Niels Feijen in the BCA Hall of Fame

[Vahmurka]

No doubt about.

Great addition to the raw of Hall-of-Famers!

 

[Vahmurka]

I’m not so sure WPA rules BCA….WPA is relatively a ‘Johnny come lately’….BCA dates back to 1948…..
……and has done more for the game

You might be eager to take a look at how the structure of pool looks like Either at WPA and/or WCBS website (not sure which one presents it better and more user-friendly).

 

[sjm]

Well deserved for Niels.

Seems like SVB is probably a lock for first ballot HoF. So that's 2024 wrapped up. Then for elite players 40+ you've likely got Biado and Ga-Young Kim for 2025-2026. I could see 2027 going to Jasmin Ouschan.

Maybe Corey sneaks in in 2028? The good news for him is that Ko Pin-Yi is the next elite player who will almost certainly get in, but he's only 34. Behind him are guys in their early 30s: FSR, Shaw, and Albin Ouschan. Same on the women's side. Han Yu and Siming Chen are 29-30. They've got a ways to go to get in.

So there will be a bit of a gap where guys like Corey and John Schmidt could conceivably get in.

Good analysis. To me, Ga Young Kim is nearly as obvious as SVB. I'd like it if both were to get in next year.

Like you, I think Corey belongs, but as you suggest, he may have to wait a bit.

 

[pt109]

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Good analysis. To me, Ga Young Kim is nearly as obvious as SVB. I'd like it if both get in next year.

Like you, I think Corey belongs, but as you suggest, he may have to wait a bit.

I think Fong Pang Chao deserves a chance….his record is more impressive than some who made it into the HOF.

• 2005 International Challenge of Champions.
• 2001 International Challenge of Champions.
• 2000 WPA World Nine-ball Championship.
• 1998 Asian Games Eight-ball Singles.
• 1997 Asian 9-Ball Championship.
• 1996 Asian 9-Ball Championship.
• 1995 International Challenge of Champions.
• 1993 WPA World Nine-ball Championship.

 

[JoeyInCali]

Congratulations Niels

 

[sjm]

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I think Fong Pang Chao deserves a chance….his record is more impressive than some who made it into the HOF.

• 2005 International Challenge of Champions.
• 2001 International Challenge of Champions.
• 2000 WPA World Nine-ball Championship.
• 1998 Asian Games Eight-ball Singles.
• 1997 Asian 9-Ball Championship.
• 1996 Asian 9-Ball Championship.
• 1995 International Challenge of Champions.
• 1993 WPA World Nine-ball Championship.

Yes, Chao was an incredible player, but has just two titles (yes, they are world titles) that would be within the qualifying guidelines. For what it's worth, I don't consider the Challenge of Champions, which sometimes had a field as small as four players, to be a major or even close to it.

That said, I saw Chao play live on a few occasions and he is one of the most talented cueists of all times. Shin Mei Liu is one of the best female players of all time, but like Chao, she did her best work in Asia, so she may lie outside the reach of the USBMA's observations.

The veterans committee should probably consider both of them over players who had more marginal careers within America.