Hi Jay, I'm sorry if I caused some alarm. I never meant it to read that I was the second best player in Europe, cause of course that would be an impossible statement to make in any case. I would never presume to put myself above the likes of Souquet, Chamat, Engert, Hohmann, Ortmann, Immonen, Petroni, Lely, Van Den Berg, Feijen... etc etc... the list goes on and on. It's just that my current ranking on the eurotour is no 2.
Of course, unless I repeat a victory in the Swiss event this year, my ranking will probably slip down a few places. I'm fairly new on the scene, having only started to play the Eurotour in 2005, so I'm clearly way behind all these guys in terms of notability. However, I'm hoping to continue to improve my profile and the next natural step is to start playing in the USA.
I'd love to start trying my hand in the home of pool and pitting my skills against the best players in the world, hence a good way to start would be at the US Open this year.
Sorry again for any offence caused. Was not my intention.