Poland
Name:
Radoslaw Babica (left)
Nickname:
Radzio
Home town:
Poznan, Poland
Date of birth:
July 18, 1979
Wins / high finishes in last 12 months:
Silver medalist at the 2007 9-Ball European Championships, bronze medalist at the 2007 14.1 European Championships, 2006 Polish individual and team champion, currently number one in the Polish rankings.
Career achievements:
Silver medalist at the 2007 9-Ball European Championships, fifth place at the 2004 8-Ball World Championships, four-time individual Polish Champion and three-time Polish Team Champion.
Biggest disappointment:
None.
Favourite player:
Efren Reyes.
Cues used:
Bear B-130 with Predator Shaft.
Hobbies:
computers, music, bikes and skiing.
Like about pool:
Everything.
Dislike about pool:
Nothing.
Describe yourself:
Happy, careful, kind, friendly, ambitious, honest and a good player who wants to be a World Champion.
Name:
Mateusz Sniegocki (right)
Nickname:
None.
Home town:
Poznan, Poland
Date of birth:
January 3, 1985.
Wins / high finishes in last 12 months:
Polish 9-ball and 8-ball champion, ranked number one in Poland, Winner of the Dynamic Billiard 'Best of the East' event.
Career achievements:
Finishing third in the 2002 World Junior Championships, winning the 2001 and 2002 European Junior Championships and being number one in the 2004 Dynamic Billiard 'Best of the East' rankings.
Biggest disappointment:
I did not qualify to play in the 2007 World Pool Championship in Philippines.
Favourite player:
Thorsten Hohmann.
Cues used:
Predator.
Hobbies:
Sport and music.
Like about pool:
The art of playing pool.
Dislike about pool:
Losing and boring players.
Describe yourself:
I'm a happy person who likes to play pool and other sports. I'm also patient and systematic in my training.
World Cup of Pool record
2006
(Radoslaw Babica and Mariusz Roter)
R1 - Lost 6-9 to Czech Republic (Michal Gavenciak and Roman Hybler)
2007 Campaign
R1
- Thursday, September 27 (afternoon) v England (Daryl Peach and Imran Majid)
