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Nick van den Berg (born 24 May 1980) is a Dutch professional
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player. He was the runner up at the 2005
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, where he lost to Wu Chia-ching 11–5 in the final. He is a multiple time winner of events on the
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, winning 10 tournaments between 2002 and 2017, the fourth highest in the history of the tour. A six-time winner of the
European Pool Championships European Pool Championship (also called Dynamic European Championships) is a Pool (cue sports), pool competition organized by the European Pocket Billiard Federation (EPBF). The tournament is held annually since 1980. It should not be confused with ...
, Van den Berg has represented Europe at the
Mosconi Cup The Mosconi Cup is an annual nine-ball pool tournament contested since 1994 between teams representing Europe and the United States. Named after American pool player Willie Mosconi, the event is comparable to the Ryder Cup in golf and the We ...
on eight occasions, winning the event on six occasions as well as tying the event in 2006.


Career

Van den Berg's best performance in a world championship was in 2005, where he reached the final of the
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. At the event, he defeated Christian Reimering 10–4, Naif Aljaweni 10–4 and
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, with a further five silver and six bronze medals. He won his first medal at a Euro Tour event in 2000, where he finished runner-up to
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at the ''2000 Italy Open''. He won his first event two years later in 2002 winning the Austrian Open. In both 2002, and 2006 van den Berg was the most successful player, scoring the most ranking points over those two seasons. Van den Berg's last tournament victory came at the 2017 Portugal Open, having not won an event since 2014. At the event, he defeated Konrad Juszczyszyn 9–5, Witalij Pazura 9–8,
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9–6 and Mark Gray (9–3) to reach the final. There, he faced David Alcaide, where he won 9–5. At the
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, van den Berg has partnered
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on several occasions to make a Dutch team. At the 2013 World Cup of Pool, the pair defeated Scotland 7–2, India 7–5, Japan 9-8 and Finland 9–4 to play
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and Lee Van Corteza in the final. The pair led the final 7–3, but eventually lost the match 8-10. The following year, they reached the final again, after a 9–1 victory in the semi-finals. In the final, they played Karl Boyes and
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, and lead at both 6-3 and 9–7, but lost on a 10–9. Van den Berg represented Europe at the
Mosconi Cup The Mosconi Cup is an annual nine-ball pool tournament contested since 1994 between teams representing Europe and the United States. Named after American pool player Willie Mosconi, the event is comparable to the Ryder Cup in golf and the We ...
eight times between 2002 and 2017. He made his debut in the competition in
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, in what was Europe's first win since the 1995 Mosconi Cup. In participating in the 2002 edition, aged 22, he was the youngest player to compete at the Mosconi Cup, until American Skyler Woodward in 2015. At the event, he won three matches, including a 5–0 win partnering with
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, and losing twice. He returned for the 2003 Mosconi Cup, but would only play in the
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edition before rejoining at 2010 Mosconi Cup for three seasons. He later also played in the
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and
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events. In total, van den Berg has played in eight Mosconi Cup events, winning six, losing one in 2003 and tying one in 2006. Van den Berg has won the
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s on six occasions. He won the
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event in 2012, 2013 and 2015
nine-ball Nine-ball (sometimes written 9-ball) is a discipline of the cue sport pool. The game's origins are traceable to the 1920s in the United States. It is played on a rectangular billiard table with at each of the four corners and in the middle o ...
event in 2009 and 2011,
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in 2014, and straight pool in 2012, 2013 and 2015. Van den Berg lives in the Netherlands, and plays for Club 8,
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. Whilst van den Berg has not officially retired from pool, he has not played in a professional competition since 2017.


