New social pool league kicks off on May 10
Many players do not want to play in national championships but would rather play competitively against other teams and clubs for fun.
The new Easterns Social Pool league (ESP) kicks off on May 10.
Clubs and players interested in joining the league can do so by contacting Steve Sacks on 082 257 0669 or esp@creativestuff.co.za
The Eastern Gauteng Eight-ball Pool Association (formerly Eastern Transvaal) was formed in 1988 by Sacks where players were selected from clubs in Alberton, Springs, Kempton, Edenvale and all suburbs in between.
Steve chaired Easterns pool for more than 10 years and is a past president of SA Pool. He was also a member of the world pool board, as well as a past masters singles pool SA champion.
Thirteen years later he saw the potential for a social pool league as many players didn’t want to play in national championships but would rather play competitively against other teams and clubs for fun.
Provincial league pool is also quite costly where social league fees are under R5 a player for a whole night’s league enjoyment.
Eastern Gauteng Pool is allowing five social league players (in each discipline), that do not currently play in the provincial league, to partake in their trials for selection to play in the SA championships.
The ESP league is in its 34th season with 400 players having played from 20 clubs in three divisions in the past season. Matches are played on Thursdays and stats and results are sent out every Friday morning.
