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Niels Feijen (born 3 February 1977, The Hague) is a professional pool player, from the Hague, Netherlands. His nickname is "the Terminator". In 2014 he won the 9-ball championship.〔(insidepoolmag.com, Niels Feijen )〕〔( insidepoolmag.com, Finals at World 10-Ball Championship Set )〕 In 2001, Feijen reached the finals of a nine-ball tournament in Tokyo, Japan. The event had a field of more than 700 players and offered the largest prize money at that time. However, he lost to Efren Reyes.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=REYES POCKETS POOL'S BIGGEST PAYOUT )〕 In 2004, he won the inaugural Skins Billiards Championship with prize money of US$42,500.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=By the Skins of His Teeth: Feijen Wins $42,500 at Skins Event Debut )〕 Feijen has won the European straight pool championship four times.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sports 123: Pool: European Championship: Men: 14.1 )〕 In 2005 he was the winner of the Big Apple Nine-ball Classic, held in Queens, New York, an event with 128 of the world's best players. He represented Europe in the 2001, 2004-5, 2007-9 and 2011-14 Mosconi Cup events. More recently, Feijen won the 2007 $50,000 winner-take-all International Challenge of Champions by defeating Lee Van Corteza.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Feijen Beats Corteza, Wins US$50,000 in International Challenge of Champions )〕 In 2008, Feijen won the World Straight Pool Championship with a victory over Francisco Bustamante in the finals. On October 5, 2008, he received the 3rd prize of $25,000 in the inaugural WPA World Ten-ball Championship.〔(billiardsdigest.com ) "Rule, Britannia! Appleton Wins World 10-Ball Championship"〕〔(sports.inquirer.net ), "Appleton Nips Wu for Title; Pulpul 4th"〕 Niels Feijen has been under contract with cue manufacturer Longoni for several years. In 2010, Feijen reached the finals of the WPA World Eight-ball Championship but ended up in 2nd place losing to Karl Boyes of Great Britain. He would reach the finals of that same tournament again the next year, only to be defeated by Dennis Orcollo of the Philippines. ==Major results== * WPA World Nine-ball Championship - Winner (2014) * Mosconi Cup - Most Valuable Player (2011, 2013, 2014) * World 8-ball Championship - Runner-up (2010, 2011) * World 10-ball Championship - Third place (2008) * World Straight Pool Championship - Winner (2008) * European 9-ball Championship - Winner (2013, 2014) * European Straight Pool Championship - WInner (2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2014) * World Pool Masters - Winner (2013) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Niels Feijen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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