We are the Seoul Crushers, a team of expats playing in South Korea, representing Korea at the Asia Pool Challenge (APC). Our debut year we played in Ho Chi Min and have fielded a team each year since.

About APC – The Asia Pool Challenge is an annual competition for AMATEUR expatriate players formed into teams of 12 and representing their respective cities in an event held in a number of Asian cities in rotation.

Our goal is to bring the right talented players to this competition and develop a winning team.

https://asiapoolchallenge.com/

Paul Riddle

Team Captain & Organizer

Outgoing and personable leader, driven to inspire others to play their best. Paul founded the Seoul Crushers as the Team organizer and Captain, As the organization grows Paul has been a leader bringing talent together to show APC what players in Seoul can do.

Years Active 2016-Present

Mark Barnes

Team 2 Co-Captain

Hard working team facilitator, driving change and ideas. Mark has led Team 2 since 2016 and assisted Paul with organizational logistics from the origins of the team.

Years active: 2016-present

Josh Suarez

Team 2 Co-Captain

Josh is a new Addition to the leadership of the Seoul Crushers, and led Team 1 in Jakarta.

Years active 2016 – Present

2020 Team Qualifiers is Visit us on Facebook and signup: https://www.facebook.com/seoulcrushers/

Seoul Crushers APC Qualifiers is approaching.

30,000 won entry

Event dates:
March 14/15 and 21/22

To signup: Send a PM (or comment) with your Name, Phone Number and Locality (Seoul, Pyeongtaek etc…) or contact Paul Riddle or Mark Barnes.

Registration ends February 29

Payment due March 14th

More details will be available soon…

Seoul Crushers Team in Jakarta 2019, Seoul crushers 6th place overall, looking forward to the next competition!

Seoul Crushers Team

Contest in Manila 2018, Seoul Crushers will be back and stronger next time!

Join us on Facebook where we will live stream the event.

Seoul Crushers APC 2019 There will be a fundraising tournament this Saturday, July 27th. IPL will be raising money to help sponsor the Seoul Crushers pool team for the upcoming Asia Pool Challenge. Signups will be at Shenanigans from 3:00-3:45 pm. The Calcutta auction and raffle prize drawing will start at 4:00, and then the tournament will begin. ₩10,000 entry fee, one-time ₩5,000 buy-back. The tournament will be divided into two brackets, lower and upper. Payouts will go to the top two finishers in each bracket. Please come out and support the Seoul Crushers and enjoy some pool.

TEAM History:

A new team from Seoul, South Korea will be entering the Asia Pool Challenge in 2016 being hosted in Ho Chi Minh City this September.

Paul Riddle is the Team Organizer and is very keen to show off the talents of the Itaewon Pool League.

The brainchild of long-time Korea resident Bob Denny, the Itaewon Pool League (IPL) recently entered its fifteenth year with Wednesday nights across Seoul dedicated to big breaks and a few beers around the pool table. With the main aim of promoting friendship and camaraderie through competition, the league brings a mix of expatriates and Koreans together of all ages and skill levels. The league runs two seasons a year, with 20 weeks of regular season action followed by playoffs and an end-of-season banquet. Matches break off at 7.30pm every Wednesday night, with teams playing 15 frames – twelve singles matches and three doubles matches over the night. The Itaewon Pool League has 22 teams participating in the 2016 season.

Seoul Crushers finished in 5^th place at APC 2016 SAIGON. This was their debut in APC. They had some very talented players who tested a lot of opposition teams.

At APC 2017 BANGKOK, Crushers again finished in 5^th place. Seoul has a large pool league so they have the potential to develop a very strong team in the future.

At APC MANILA 2018 the Seoul Crushers came with a weaker team and finished the tournament in 7^TH Position which is the lowest placing since they joined the competition.

2018 was disappointing and we have come back stronger and more organized than ever hoping to prove ourselves in Jakarta.

Seoul Crushers improved overall performance and placed within striking distance of next tier, Crushers will return in 2020 to Compete in Bangkok.

Check out some of our highlights from our debut in Saigon from 2016