AT the recent meeting it was announced that for the second year the 2nd division cup would be run. All 2nd division teams were asked if would like to take part and all agreed. All matches will be played in the Archways over four dates. The draw is.....................
The names and entry fees for the Scottish Singles must be in over the next two meetings as the deadline for the names and entries to be handed into the Scottish Pool Association is the 3rd of May. So please note the absolute deadline for any entries will be the April meeting. Entry fee is still £5.00 per player, this being one of the biggest leagues in Scotland had a massive entry of just over 80 last year lets see if we can improve on this number. After all it was our very own Allan 'Aldo' MacLeod that was the runner up in 2007.
At the recent league meeting the draw was carried out for the Rosebowl. Once again the venues sponsoring this event are the Albion Social Club and the Roadhouse. Qualifiers will be held over three nights in each venue. Here is the draw.......................
At the recent meeting the qualifiers and dates for Individual Membership event 3 were given out. All team reps should have a note of where and when their players will be playing.Here is the draw with dates and venues in full............
At the recent meeting the draws for the following three cups were carried out (in the case of the KK and League cup it was just deciding the home team) The last 16 of the Ross Fulton Memorial cup was drawn and the dates were given otu for all three competitions. However please note that due to the World Championships being on the first week in April the league would not be able to run the league cup as only one tie would be able to be played so with this in mind the date for the leageu cup has been put back and a league match shall be played that week instead.
At the recent league meeting all team representatives were given out the information relating to the Individual Membership event 2 qualifiers. However if you are unsure when or where you are due to play then here are the dates and venues for the event 2 qualifiers.
A little while ago George Fagan came up with the idea of a tournament based on the entry criteria of the Individual Membership event 5, namely no top seeded player, A international or Professionals allowed. The first event took place last month and was a resounding success and the second event is due to take place in March. All events are sponsored by Bellhaven and run in Cue Here, Airdrie.
As most of you will be aware the qualifying rounds for the IM's have been drawn by the SPA, now we have the dates and venues arranged for the Glasgow qualifiers for IM 1. All team representatives were recently given the dates and venues of each of their respective players however in case anyone has mislaid or forgot there qualifier here is the breakdown.
At the recent league monthly meeting the prelim round of the Ross Fulton Memorial trophy was drawn out and these ties will be played on the 19th ofFebruary. Any team that has a bye and can arrange a catch game please do so. The prelim draw is............
Over the last year there has been a lot of meetings and work being carried out to get the SPA their very own web domain. The new site has officially been launched today and over the next week the scottishpool.com domain name will point to the new site However.......................
The SPA have introduced a new tournament to their calendar and it is to be the League Champions tournament. In this event teams that win their local league will get the chance to compete against other leagues and will be crowned Scottish League Champions. This tournament is...........
