Nick Van Den Berg

From - Holland

Age -    24

Based -   Amsterdam, Holland

Nickname -  El Nino

Hobbies -  Poker, Internet

Cue Used -  Musashi

Achievements - Italian Open. Paris Open. Austrian Open. 13 times Dutch Champion at various disciplines. Bronze medal 9-ball at 2004 European Championships. Mosconi Cup winner 2002. Currently ranked No.8 in Europe.

One of the bright hopes of European pool, the youthful van den Berg has done extremely well to establish himself in a country that boasts the likes of Alex Lely, Niels Feijen and Rico Diks. A regular competitor o­n the Euro Tour, Van Den Berg had his maiden victory in April 2002, when he won through a strong field to defeat Finland's Marko Lohtander in the championship match at the Austrian Open in Salzburg.  Van den Berg's Top Two position o­n the Euro Tour rankings that year got him a spot o­n the Mosconi Cup team and despite his inexperience, he played like a seasoned veteran to help Europe to their first win for seven years. The past twelve months have not contained as many highlights but van den Berg is definitely a major talent in the making.

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