The 2025 Aberdeen Pool Summer League begins in late May, with Registration Day at Legends (Downstairs Bar) on Saturday 17th May between 12noon and 6pm.
Team Entry will be £65 per team and must be paid by or on Registration Day to secure your teams entry.
There a couple of changes based on feedback from last years competition.
The first is to include a cash prize for winners of each group in the league stage to decide who goes through to the Gold Cup, Silver Cup and Bronze Cup
This will only be awarded to the group winners and the increase in team fees will cover the extra prize money for this whilst leaving the usual prize fund largely unaffected. Exact payouts, as usual, depend on how many teams enter and will be confirmed once this is known.
I am also looking into awarding to cash prize to the teams that go out in the Semi Final stage of The Gold Cup, Silver Cup and Bronze Cup. It won’t be a huge cash prize but hope to be able to return at least the entry fee paid as a reward for reaching semi finals.
The Murdo’s Cup will continue to be payouts for Winner and Runner Up only.
The other main change is that the 3-Man Team will be replaced with The Summer League Pairs and will run exactly the same as the way it does in the ADPL Winter League.
The 3 man team has struggled to get numbers the last couple of years so though we would add in the pairs instead.
The Summer League Scotch Doubles and Summer League Singles will go ahead as usual in 2025.
Any teams wishing to put their entry in before Registration Day should contact me for Bank Details and Registration form by either PM or emailing me at
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Those teams waiting until Registration Day will be able to fill in entry form on the day as well as collect a captain pack at same time. Receipts will be available also.
Other than that, the format will remain the same with minimum of 5 man teams, played to Blackball Rules with each match 3 sets of 5 frames.
The group stage will come first with all teams playing home and away (on Tuesdays from 27th May) with 3 points for a win, based on 40 teams, there should be 8 groups of 5 teams, with teams finishing 1st and 2nd going through to Gold Cup Knockout Rounds, teams finishing 3rd and 4th going through to Silver Cup Knockout Rounds and teams finishing 5th (and 6th, depending on entries) going through to the Bronze Cup Knockout Rounds.
There is also the optional Murdo’s Bar Summer Cup which will be played on selected Thursdays. All teams are eligible to enter and it’s included in the £65 entry fee but if you are likely to struggle for a team on a Thursday, you can opt out on Registration Form.
Entry for Summer League Pairs, Scotch Doubles and Singles are paid separately and an entry form will be included in each captains pack.
I hope that gives a rough idea of how it will work and I have attached a provisional schedule to give you an idea of the dates.
The Summer League is an ideal opportunity for any new teams and venues to get an idea of how competitive pool works in a usually more fun environment ahead of the ADPL Winter League.
The main date for now is Saturday 17th May for team registration at Legends from 12noon to 6pm. All teams must be registered by 6pm on 17th May.
