 Alex Lely at the 2008 Mosconi Cup, held in Malta | |
| Born | 30 June 1973 The Hague, Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Netherlands |
| Nickname | "The Plague From The Hague"[1] |
Alex Lely (born 30 June 1973) is a Dutch former professional pool player. Lely won the 1999 World Pool Masters after defeating Efren Reyes 7–5, and reached the final in 2000 but lost to Ralf Souquet 7–3. He is a two-time European champion having won the nine-ball and eight-ball at the 2005 European Pool Championships.
Lely has competed for the European team at the Mosconi Cup on four occasions in 1999, 2005, 2008 and 2009. Lely would be a part of the successful team at the 2008 Mosconi Cup when acting as the teams non-playing captain. In 2020, he took over as the team captain of the European team from Marcus Chamat. Lely is a multiple time champion of events on the Euro Tour, first winning the 1999 German Open, before taking two more events in 2005 and 2006.
- ^ "Players: Alex Lely :: ProPool.info". propool.info (in Russian). Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
The Plague From The Hague