Dick Jaspers the best on average in Holland

NIEUWEGEIN - The Dutch league in three cushion is facing the seventh round with 32 Dutch players, twelve Belgians, three Germans and one Frenchman. Three players (Frédéric Caudron, Eddy Merckx and Dick Jaspers) are among the top five in the world. They are all three from the leader, AEJ Dallinga.

The German Christian Rudolph heads the list of individual averages (2.380), but it must be noted that he has only played one match so far.

The more realistic list is led by Dick Jaspers with 1.986 out of six matches ahead of Martin Horn (1.759, but only two games), Frédéric Caudron (1.754 in 4), Eddy Leppens (1.719 out of 5), Eddy Merckx (1.655 out of 5) Stefan Galla (1.631 in 3), John Tijssens (1.612 in 6), Frans van Kuyck (1.587 in 8, premier league and first division) and Barry van Beers (1.486 in 6).

The most notable player in the top ten is John Tijssens, who started the competition with 1.223 and improved himself provisionally by more than 130 percent.

The Zeeland team of AEJ/Dallinga plays a home match against De Distel Biljarts on Sunday. The opponent shows up in the strongest line-up with Jef Philipoom, Gerwin Valentijn, John Tijssens and Puck van Aart.

MCR Uitspanning, number two on the ranks, welcomes Capelle De Terp. The clash is between Eddy Leppens and Martin Spoormans, who played a formidable match in the Belgian league this week.

Biljarcafé Jorissen recovers from the beating that AEJ handed out last week, plays the away match against Post Luchtkanalen. The Brabant comes to the table with Davy van Havere, Henk Habraken, Wilco van Wijk and Marc Celen.

John Tijssens made a remarkable progress at the start of the season.

The total program and the team line-ups:
Post Luchtkanalen-Biljartcafe Jorissen
Van Havere-Hofman
Habraken-Van Erp
Van Wijk-Jorissen
Celen-Van Daalen

AEJ /Dallinga-De Distel Biljarts
Caudron-Philipoom
Jaspers-Valentijn
Merckx-Tijssens
De Bruijn-Van Aart

Holland Mineraal-A1 Biljarts
S. Galla-Burgman
Van Schaik-Van der Spoel
Pijl-Blauwblomme
Spilleman-Wienk

MCR/De Uitspanning-Capelle/De Terp 1
Leppens-Spoormans
Christiani-Koorevaar
Bitalis-Sciacca
Jonen-Van Lieshout

HCR Prinsen-Ripa Recycling/Pearle
Rudolph-Forton
De Kleine-Daniëls
M. Galla-Van Dam
Van Geel-Bergmans

Pressplate-Machielsen.fa-Van WanrooyTransport
Forthomme-K. Ceulemans
P. Ceulemans-Martens
Van Beers-Van der Ven
Groot-Broeders.