Friday, 27 July 2018

KEGS World CUP - Group Stage Round 3 of 3






What an exciting conclusion to the groups stage this week as we get ready for the semi-finals next week.

Here are the KEGS World CUP - Group Stage Round 3 of 3 results with Cup Classes progress.
On right are final Group Stage results and Cup Class achieved by each Country/Team.
The  Knockout table on the left shows regrouped teams for Semi-Finals in each Cup Class in pairs order of both semi final matches to be played for each class. 
The numbering shows final Groug stage ranking of all paticipation, with each class arranged in pairs so highest ranked plays the lowest ranked in its class and 2nd ranked plays 3rd . e.g in the plate 5 plays 8 and 6 plays 7  



Round Scores
Here are the detailed scores for each round for each match showing the host team scores



Here are the Semi Final Matches for each Cup Class as now fixtured to be played 
All teams will play at a neutral venue shown. Host Venues will provide the normal refreshments and food and the forts named team will act as host for match c-ordination and Cerros scoring 


Good luck everyone for the knockout semi-finals, where everyone is in and everyone plays and all teams play in a neutral venue.


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As always we will leave you with a few words from Our Sponsors

Please don't forget they help us function. They actually cost you nothing for things you need to buy anyway. They need our business too.



Thailand Pool Tables who have been especially generous this season with a significant sponsorship contribution. Please help us repay them in kind when you want some new equipment. 


Our Hosting Sponsors:
Take a look at their What's on the Offer page



Social Facilities & Equipment

  • Club 15 has a fully equipped disco that can be booked for nightclub style parties.  
  • Sportsman has a fully equipped live lounge available for large events and shows. 
  • Sportsman supplies equipment, tables and re-clothing  Call Pao on 0804868465 

Thursday, 19 July 2018

KEGS World CUP - Group Stage Round 2 of 3


This week KEGS World CUP saw all teams aim to achieve a highest possible scores On Monday the focus to just get 20 points and on Wednesday to be first to get 17 for the match win was overtaken by the round robin goal of achieving the highest possible lead to secure a place in the CUP playoff  or next highest class.

On Monday one team found adding the numbers together was still not intuitive and another on Wednesday was unsure about how the tie-break works, But neither was an issue as others quickly helped out to explain via the Captian LINE so they could complete for their matches. As we know scoring is slightly different for a knockout series. With no cumulative ladder, so we simply add the metrics together to decide a winner as we go.

To restate: Monday is still played for 23 game points in scored sets with a total of 15 set points and Wednesday still a race to 17.  If you don't have an aggregate score sheet for Monday use the normal one and write the totals on the blank space. Remember Monday and Wednesday has a tiebreaker at 19 and 16 respectively with  3 games played for the extra point. The varied format for Monday is 8BD 9BD after a toss for the break and 3rd choice if needed. For Monday Cerros, just post sets and the total points. On Wednesday post games won and lost. 

Here are the progress results for round 2 




You could be forgiven for being confused, but yes, the World Cup is still continuing in Bangkok. It's our very own KEGS World Cup.
This week was the second round of the Group stage that on Monday saw England, Argentina, Spain, and Panama move into the first-class position as CUP contenders, On Wednesday it is England, Columbia, Morocco, and the USA.
Next week promises a flashpoint of events as all 35 countries try to push the standing teams out or qualify for the next best level in the Semi-Finals knockout rounds. That's for the CUP, PLATE, BOWL SPOON or POT.




Friday, 13 July 2018

KEGS World CUP - Group Stage Round 1 of 3



This week our very own KEGS World CUP series got off to a really great start to fit in well with FIFA. Mixing metaphors is now a norm with each team given or adopting a country of their choice.

The world FIFA CUP did get priority so we saw several teams reorganizing which has also meant some tweaking of next round matches. Somehow without the aid of technology using just common sense, it all seemed to work out really well. Thanks, everyone for being patient and enjoying figuring out together how to make it work  Like a jigsaw puzzle it is as much fun as figuring out what makes our matches so enjoyable, no matter who we draw.

A couple of late entries covered the bases of the shuffling so everyone still got a game. That saw SPM Mates as new team and Leftovers as a one-off on their way to find a home. Day and Night, like the ameba, also split its nucleic acid structure to represent both Costa Rica and Uruguay, The then played against each other, before taking on the world. Like latin twins, they might both look the same, but the stronger DNA of Costa Rica won. 

It was pleasing to see North Korea represented too. Kim Jong-un went retro and lost a load of weight for the events, but his button is still quite big. They were surprised however when Brazil got a lucky shot to give them a spanking.

In a prelude to what was expected later in the week the Monday England team left Portugal hung out to dry.

In another great faceoff which started on Wednesday and did not conclude for 24 hours until Thursday evening, saw Germany just beat Canada in a marathon that went to an advantage tiebreaker. The Canada Wednesday team who started out well in a secret transformed Bosnian styled club in the upper Fifteenth street and then moving to a German hide-out in the piazza, before migrating to Croatia to learn how to play extra time.

