Germany is on the hill, 8 games to 6. Here's a play by play:
Holland downed two balls from the opening break of the match and from there Van den Berg and Feijen ran out to take the lead
Germany get their chance in the second and the clinical duo of Ralf Souquet and Thorsten Hohmann run out to level things.
After a long commercial break we're back in the magnificent arena at the SM Mall which has been full throughout the event. Hohmann makes an illegal break and the Dutch look good for a methodical run out but Nick misses the green 6 and compounds the error by scratching.
With ball in hand the Germans fire home the remainder to take the lead at 2-1.
The Germans, the competition's third seeds, extend their lead further and are now in front 3-1.
This match was always expected to be a close one with the standard of players involved. All have played in the Mosconi Cup and represent some of the finest players in Europe. Feijen and van den Berg have a chance in the next and grab it for 3-2.
But Germany soon restore their two-rack advantage as Hohmann and Souquet take another small step closer to the semi-finals
For the first time in the match Germany move three ahead. Holland have a lot of work to do if they are to reach the final four for the first time in World Cup of Pool history.
Germany have no luck off the break in the next and are forced to push out. Feijen's jump shot gets lucky as the 1-ball cannons into the 4-ball and drops.
But that doesn't lead to Holland winning the rack in that visit as Feijen later opts to play safe on the red 3. The Germans have a conference planning their next move.
Souquet's one-rail escape attempt misses its target and Holland have ball-in-hand as they look to do the business in the rest of this rack.
Holland's Nick van den Berg pulls one back for the Dutch. They still trail 5-3.
The Dutch break is a good one and 5-4 is lurking suspiciously around the corner.
Van den Berg completes the formalities, although the 9-ball wobbles around in the pocket before falling to give him an unexpected fright.
Another good break and it is a slow progress through the balls but also an effective one. A pumped up van den Berg pots the 9-ball for the second successive rack, clinches his fist and sees that the scoreboard now says 5-5.
It's quite a flat atmosphere at the moment but it will certainly liven up later as Philippines A meet Poland in the last quarter-final.
he Dutch leave a tight safety as van den Berg parks the cue ball behind the 9-ball. The German escape leaves the 2-ball out in the open and Holland have a chance. But they then lose possession and leave a sight of the red 3.
Germany finish off the rack from there and are now only three racks from glory.
It's the calm before the storm here at the SM North City in Manila as the crowd are silent but things will go crazy when Dennis Orcollo and Ronnie Alcano are in action next. But this match is a pool purists dream. Superb safety battles and few errors all round.
Typical! Just as soon as I describe it as a pool purists dream Feijen misses a straight-forward pink 4. Germany gobble up the chance like a fat child at an all you can eat buffet and it is now 7-5.
Holland return to the table early in the 13th and get a stroke of luck when the cue ball lurches towards the pocket but just stays out. But van den Berg misses the blue 2 with his next shot and Germany have a chance for 8-5.
You can forget your cars, this is German efficiency at its best. Methodical and precise. They make is 8-5 and are on the hill.
Germany look to have Holland in trouble with a well-enforced safety but Feijen's fine jump-shot on the 2-ball, which is pocketed, could be the turning point of the whole match.
Nick van den berg pots the 9-ball it's 8-6 and you could cut the tension with a, er, tension-cutting device.
The same player misses a 1-ball in the next but Souquet fails with a tricky 1-7 combination.
Holland downed two balls from the opening break of the match and from there Van den Berg and Feijen ran out to take the lead
Germany get their chance in the second and the clinical duo of Ralf Souquet and Thorsten Hohmann run out to level things.
After a long commercial break we're back in the magnificent arena at the SM Mall which has been full throughout the event. Hohmann makes an illegal break and the Dutch look good for a methodical run out but Nick misses the green 6 and compounds the error by scratching.
With ball in hand the Germans fire home the remainder to take the lead at 2-1.
The Germans, the competition's third seeds, extend their lead further and are now in front 3-1.
This match was always expected to be a close one with the standard of players involved. All have played in the Mosconi Cup and represent some of the finest players in Europe. Feijen and van den Berg have a chance in the next and grab it for 3-2.
But Germany soon restore their two-rack advantage as Hohmann and Souquet take another small step closer to the semi-finals
For the first time in the match Germany move three ahead. Holland have a lot of work to do if they are to reach the final four for the first time in World Cup of Pool history.
Germany have no luck off the break in the next and are forced to push out. Feijen's jump shot gets lucky as the 1-ball cannons into the 4-ball and drops.
But that doesn't lead to Holland winning the rack in that visit as Feijen later opts to play safe on the red 3. The Germans have a conference planning their next move.
Souquet's one-rail escape attempt misses its target and Holland have ball-in-hand as they look to do the business in the rest of this rack.
Holland's Nick van den Berg pulls one back for the Dutch. They still trail 5-3.
The Dutch break is a good one and 5-4 is lurking suspiciously around the corner.
Van den Berg completes the formalities, although the 9-ball wobbles around in the pocket before falling to give him an unexpected fright.
Another good break and it is a slow progress through the balls but also an effective one. A pumped up van den Berg pots the 9-ball for the second successive rack, clinches his fist and sees that the scoreboard now says 5-5.
It's quite a flat atmosphere at the moment but it will certainly liven up later as Philippines A meet Poland in the last quarter-final.
he Dutch leave a tight safety as van den Berg parks the cue ball behind the 9-ball. The German escape leaves the 2-ball out in the open and Holland have a chance. But they then lose possession and leave a sight of the red 3.
Germany finish off the rack from there and are now only three racks from glory.
It's the calm before the storm here at the SM North City in Manila as the crowd are silent but things will go crazy when Dennis Orcollo and Ronnie Alcano are in action next. But this match is a pool purists dream. Superb safety battles and few errors all round.
Typical! Just as soon as I describe it as a pool purists dream Feijen misses a straight-forward pink 4. Germany gobble up the chance like a fat child at an all you can eat buffet and it is now 7-5.
Holland return to the table early in the 13th and get a stroke of luck when the cue ball lurches towards the pocket but just stays out. But van den Berg misses the blue 2 with his next shot and Germany have a chance for 8-5.
You can forget your cars, this is German efficiency at its best. Methodical and precise. They make is 8-5 and are on the hill.
Germany look to have Holland in trouble with a well-enforced safety but Feijen's fine jump-shot on the 2-ball, which is pocketed, could be the turning point of the whole match.
Nick van den berg pots the 9-ball it's 8-6 and you could cut the tension with a, er, tension-cutting device.
The same player misses a 1-ball in the next but Souquet fails with a tricky 1-7 combination.
