On September sixteenth, OX Billiards kicked off season 4 of the Washington State Snooker League (WSL S4). The season runs each Saturday, from 10am to 6pm, and can conclude on December sixteenth. The league brings collectively members from OX Billiards in Seattle, Empire Billiards in Bellevue in addition to different snooker fanatics within the space.

The league stays very talked-about after a fast respite. The WSL’s objective was to have 18 gamers join. It is improbable to see a full subject this season, with a mixture of 11 returning gamers and seven new gamers – together with 2 girl gamers. The WSL envisions progress in different elements of Washington State, and having a full subject prior to now 3 out of 4 seasons is an effective signal.

The WSL S4 Handicapped League 

The WSL S4 is a handicapped league. All earlier seasons have been non-handicapped. That means, all gamers, no matter expertise needed to play with out a level benefit. With such a wide range of participant expertise and requirements, a handicap system has turn into crucial to the continued well being of the league. 

One main function of the WSL is to develop snooker in Seattle and America. If extra skilled gamers whoop up on newcomers each week, it’s no enjoyable for the newcomer. That have could possibly be detrimental to the expansion of snooker. 

For knowledgeable gamers, the a handicapped league supplies a extra aggressive atmosphere and checks readiness for aggressive tournaments like The Seattle Snooker Open and the USSA Nationals. For much less skilled gamers it supplies incentives and motivation to play properly with a possibility to win extra matches, preserving matches aggressive, and studying from the extra skilled gamers.

Handicap programs may be doubtful, however the WSL displays the weekly outcomes for any wanted changes. Early indications are that the handicaps are working properly, as lots of the frames and matches had been shut finishes that got here right down to the ultimate pink or black. In matches throughout pervious seasons, there have been way more blowouts when the match was uneven in ability stage. 

The WSL S4 Format

The WSL is a spherical robin format, the place all gamers play one another as soon as over the course of the season. The matches between gamers are finest of three frames. The winner of the WSL S4 would be the one that has the very best body differential (frames gained vs frames misplaced) general. We’re assured a brand new league winner this season since earlier winners, CC Yoo and Angus Lieu didn’t enter. The highest two finishers of WSL S4 wins a paid spot into the Seattle Snooker Open 2024. 

WSL S4 League Director – Dave Daly

Whereas Mike is out of city by means of subsequent yr, Dave Daly is the WSL S4 League Director. Dave is an instance of how OX Billiards has an awesome staff and wonderful assist for snooker. He has designed the season schedule for each WSL season thus far and coordinates, displays the match schedules, match outcomes, league standings in addition to gamers’ handicaps. Dave additionally developed the scoring app on the WSL web site so gamers can simply add their match scores.

Go to WashingtonSnooker.com web site for all info related to the league, together with league guidelines, match schedule and submitting the outcomes/scores after every match has been accomplished.