Holland A
Name:
Niels Feijen (left)
Nickname:
The Terminator
Home town:
The Hague, Holland
Date of birth:
February 3, 1977
Family:
Joke (mother), Martin (father), Kirsten (older sister), Lasse (younger brother).
Wins / high finishes in last 12 months:
WORLD CHAMPION Straight Pool (Aug 08), Runner-up Qatar Open (June 08), ranked second on the WPA ranking and third in Europe (Aug 08), third place International Challenge of Champions (Aug 08), winner Longoni Cup (April 08), winner Finland Open (March 08), runner-up Athens Open (Feb. 08), semi-finalist in Euro Tour (Austria - June 08 and Holland September 08.
Career achievements:
WORLD CHAMPION Straight Pool (Aug. 08), winner Derby City Classic 9-ball (Jan. 07), winner International Challenge of Champions (Aug. 07)
Biggest disappointment:
None
Favourite player:
Efren Reyes.
Sponsors: Longoni Cues, Loontjens (Gabriel Tabels).
Cues used:
Longoni custom-made cue with Predator 314 shaft.
Hobbies:
DJing, fitness and reading.
Like about pool:
'The zone'.
Dislike about pool:
Nothing.
Describe yourself:
Funny, stubborn, fanatic, loving, passionate, fit disciplined, discovering and learning.
Website:
www.nielsfeijen.com
Name:
Nick van den Berg (right)
Nickname:
El Nino.
Home town:
Zaandam
Date of birth:
May 24, 1980.
Family:
Married, son Sky.
Wins / high finishes In last 12 months:
3rd place World Championships 14.1, 1st place Eurotour Austria, 5th place European Championships 9ball, currently ranked 5th at Euro Tour ranking, currently ranked 9th at World ranking.
Career achievements:
Member of the winning Mosconi cup team 2002, 2nd place World 8ball championships, 4 times Euro Tour champion.
Biggest Disappointment:
Losing 11-10 to Rodney Morris in the quarter-finals of the World Championships 9ball 2005.
Favourite player:
Efren Reyes.
Sponsors: Poolstars.com, Buffalo, Club8 Amsterdam
Cues used:
Musashi.
Hobbies:
Internet, running.
Home pool room:
Club8 Amsterdam.
Like about pool:
The art of winning.
Dislike about pool:
Losing.
World Cup of Pool record
2006
(Niels Feijen and Nick van den Berg)
R1 - Won 9-5 against Scotland (Pat Holtz and Michael Valentine)
L16 - Lost 8-9 to Vietnam (Luong Chi Dung and Thanh Nam Nguyen)
2007 (Niels Feijen and Nick van den Berg)
R1 8-5 v
Indonesia (Ricky Yang and Muhammad Zulfikri).
R2 7-8 v Japan (Satoshi Kawabata and Naoyuki Oi).
2008 Campaign
R1 (Tuesday, October 7 - evening session) v Belgium (Serge Das and Noel Bruynooghe).
