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SLUISKIL - The world billiard federation (UMB) has announced today all the players for the worldchampionship in Sluiskil. Twelve players were pointed to make the field complete. Dick Jaspers was the first classified player for the CEB as the European champion of this year. The twelve players are Thomas Koukis (Greece), Raimond Burgman (Netherlands), Murat Naci Coklu (Turkey), Adnan Yüksel (Turkey), Gerhard Kostistansky (Austria), Ramon Hamm (Luxemburg), Christakis Christoforou (Cyprus), Martin Bohac (Czech), Michael Nilsson (Sweden), Christian Rudolph (Germany), Sameh Sidhom (Egypt), Reyad Nadi (Egypt).
Sameh Sidhom is a player who is very known in Sluiskil, because two years ago he won the youth tournament. Adnan Yüksel played the final of the World Cup against Dick Jaspers, but lost that ultime match.
The composition of the groups will be announced on sunday or monday.
The other participants in the worlds in Sluiskil, hold from 20 until 24 oktober:
Filippos Kasidokostas (Gr), Frédéric Caudron (Bel), Dick Jaspers (Neth), Eddy Merckx (Bel), Kyung-Roul Kim (Kor), Martin Horn (Ger), Torbjörn Blomdahl (Swe), Tayfun Tasdemir (Tur), Jef Philipoom (Bel), Marco Zanetti (Ita), Jeremy Bury (Fra), Daniel Sánchez (Spa), Sung-Won Choi (Kor), Nikos Polychronopoulos (Gr), Eddy Leppens (Bel), Jung Han Heo (Kor), Roland Forthomme (Bel), Ryuuji Umeda (Jap), Javier Palazón (Spa), Lütfi Cenet (Tur), Anh Vu Duong (Viet), Julian Morales (Col), Carlos M. Villegas (Col), Luis Avils (Mex), Luis Aveiga (Ec), Jae Hyung Cho (VS), Pedro Piedrabuena (VS), Daniel Aguilar (Pe), Alexander Salazar (Col), Youichirou Mori (Jap), Vinh Ly Thé (Viet), Dong Gung Kang (Kor), Jae Ho Cho (Kor), Jean Paul de Bruijn (Netherlands), Jean van Erp (Netherlands), Javier Teran (Ec).