Holland a have a thrilling match in the opening round of the 2008 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool as they take on neighbours Belgium on the opening night of the competition.
The event, which features 32 two-player teams from around the world, will be staged at Outland in Rotterdam from Tuesday, October 7 to Sunday, October 12.
Nick Van Den Berg and Niels Feijen, ranked fifth and sixth respectively in Europe , are in the Holland A side and one of the favourites to win the title.
They will be backed by a large, passionate crowd as they begin their campaign against the Belgian duo of Serge Das and Noel Bruynooghe.
This pairing produced a huge shock in last years event when they defeated the highly-fancied Taiwanese team, which included former World Champion Wu Chia-ching.
Holders China , who defeated Finland 11-10 in a thrilling 2007 final, will again be represented by Li He-wen and Fu Jian-bo.
They will kick-start the event as they meet India ’s Sumit Talwar and Alok Kumar in the tournament’s opener.
Reigning World Champion Daryl Peach and European No.1 Mark Gray make up a strong looking England team, but they will have to be at their best to get past Malta ’s Tony Drago and Alex Borg.
The USA pairing of Shane Van Boening and Rodney Morris face newcomers Iceland , while the Philippines outfit of Francisco Bustamante and Dennis Orcollo play in the last first round match against Denmark .
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