 Between 1974 and 1980 he participated in the Dutch Youth Championships before making the move to the senior level.In this period he got lessons from Andre Gulickx and Tony Schrauwen

Jaspers became a professional billiard player in 1986 after seeing Raymond Ceulemans and Nobuaki Kobayashi on live television during their World Cup final in Valkenburg.Jaspers won two silver medals in the Dutch Championships 1986.