Congrats to Nick van den Berg for winning the Eurotour Finland Open

Roy Steffensen

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Nick van den Berg has done it again, and won another Eurotour. Congratulations. A great finish from a great player.

I remember the first time I saw him play, that was live at Sky Sports during the Mosconi Cup. I loved his style, the pace around the table, and the way he played.

Later on he has started to play a bit slower (or maybe it was the Mosconi Cup watch that made him play with the smooth pace back then), but he's still pocketing great and has a text-book kind of style, and is beating champions left and right in every tournament.

He is the kind of player that I call an "invisible" player, or a "sniper". You really don't pay much attention to him, but when you read the results after the event he's already in the top somewhere. It can go months, maybe a year, before he snaps off a big one, but he's always there. A really solid player.

Well done Nick, and good luck with your non-pool related career! Hope to still see you play the major events.
 
I read about that and think it's great as well.. Especially the fact that he has a job in the IT field now to ensure that he can support his family.. That's some pretty sporty shooting against some of the worlds best.. Very cool IMHO!
 
In the final Nick made only one positional mistake, I think he never missed a ball. And Nick told me that the last time he picked up a cue was the previous Eurotour event final which he lost to Karl Boyes. He was just unstoppable in this final. Well played Nick!!

I agree with Roy as Nick being "invisible" but sure does he make his presence known at the table. And he's also one of the nicest guys on the tour.
 
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