP Tournament!!!
Adel Vardell from 6-way Combo and The Strokers recieved $175 !
Runner up Danny Tualla from Up in Smoke and The Drifters
Spring Session Started on February 1st 2010
Get your teams ready for some action and fun filled spring.
Golden Gate APA has the following
Las Vegas Slots for The Nationals:
One 9-ball team slot. This is a unique slot, there are only five 9-ball teams now, get your new team together now!
Two 8-Ball team slots.
One 9-Ball Doubles slot.
Two 8-Ball Doubles slots.
One Jack & Jill Slot and on the list for one more.
Fall Session Results:
Congratulations to all teams and APA members!
Fall Top Shooter winners: (will recieve a plaque).
Topaz Division: Carlo Coronel Keepin' It Classy
Diamon Division: Jacob Burwell 6-way Combo
Quickfire Division: Carlo Coronel Fizz Faces
Emerald Division: Brian Snider The Ball Scratchers
Top Points winners:
Topaz Division Top Points: Keepin' It Classy @ Fizzee's (host location plaque)
Diamond Division Top Points: 6-way Combo @ O'Greenburg's (host location plaque & player Trophies & $100)
Quick-fire Division Top Points: Bad Karma @ Dragon Lounge (host location plaque & player Trophies & $100)
Emerald Division Top Points: The Strokers @ Fizzee's (host location plaque & player Trophies $100)
Division Champs: These Teams have earned a slot in the City Wide Tournament
Topaz Division Champs: Drifters @ Grandma's Saloon (host location plaque)
Diamond Division Champs: Fizzees Too @ Fizzee's (host location plaque & player Trophies)
Quick-fire Division Champs: Bad Karma @ Dragon Lounge (host location plaque & player Trophies)
Emerals Division Champs: Up In Smoke @ Grandma's Saloon (host location plaque & player Trophies)
Second Change teams:
Diamond Division: Finnegans B Team @Finnegan's Wake
QuickFire Division: Dragon Lounge @ Dragon Lounge
Emerald Division: Shot Pockets @ Dragon Lounge
Join the APA!
While some membership cards require you to be able to jump the cue ball, bank it off three rails and sink the 8-Ball blindfolded, getting an APA Membership Card is much easier.
Having fun, meeting new people and playing pool is what the APA is all about.. You don't have to be a pool shark, because in the APA -- everyone can play and anyone can win. The APA wants beginners and novices, because it is the AMATEUR Poolplayers Association. No other organization in pool gives ordinary players a chance to win a share of nearly $1.5 MILLION guaranteed cash and prizes paid out through its national tournaments.
How does the APA do it? It uses The Equalizer® handicap system to determine the amount of games a player has to win in order to capture the match. It allows a novice to win less games than a more-skilled opponent to win a match.