Titles

* 2017
Mosconi Cup The Mosconi Cup is an annual nine-ball pool tournament contested since 1994 between teams representing Europe and the United States. Named after American pool player Willie Mosconi, the event is comparable to the Ryder Cup in golf and the We ...
* 2017
Euro Tour The Euro Tour is a series of professional pool events set around Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlanti ...
Portugal Open The Portugal Open (formerly named Estoril Open) was an ATP and WTA clay court tennis tournament in Portugal. The event took place at the sports complex of Jamor in Oeiras, of which Estoril Court Central is the most prominent show court. In 201 ...
* 2015
Mosconi Cup The Mosconi Cup is an annual nine-ball pool tournament contested since 1994 between teams representing Europe and the United States. Named after American pool player Willie Mosconi, the event is comparable to the Ryder Cup in golf and the We ...
* 2015
European Pool Championship European Pool Championship (also called Dynamic European Championships) is a pool competition organized by the European Pocket Billiard Federation (EPBF). The tournament is held annually since 1980. It should not be confused with the series of sma ...
14.1 * 2014
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Treviso Open * 2014
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Italian Open * 2014
European Pool Championship European Pool Championship (also called Dynamic European Championships) is a pool competition organized by the European Pocket Billiard Federation (EPBF). The tournament is held annually since 1980. It should not be confused with the series of sma ...
8-Ball * 2013
Euro Tour The Euro Tour is a series of professional pool events set around Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlanti ...
Treviso Open * 2013
European Pool Championship European Pool Championship (also called Dynamic European Championships) is a pool competition organized by the European Pocket Billiard Federation (EPBF). The tournament is held annually since 1980. It should not be confused with the series of sma ...
14.1 * 2012
Mosconi Cup The Mosconi Cup is an annual nine-ball pool tournament contested since 1994 between teams representing Europe and the United States. Named after American pool player Willie Mosconi, the event is comparable to the Ryder Cup in golf and the We ...
* 2012
Euro Tour The Euro Tour is a series of professional pool events set around Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlanti ...
European Open * 2012
European Pool Championship European Pool Championship (also called Dynamic European Championships) is a pool competition organized by the European Pocket Billiard Federation (EPBF). The tournament is held annually since 1980. It should not be confused with the series of sma ...
14.1 * 2011
Mosconi Cup The Mosconi Cup is an annual nine-ball pool tournament contested since 1994 between teams representing Europe and the United States. Named after American pool player Willie Mosconi, the event is comparable to the Ryder Cup in golf and the We ...
* 2011
European Pool Championship European Pool Championship (also called Dynamic European Championships) is a pool competition organized by the European Pocket Billiard Federation (EPBF). The tournament is held annually since 1980. It should not be confused with the series of sma ...
9-Ball * 2010
Mosconi Cup The Mosconi Cup is an annual nine-ball pool tournament contested since 1994 between teams representing Europe and the United States. Named after American pool player Willie Mosconi, the event is comparable to the Ryder Cup in golf and the We ...
* 2010
Euro Tour The Euro Tour is a series of professional pool events set around Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlanti ...
Finland Open * 2009
European Pool Championship European Pool Championship (also called Dynamic European Championships) is a pool competition organized by the European Pocket Billiard Federation (EPBF). The tournament is held annually since 1980. It should not be confused with the series of sma ...
9-Ball * 2008
Euro Tour The Euro Tour is a series of professional pool events set around Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlanti ...
Austrian Open * 2006
Euro Tour The Euro Tour is a series of professional pool events set around Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlanti ...
Czech Open Czech Open is a name given to many sports events in the Czech Republic, including: * Czech International, a badminton tournament now known as the Czech Open * Czech Open (darts), a BDO sanctioned darts tournament * Czech Open (floorball), a floorba ...
* 2005
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German Open * 2004 Modena Best Cup 9-Ball * 2002
Mosconi Cup The Mosconi Cup is an annual nine-ball pool tournament contested since 1994 between teams representing Europe and the United States. Named after American pool player Willie Mosconi, the event is comparable to the Ryder Cup in golf and the We ...
* 2002
Euro Tour The Euro Tour is a series of professional pool events set around Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlanti ...
Austria Open


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Berg, Nick van den Dutch pool players 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Amsterdam World champions in pool WPA World Eight-ball Champions