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HAARLO/OOSTERHOUT - Three world-class players, Dick Jaspers, Torbjörn Blomdahl and Eddy Merckx, are leaders in the Dutch Premier League this Sunday. The Dutch number one in the world and the Swedish world champion lead the HCR Prinsen team in Haarlo in the match against Bousema Lochem, a great opportunity to see these big players at work in this regional derby. Eddy Merckx leads SIS Schoonmaak in the match against Dekker Keukens. A perfect opportunity for these top guns to maintain their game rhythm knowing that the World Championship for national teams in Viersen is canceled due to the corona threat and the Survival Masters therefore also will not be held in Seoul in April.
SIS Schoonmaak, leader in the Buffalo league three points ahead of HCR Prinsen, plays an interesting (away) match against Dekker Keukens, the team that won the title with Gerwin Valentijn and John Tijssens last year beating the Hague team. With Eddy Merckx, SIS also has 'a champion of the premier league' in the ranks.
In this strong line-up, HCR Prinsen is a favorite to win the derby and to maintain second place in the Buffalo league. The home team plays with Dick Jaspers, Torbjörn Blomdahl, Anno de Kleine and Raymund Swertz, the visitors from Lochem with Johan Loncelle, Stefan Galla, Wesley de Jaeger and Frans van Schaik, the only Dutchman.
More striking things about this 15th playing weekend:
X Nikos Polychronopoulos did not make the trip from Greece for the STZ Zundert match because of the corona virus
X Johan Loncelle was a strong loser against Martin Horn in France this week 40-28 in 11 innings
X Raymond Ceulemans will once again show his skills in the home match with Dallinga on Sunday. The legend played a wonderful 1.9 on average in the Belgian league this week.
X The derby between HCR Prinsen and Bousema Lochem is not the only regional derby
X The audience in Oosterhout can also can see a clash between two teams from the Brabant enclave: Team Eekhoorn against 't Hartje
X Rarely, a match between two 'real Zeeland players' is in the Premier league in Holland: there is one this Sunday at Dallinga in Sluiskil: Berry Dallinga against Joey de Kok.
Buffalo league round 15
HCR Prinsen-Bousema Lochem
Dick Jaspers-Johan Loncelle
Torbjörn Blomdahl-Stefan Galla
Anno de Kleine-Wesley de Jaeger
Raymund Swertz-Frans van Schaik
Lands Welvaren-STZ Zundert
Dirk Weeremans-Roland Forthomme
Ronny Brants-Barry van Beers
Francis Forton-Rik van Beers
Marcel Hopmans-Danny Geysen
‘t Ivoor-A1 Biljarts
Dave Christiani-Christian Rudolph
Huub Wilkowski-Ronny Lindemann
Marc Roofthooft-Rudy de Laet
Jack van Peer-Kay de Zwart
Dallinga.com-DKM Tools
Peter De Backer-Roland Uijtdewillegen
Steven van Acker-Jack Wijnen
Raymond Ceulemans-Eddy Willems
Berry Dallinga-Joey de Kok
Team Eekhoorn 't Hartje van Oosterhout
Frans van Kuyk-Glenn Hofman
Peter Ceulemans-Davy van Havere
Kurt Ceulemans-Harrie van de Ven
Jerry Hermans-Frank Martens
Dekker Keukens-SIS Schoonmaak
Ad Koorevaar-Eddy Merckx
Gerwin Valentijn-Jean van Erp
John Tijssens-Jeffrey Jorissen
Paul Bruijstens-Martien van der Spoel