Niels Feijen

From - Holland

Age -    27

Based -   The Hague, Holland

Nickname -  The Terminator

Hobbies -  DJ, Fitness

Years Playing -  5 years a full-time player

Cue Used -  Longoni

Achievements - 2004, 2003 & 2002 European Straight Pool Champion. 2001 Finnish Open Champion. 2001 World Pool Championship Quarter-Finalist. Runner-up Tokyo 9-Ball 2001. 5th place 2003 US Open. Currently ranked No.2 in Europe.

Feijen shot to pool fame with a sensational come-from-behind win over Francisco Bustamante at the World Championship in 2000 and had a great year in 2001 when he reached the last eight at the WPC, including an excellent win over Efren Reyes. He followed that up by coming second to Reyes at the world's richest 9-ball tournament in Tokyo, winning over $65,000. Despite his skills at 9-ball, it may be pool of the straight variety that is his strongest suit as he has won the European Championship for the past three years. Despite strong showings o­n the Euro Tour in its run-up, Niels had a miserable World Pool Championship where his 4 wins in 7 games record failed to progress him into the knock-out stages. With a Mosconi Cup slot in the offing, Feijen has everything to play for in Egmond.

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