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HOFMAN STARTS AGAINST ECUADORIAN PLAYER
by Frits Bakker
SLUISKIL - Glenn Hofman, in The International De Schroef jeugdtoernooi the defending champion, starts the tournament this year against an unknown opponent from Ecuador. Jaime Marquinez is new in the cyclus. He came in the tournament at the last moment as the 21th player.
In the Crisis Center of the World Cup all the places today have been taken. The organization was preparing for the tournament with juniors who are coming from South Korea, Ecuador, Mexico and Turkey, Spain, Portugal and all countries that want to participate in Three Cushion.
The Belgian routinier Louis van Ingelgem is for the fifth year in the race and does'nt know any nerves. ,, Louis, are you in good shape'', a reporter asked him when he just arrived and was installed in Sluiskil. ,,As always'', the spider in the web of the organization said. And he looked being happy with his inseparable Francien to his right side, seeing the technicians working all around in the centre.
,,Kozoom has arrived'', Meerten Dallinga called on Thursday evening at eleven o'clock. The organizer was happy to see them and concluded the next day with great pleasure that the flu virus floating around had no effect on al the the vital forces that make the World Cup to what he is untill now.
The World Cup is coming up, the juniors will start with an excellent exhibition as a warming up. Three groups of five players and a group of six start the tournament to come to the finals.
Glenn Hofman opens the tournament at 11 am tomorrow against Jaime Marquinez and at the same time plays Jens van Dam in the Great Hall at the Frenchman Pierre Soumagne. The other two parties David Martinez of Spain against Kubilay Sahin from Turkey and from Turkey Tolgahan Kiraz against Alain Hernandez from Mexico.
The Belgian Matthieu Vlerick, known as the player of Dallinga / Fast, the tournament starts at 12.30 hours at the Dutchman Dennis Hoogakker.