Argentina on Monday, as always, was sporting and still managed to get the Germans into a corner.

One upset was the Belgium team who on the country road on Wednesday after their match, went a bit Crazy to break with their normal silence when they were beaten by Columbia. As a small but formidable country, Belgium had already got a bit lost in Monday in Russia who was quite Ruthless too.

More anecdotal sidelights include: America's Darkside being in a pickle in the traffic until Thursday when it finally showed its true colors, They had an advantage because England's Liver was not functioning that well after the 4am finish of the FIFA match on Wednesday. For some, who after three generations of waiting for what England hoped would be a homecoming, it left a bit of SOL, so we won't talk about that. 

The moonshine in Morocco was an also bit too full on for the Philippines hustlers The Mexicans too who are used to hot climates had their sunglasses still in the moonshine too. We did hear Morocco complaining about the rough roads in Mexico as they were not used to being bounced out of potholes. 

Thailand on Wednesday also kept in touch with a goal in the last half to beat the Leftovers team, which was formed at 7:45 when a glitch was discovered in the fixture. Thay had no time get proper papers, so they were classified as Homeless. That Thailand win also made up for Spanish rat pack, who got loose and overran Thailand on Monday. 

On Monday as we saw the Japanese day Break Sun over the Costa Rica that made Day from Night. 

Moody's had also rated Panama as BB. But despite hitting a few icebergs in Iceland, which was rated AA, those who took the punt on the BB odds got a good payout. 

Sweden, was cool too even when they knew they had to go home after an emergency call on Wednesday; but they still played on. Thay said they really liked the South Park Koreans and surprisingly the butterfly effect was what carried Sweden to its Monday victory. 

I guess that's all folks. If we missed anyone, you can make up your own story. 

For the less literary-local knowledge-agile who follow us around the world,, my bet is you won't understand a word of this, so here are the scores in tabular form. You can also just look at the web. 
http://www.sukhumvitsocialpool.com/p/cup-series.html






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As always we will leave you with a few words from Our Sponsors

Please don't forget they help us function. They actually cost you nothing for things you need to buy anyway. They need our business too.



Thailand Pool Tables who have been especially generous this season with a significant sponsorship contribution. Please help us repay them in kind when you want some new equipment. 


Our Hosting Sponsors:
Take a look at their What's on the Offer page



Social Facilities & Equipment

  • Club 15 has a fully equipped disco that can be booked for nightclub style parties.  
  • Sportsman has a fully equipped live lounge available for large events and shows. 
  • Sportsman supplies equipment, tables and re-clothing  Call Pao on 0804868465 

Thursday, 5 July 2018

Round 14 Summer 2018 WEDNESDAY FINAL 9 BALL PLACES

Final 9 Ball Wednesday 


Here's to the Wednesday 9 ball winners and all the teams who gave up their lives so they could get be there.

Congratulations Moonshine,  Sportsman Darkside and Hideaway for winning the respective 1st 2nd & 3rd places in the Red competition.:

Congratulations Country Road, Sportsman SOS and Crazy Breakers for winning the respective 1st, 2nd & 3rd places in the Blue competition;

Brilliant efforts and a great season.

Congratulations to all next place contenders, in no particular order, for an equally brilliant season pushing the boundaries and anyways being social.

And finally, congratulations everyone including our sponsors for a delightfully enjoyable season!


Here is the full table of results for round 14 Wednesday. See live web for any deep detail.
Here is the live web link to see more detail >> 

CUP Series 

The series starts next week. We found this graphic created by Macrovector - Freepik.com, but we still have not found a team to fill the bye on both nights after Am dropped out from Monday. 

Last Thursday we had a very successful draw at Hideaway  All Teams have also adopted a country so with the Finals format and that theme we are calling it the SSPL KEGS World CUP.  The  no-handicap, no seeding  model is aimed to get the whole league mixing and playing together.

All teams participating will all qualify in some form in one or the next class with a 3 week round robin played in groups. This is then followed by a semi where after everyone is re-ranked by class to they play a knockout in a neutral venue so the 2 left in each play off in a final at Sportsman and Breakers for respective Monday and Wednesday Cups.

KEGS is for fun to see who is best over all champion by class. Todd Guest, our CUP co-coordinator, has already posted the fixtures, the overview how it works and record of proceedings on the CUP Series Page





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Our Sponsors

And lastly but never last please don't forget to our patient and generous sponsors. They need out business 

If anyone needs equipment don't forget Thailand Pool Tables have been so very generous with a significant sponsorship contribution this season. 





Our Hosting Sponsors:
Take a look at their What's on the Offer page




Social Facilities & Equipment

  • Club 15 has a fully equipped disco that can be booked for nightclub style parties.  
  • Sportsman has a fully equipped live lounge available for large events and shows. 
  • Sportsman supplies equipment, tables and re-clothing  Call Pao on 0804868465