Nick van den Berg
Encyclopedia
Pocket billiards
Pool, also more formally known as pocket billiards or pool billiards , is the family of cue sports and games played on a pool table having six receptacles called pockets along the , into which balls are deposited as the main goal of play. Popular versions include eight-ball and nine-ball...
player.
In 2005 he was runner-up to Wu Chia-ching
Wu Chia-ching
Wu Jia-Qing is a professional pool player. He is nicknamed the Taishan Shentong . Previously known as Wu Chia-Ching , he changed his name upon moving to China....
in the WPA World Eight-ball Championship.
He represented Team Europe in the Mosconi Cup
Mosconi Cup
The Mosconi Cup is an annual nine-ball pool tournament contested between teams representing Europe and the USA since 1994. The trophy is named after American player Willie Mosconi, and is modeled on and compared to the Ryder Cup in golf...
in 2006
2006 Mosconi Cup
The 2006 Mosconi Cup in nine-ball pool was played at the Rotterdam Cruise Terminal in Rotterdam, Netherlands from 7 through 10 December of that year....
for the third time.
Nick became European Champion in 9-ball on April 25, 2009. He plays for Club 8
Club 8
Club 8 is a Swedish musical group consisting of Karolina Komstedt and Johan Angergård .-History:Formed in 1995, Club 8 were signed to the Spanish record label Siesta...
, Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
.
Palmares:
2009 European Champion 9-ball
2009 Dutch champion 14.1
2009 Dutch champion 9-ball
2009 2nd place World pool Masters Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...