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Niels Feijen

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Niels Feijen
Niels Feijen at the Mosconi Cup in 2008
Niels Feijen at theMosconi Cupin 2008.
Born(1977-02-03)3 February 1977(age 47)
The Hague,Netherlands
Sport countryNetherlands
Nickname"The Terminator"
Professional1997
Poolgames9-ball
Tournament wins
World Champion9-Ball(2014),
Straight Pool(2008)

Niels Feijen(born 3 February 1977,The Hague) is a Dutch professionalpoolplayer, fromthe Hague.His nickname is "the Terminator".In 2014 he won theWPA World 9-ball championship.[1][2]

Career

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In 2001, Feijen reached the finals of a nine-ball tournament inTokyo,Japan. The event had a field of more than 700 players and offered the largest prize money at that time. However, he lost toEfren Reyes.[3]In 2004, he won the inauguralSkins Billiards Championshipwith prize money ofUS$42,500.[4]Feijen has won theEuropeanstraight pool championship five times.[5]In 2005 he was the winner of the Big Apple Nine-ball Championship, held inQueens,New York,an event with 128 of the world's best players. He represented Europe in the 2001, 2004–5, 2007-9 and 2011-16Mosconi Cupevents.

Feijen won the 2007 $50,000 winner-take-allInternational Challenge of Championsby defeatingLee Van Corteza.[6]In 2008, Feijen won theWorld Straight Pool Championshipwith a victory overFrancisco Bustamantein the finals.[7]On 5 October 2008, he received the 3rd prize of $25,000 in the inauguralWPAWorld Ten-ball Championship.[8][9]

In 2010, Feijen reached the finals of theWPA World Eight-ball Championshipbut ended up in 2nd place losing toKarl Boyesof Great Britain.[10]He would reach the finals of that same tournament again the next year, and was defeated byDennis Orcolloof the Philippines.[11] 2014 has been the best year so far for Feijen, who won the European Straight Pool Championship, the European 9-ball Championship and the2014 WPA World Nine-ball Championship.[12]In 2015 he was voted Most Valuable Player of theMosconi Cupfor the fourth time in the last five years.[13]

Feijen has been a winner of events on theEuro Touron 11 occasions, putting him third only behindRalf Souquet(23) andOliver Ortmann(14) in number of victories on the tour. His latest victory was at the2022 Austria Open.[14][15]He was inducted into theBilliard Congress of America Hall of Famein July 2023.[16]

Career titles

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References

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  1. ^"insidepoolmag.com, Niels Feijen".Archived fromthe originalon 5 October 2008.Retrieved6 October2008.
  2. ^"insidepoolmag.com, Finals at World 10-Ball Championship Set".Archivedfrom the original on 7 October 2008.Retrieved7 October2008.
  3. ^"REYES POCKETS POOL'S BIGGEST PAYOUT".Billiards Digest. Archived fromthe originalon 18 September 2010.Retrieved8 August2008.
  4. ^"By the Skins of His Teeth: Feijen Wins $42,500 at Skins Event Debut".AZ Billiards. Archived fromthe originalon 13 June 2011.Retrieved7 August2008.
  5. ^"Sports 123: Pool: European Championship: Men: 14.1".Sports123. Archived fromthe originalon 9 December 2008.Retrieved8 August2008.
  6. ^"Feijen Beats Corteza, Wins US$50,000 in International Challenge of Champions".AZ Billiards. Archived fromthe originalon 13 June 2011.Retrieved7 August2008.
  7. ^"Feijen is Predator World 14.1 Straight Pool Champion".Inside Pool Magazine. 30 August 2008.Archivedfrom the original on 2 September 2008.Retrieved31 August2008.
  8. ^billiardsdigest.comArchived7 October 2008 at theWayback Machine"Rule, Britannia! Appleton Wins World 10-Ball Championship"
  9. ^sports.inquirer.netArchived20 June 2013 at theWayback Machine,"Appleton Nips Wu for Title; Pulpul 4th"
  10. ^Jerry Forsyth (10 April 2010)."World 8-Ball Finals".AzBilliards.com.Archivedfrom the original on 15 April 2010.Retrieved11 April2010.
  11. ^WPA Staff (26 February 2011)."Orcullo Wins".AzBilliards.com.Archivedfrom the original on 2 March 2011.Retrieved26 February2011.
  12. ^Ted Lerner (27 June 2014)."The terminator snaps it off".World Poll Billiard Association. Archived fromthe originalon 11 January 2016.Retrieved31 January2016.
  13. ^"Europe have won the Mosconi Cup for the sixth time in a row".Sky Sports. 11 December 2015.Archivedfrom the original on 10 March 2016.Retrieved31 January2016.
  14. ^"Niels Feijen of the Netherlands - WPA Pool".WPA Pool.Retrieved7 February2019.
  15. ^"Hall of fame – Dynamic Billard Eurotour".eurotouronline.com.Archivedfrom the original on 11 January 2019.Retrieved7 February2019.
  16. ^"BCA HOF Introduces Niels" the Terminator "Feijen As 2023 Inductee".Billiard Congress of America. 14 July 2023.Retrieved9 August2023.
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