Holland B
Name:
Roy Gerards.
Nickname:
-
Home town:
Maastricht.
Date and place of birth:
27-06-1989 / Maastricht.
Family:
-
Wins / high finishes in last 12 months:
Qualified for 2008 World Cup of Pool.
Career achievements:
Second in 2006 European Championship (Juniors) 14.1, Third in 2005 European Championship (Juniors) 9 ball, semi-finalist in Dutch 9-Ball Championships twice.
Biggest disappointment:
none.
Favourite pool player (one only):
None.
Sponsors:
Longoni.
Cues used:
Longoni with predator 314, Longoni breakcue.
Hobbies:
-
Home pool room:
Sc Maastricht.
Like about pool:
Everything.
Dislike about pool:
Nothing.
Occupation other than pool:
-
Describe yourself:
-
Name:
Gijs van Helmond
Nickname:
The Shadow
Home town:
Nijmegen
Date and place of birth:
31-07-71 Nijmegen
Family:
-
Wins / high finishes in last 12 months:
Third NKPOOL in both 9-ball and 14.1 2007 third NKpool 8-ball 2008.
Career achievements:
Achieving my welding diploma?s mig-mag t.i.g and bmbe.
Biggest disappointment:
Not being a professional pool player yet.
Favourite player:
Marlon Manalo.
Sponsors:
Global Antiques
Cues used:
Playing cue: Lucasi / Predator shaft and break cue: Oliver Stops.
Hobbies:
Poker.
Home pool room:
Poolcafe /Infinity / Wageningen and Ames/ Deurne.
Like about pool:
Kicks, thrills and never knowing what?s going to happen.
Dislike about pool:
Non sporting players.
Occupation other than pool:
Packing parts of trucks at Nacco / company.
Describe yourself:
Funloving, sporting pool player through thick and thin.
2007 (Riko Diks and Alex Lely)
R1
2-8 v Belgium (Serge Das and Noel Bruynooghe).
2008 Campaign
R1 (Wednesday, October 8 - evening session) v Taiwan (Wu Chia-ching and Wang Hung-hsiang).
