 In 2005 and 2007, Pelinga won the prestigious ESPN Trick Shot Magic title.In 2006, he competed in the first annual trans-Atlantic World Cup of Trick Shots, as captain of Team Europe, who lost to Team USA that year; his team won in 2007.In 2008, Pelinga competed in the second annual Showdown in Seoul, playing against World Three-cushion Billiards Champion from Turkey, Semih Saygıner in both artistic pool and artistic billiards.