Major Accomplishments

2024

• 2nd Place: Danish National Championships Scotch Doubles 9-Ball

2023

• 1st Place: DDBU & DIF'S DANMARKSMESTERSKAB 10-ball
• 9th Place: Nordic Championships 10-ball. Göteborg, Sweden

Bio

90’s kid. I grew up playing football (soccer) and did so until I suffered a knee injury back in 2010. At that time, I enjoyed watching Snooker on TV - so I asked a friend from college if he wanted to try it out in a club...
I stuck to snooker for about a year, before another player from the club asked me to shoot some pool. He told me that I had a great stroke and that my game could really benefit from playing a bit more offensive. He was right. Not only did my game improve massively, quickly! But I also enjoyed it more, because it had more action to it!

A few years later I had a few tournament wins and other medals in the second best league in Denmark. I started studying and focused on training other players (completing Ralph Eckart’s trainers education “Structure” back in 2017) and doing volunteer work for both my own club and the Danish Billiards Federation - and it stayed like that for about 5 years actually…

…then COVID-19 hit, and I finally had the time and motivation to do something about my own game. I was practicing well and very structured to ensure improving what needed to be improved. It paid off, as I won the Danish Nationals in 10-ball in September 2020. This really lit a fire in me! I was brought on as the fifth member of the gross team of our national team, alongside four great youngsters who have all proven themself internationally. We have Niels Feijen - who lives in Denmark - as our coach. And he really knows how to motivate and bring out our absolute best game!

I can’t wait to play the Eurotours, European Championships and other great events!

Other Activities Mathias Enjoys

Walking my dog, football (soccer) and quality time with my girlfriend.