VEGHEL/ATHENS - He is the number one at the time schedule in Veghel World Cup in the Netherlands, which is played from Sunday 20 to Saturday 26 October and has a total of 244 matches in the preliminary rounds and the main tournament. The name: Dimitris Apostoleas, debutant in a World Cup outside of Greece. His opponents on the opening day: Muhammed Cavusoglu from Turkey and Volkan Cetin from the Netherlands. Time for an introduction to one of the foreigners in the Dutch World Cup. Please to meet you.
Who is Dimitris Apostoleas?
''I live in Athens, I am 44 years old and married to Vasso, my two daughters are Argiro and Mary. My profession is developer of websites and digital marketing."
What is your experience playing World Cups?
Dimitris: "I played four World Cup before, all in Greece, but never abroad."
Why is Veghel your first World Cup outside of Greece?
Dimitis: "The plane tickets to the Netherlands were very cheap: 130 euros."
Do you make the trip alone or with other Greek players?
Dimitris: "I am travelling with Kostas Antonatos and Kostas Kokkoris is coming on Monday."
What is your average?
Dimitris: "I play between 0.850 and 0.950."
Which billiard club in Athens? Which teacher?
Dimitris: ,, Amfitrion billiard club, my first teacher was Marinos Antonatos, later Filippos Kasidokostas and in recent years Kostas Antonatos.
Favorite players in Greece and internationally?
Dimitris: ''Filippos of course and Nikos Polychronopoulos because of his speed at the table. I like to watch players like Caudron, Merckx and Bury, for various reasons."
Favorites in other sports?
Dimitris: "I am a fan of Olympiakos Piraeus football club, Ronaldo is my favorite sportsman, sportswoman Anna Korakaki, a Greek girl who won gold and bronze in pistol shooting at the Olympics in 2016 when she was only 20".
Have you ever been in the Netherlands before?
Dimitris: "No, this is my first time."
Welcome Dimitris, enjoy the Netherlands and good luck at the World Cup.
Dimitris Apostoleas: for the first time in a World Cup outside of Greece