Alex Lely

Alex Lely is a Dutch former professional pool player, born on 30 June 1973 in The Hague, who plays right-handed and turned professional in 1998. The following year he won the World Pool Masters by beating Efren Reyes 7-5 in the final, and he took his first Euro Tour title at the 1999 German Open by defeating Francisco Bustamante. He is a two-time European champion, having won both the nine-ball and eight-ball events at the 2005 European Pool Championships, and he lost the 2000 World Pool Masters final to Ralf Souquet. He played for Europe in the Mosconi Cup four times, was the non-playing captain of the winning 2008 team, and in 2020 took over as European captain from Marcus Chamat.