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SCHIPHOL - On the day after he played the fabulous record, Dick Jaspers was already on his way to his next mission. He took the train in the afternoon from Brabant, the plane from Schiphol a few hours later. ,,I'm heading for Seoul, Korea, for eight days to sign a contract and meet my new sponsor, Mr. Kim from Carom Village, the Korean importer of Breton biljarts. Yes, I can say, a very attractive contract, hopefully for five years.'' The Dutchman had a contract with Gabriels so far, but switched to the Korean sponsor. ,,It is a pity on one side, because I had nice years at Loontjens. But I can improve so much that I could not refuse. Still, I'm a Gabriels fan. I've played this nice record on this table.''
He has enjoyed his world record, of course, the Dutch star player, but he couldn't think about it too long. On Sunday afternoon, after the unbelievable 40-0 in 4 innings, Jaspers said: ,,I am very happy with it, of course, but there will be someone who will improve on it.''
The response Jaspers received today after his world record was overwhelming. ,,I was overcome with emotion by all these nice reactions. Yes, also from top players, who usually don't respond to other records. From Blomdahl, Zanetti, Horn, Bury, Forthomme, Leppens and almost all Dutch top players. Furthermore, all major newspapers have called and published about the record. This is something special, apparently, because it is tangible. Just like a run of 30. People say: ten average, how is that possible? The averages were 1 in the past and 2 now. It makes quite an impression. One newspaper even wanted to return with me to Magdeburg today, where I played the record. But because I had to travel to Korea, it was impossible.''
The other reactions, at the request of Kozoom:
Marco Zanetti: ,,This record is comparable to Bob Beamon's historical record in long jump in 1968 in Mexico City, improving the former record about 55 cm. We never know, but this 40 in 4 can hold as world record for many decades.''
HaengJik Kim: ,,I could not believe it when I saw it, amazing... and bravo for Dick.''
Torbjörn Blomdahl: ,,I'm not surprised. Dick is technically perfect and if the game is not against him, he doesn't miss at all. And of course: congratulations.''
Eddy Merckx: ,,My congratulations to Dick. He is in my point of view the player you can expect to do this.''
Tayfun Tasdemir: ,,Fantastic match. ''
Gilbert Najm: ,,I am speechless.''
Ronny Brants: ,,This is empyreal, unbelievable, fantastic Dick.''
Raúl Hernandez: ,,Jaspers is from another planet.''
Irena Hambálkova: ,,Bravo, absolutely fabulous."
The most funny response:
Raye Raskin, American billiard fan: ,,When I saw 21-01-18 on your wall, I assumed another world record was played, 40 in 3 innings. Then I realized it was the date on which Dick played his record.''
