Jens Nickel

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Jens Nickel (born 28 January 1965 in Bad Gandersheim) is one of Germany's leading Ten-pin bowlers. He plays for the bowling team Strikees, Germany and any world championship events.

Bad Gandersheim Place in Lower Saxony, Germany

Bad Gandersheim is a town in southern Lower Saxony, Germany, located in the district of Northeim. As of December 2008, it had a population of 10,572.

Germany Federal parliamentary republic in central-western Europe

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central and Western Europe, lying between the Baltic and North Seas to the north, and the Alps to the south. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, France to the southwest, and Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands to the west.

Jens Nickel became the world champion in 2005 during the world-famous bowling World Tenpin Masters, beating England's Paul Moor in the final and was subsequently crowned World Tenpin Masters champion. Earlier in the year he won the Brunswick Euro Challenge, one of the most prestigious World Ranking Tournaments in Europe. [1]

The World Tenpin Masters is an annual Ten-pin bowling tournament. It consists of a single lane surrounded by banked seating on both sides to give the event the kind of high-pressure atmosphere that makes the Masters the world’s leading televised bowling tournament.

England Country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to the west and Scotland to the north-northwest. The Irish Sea lies west of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.

Paul Moor, of Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England is one of the world's leading ten-pin bowlers. The left-hander is a full-time bowler on the European Bowling Tour (EBT) and recently joined the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA).

Jens Nickel is sponsored by the Bowltech Germany bowling company.

Other titles that he has won are 2003 World Championships - Silver Medal - Doubles Event - Bronze Medal and the 2003 and 2005 German Bowler of the Year awards.

His biggest achievements in bowling championships are Gold, European Trios in 1997, Silver in the European Cup Team in 1994, Silver in the World Doubles in 2003, Bronze in European Five-Team in 1989, Bronze in European Trios in 1989, Bronze in the World All Event in 2003 and Bronze in European Trios in 2005.

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