Without a doubt, Holland,
is the country that has demonstrated great
growth in the recent years and reaped
the fruits of its labor in the various
international championships.
In the Senior European
Championship where it was the host country,
it obtained seven medals and was fourth
in the final medal tally, whereas in the
Junior European Championships held in
Pamplona, Spain also obtained seven medals,
but in that opportunity with the continental
title for Bianca Roosenboom in the cadets
ladies.
The arrival of the manifold
world champion Australian Desly Hill to
manage the Dutch team contributed to the
team’s success and in few months
it made history to the front of the national
selection. During the World Championship,
Desly will be accompanied by John Davis.
In senior men, Karlo Timmerman,
Roy Boeve, Ingmar Berga, Arjan Smit, Arjan
Mombarg, Ronald Mulder, Michael Mulder
and Sjoerd Huisman forms the team, while
in senior ladies, Tijn Ponjee (European
sub-champion), Elma de Vries (European
sub-champion), Mariska Huisman and Foske
Tamar van der Wal they will take to the
flag tricolor.
In junior men they will be: Gerwin Smit,
Gary Hekan and Peter Jan van Eck, that
made fantastic performances in the European
contest; whereas the ladies do European
Bianca champion Roosenboom next to Ellen
Waijer.
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