Raj Hundal – England

Age -                     24 (Born 30 September ’81)

Based -                 London, England

Nickname -            The Hitman

Hobbies -               Travelling, cruising in coupes, sipping Hennessy XO

Cue Used -             Predator

Achievements -      2005 World Pool Masters Champion. Winner of Croydon Open, Basildon Open, Chichester Open, Wolverhampton Open, Darlington Open, Bristol Open. Youngest ever UK No.1.

Hundal had a real break-out season in 2005, that saw him move from the backwaters of the UK 9-ball scene into the front line of world pool following a string of impressive performances culminating in victory in the World Pool Masters last September. A superb comeback win over Rodney Morris in the final moved Hundal to centre stage, a position he must now work hard to establish himself in.

The West London-based Hundal had always been one of the rising stars of the UK pool scene, and in the early half of 2005 hit a purple patch as he won five consecutive tournaments on the UK tours to rise above the crowd. It got better though at the World Pool Championship in Kaohsiung last July as Hundal moved through the group stages only to run into tournament favourite Yang Chung-shin in the last 64.

Hundal rose to the occasion superbly as he played the perfect game to demolish Yang 10-4. A narrow defeat in the next round to Morris was disappointing but revenge was sweet at the Masters. Supremely confident, Hundal will have everything to prove as he defends his title in Egmond.