February Points Race

The February points race will run from February 2nd through March 1st. Just like January, all events at California Billiards and Cuetopia are eligible. We’ve got a new twist though: prizes are big discounts off entry to the Hall of Fame Classic in Las Vegas!

Overall Points Leader: $100 off a package to the Hall of Fame Classic in Vegas. This is open to players of all ranks.

Top Expert: Free package for the HOFC Warm-Up at California Billiards, March 4th-6th.

Top Rookie/Amateur player: free amateur package for Vegas.

Top Beginner: Free package for the HOFC Warm-Up at California Billiards, March 4th-6th.

Players who won the January points race are also eligible to win the February points race prizes, but no one gets to win more than one prize. If the same player in a category wins in both January and February, they can pick their prize. The second place player in February gets the other prize.

If different players in the same category win in January and February, they play a best of five singles match to see who gets to pick the prize.

For example, Ray won the January Rookie/Amateur prize. If Melvin wins top Rookie/Amateur in February, Ray and Melvin will play a best of five singles match. The winner takes the free amateur package for the HOFC (the February prize), and the loser gets the free package to the HOFC warm-up.

These prizes have no cash value and are non-transferrable. Tie breakers will work the same way as they did in January:

 
1) Number of finishing points vs number of attendance points: the player with more points for top 3 finishes wins.

2) Winning record: Player with more 1st place finishes wins, then with more 2nd place finishes, etc…

Any questions, let us know!

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Hall of Fame Classic Warm-Up March 4-6th

The flyer for the NorCal HOFC Warm-Up is out. We’re hosting the event at California Billiards in Fremont.

Friday, March 4th

8 PM: Shake-n-Bake

Saturday, March 5th

12:00 PM   Beginner Doubles

 1:30 PM   No-Pro Doubles

 3:30 PM   Open Doubles

 6:30 PM   Open Singles

 1:00 AM   Last match called

Sunday, March 6th

12:00 PM   No-Pro Singles/Events Resume

Flyer with all the details: HOFCWarm-Up2016. Looking forward to seeing everyone there!

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January Points Race Winners

Congratulations to our January Points Race winners!

Top Expert: Kyle Moss (27 points)

Top Amateur/Rookie: Ray Cota  (22 points)

Top Beginner:  Bharath Hariharan (17 points)

All three win packages to the Hall of Fame Classic Warm-Up from March 4th-6th at California Billiards. Check out the full standings to see how close the race was.

The February points race kicks off Tuesday night and runs through March 1st. All events at California Billiards and Cuetopia are eligible. We can’t announce prizes yet, but here are some teasers:

1. We’ll have a grand prize for the overall points leader in February: all ranks are eligible.

2. Players who won in January are also eligible to win in February, but they can only pick one prize.

3. If different players in the same category win in January and February, we’ll have a play-off to see who gets to pick their prize first.

If you want the best prize, you’d better work on your singles game…

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Winter 2016 Foos Schedule

We’ve got a great schedule planned leading up to the Las Vegas Hall of Fame Classic. Adrian Zamora is being inducted into the hall of fame this year, we should have a great bay area turn-out to show support. Full schedule is always at https://bayfoos.com/calendar, highlights below.

New Schedule Additions

Points races in January and February: The January points race starts January 5 and ends January 30. The top expert, amateur, and beginner players all win packages to the HOFC Warm-Up. We’ll reset points and run a new points race in February too.

Shake-n-Bake tournaments every week: We’re running a Shake-n-Bake at Cuetopia every Saturday. We’ve lowered entry fees on the Shake side to make things fair for draw-side teams.

Singles tournaments every week: Open singles at 6 PM every Saturday at Cuetopia. Beginners play free until they cash at least once.

Tag-team rule: A couple can enter a doubles event (BYP/DYP/SnB) as a single player, and can choose who plays each game.

Hall of Fame Classic Warm-Up: March 4-6 at California Billiards in Fremont.

January Points Race

Points race runs January 5-30. All events at Cuetopia and California Billiards are eligible for points.

4 points for 1st place finish, 3 points for 2nd, 2 points for 3rd. 1 point for attendance.

Top Expert, Amateur, and Beginner players all win packages to the 2015 HoFC Warm-Up, March 4-6.

In the event of a tie, we’ll use the following tie breakers:

1) Number of finishing points vs number of attendance points: the player with more points for top 3 finishes wins.

2) Winning record: Player with more 1st place finishes wins, then with more 2nd place finishes, etc…

Thank you Dana, Steve, and Phil for donating prizes for the points race!

We’ll run another points race in February, rules will be announced at the end of January.

Regular Schedule

Every Tuesday: DYP at California Billiards in Fremont. 100% payback, $10 entry. First time beginners play free subject to tournament director’s discretion. Sign-ups close at 8 PM. TD: Phil Schlaefer, for additional info contact bayfoos@gmail.com.

Every Thursday: DYP at Kennedy’s Irish Pub and Curry House in San Francisco. 100% payback, $10 entry. First time beginners play free subject to tournament director’s discretion. Sign-ups close at 8 PM. TD: Wes Hunt.

Every Saturday: Open Singles and Shake-n-Bake at Cuetopia Billiards Cafe in San Jose. TD: Dana Marr + Steve Corioso @ 408-624-0285.

Singles rules: 100% payback. $15 pro+, $10 expert, $5 amateur/rookie. Beginners play FREE until they cash once, then they pay $5 entry.

Shake-n-Bake rules: 100% payback, draw teams get a point spot when they play against bring teams. Bring team players: $20 pro+, $15 expert, $10 amateur/rookie, $5 beginner. Draw team players: $5. First time beginners play free, subject to tournament director’s discretion.

Special Events

January 16, DYP at The Broken Rack in Emeryville. East Bay folks, come on out!

January 30, Triple Shot at Cuetopia in San Jose. Beginner doubles, open singles, and Shake-n-Bake! For beginner doubles, you can bring a partner if you have one, or draw one if you don’t.

March 4-6: Hall of Fame Classic Warm-Up, California Billiards in Fremont. Details to be announced.

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December 5th Triple Shot

We’re going to hold the December 5th Triple Shot Tournament at California Billiards in Fremont. Note this is a change in the schedule, we decided to try out a change in location. The date is staying the same, and the format is it’s usual awesome self.

4 PM: Beginner Doubles

● $5 entry fee, 100% prize payout.

● Bring a partner if you have one, draw one if you don’t.

● Free lessons at 3:30; tips after the event is over.

6 PM: Open Singles

● Beginners $5, all others $10. 100% prize payout.

8 PM: Shake­ n­ Bake

● Beginners $5, Rookie/Am $10, Expert and Up $15. 100% prize payout.

● Draw teams get a point spot when they play bring teams.

More Info:

● Questions? Contact Phil (408­ 315 ­1965) or Brian (brian@speakingincode.net)

● Sign ­ups close at listed times; events start 10 minutes later.

● Call or text if you’re running late.

● Beginner rating based on IFP points, subject to TD discretion.

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