USA wins back Mosconi Cup
Submitted by Billiard Pulse Blog
USA defeated Europe 11-7 to win the 2009 Mosconi Cup.
The US team was in front all the way, leading 4-1 after the opening day, 7-2 after the second and 9-5 after the third. On Sunday Shane Van Boening sealed the deal by defeating Ralf Souquet (Germany) 6-2.
Europe was heavy favorites coming into the event with two straight wins and a team packed with world champions. USA now have 12 wins in total to Europe’s 4.
The teams:
- USA
- Nick Varner (non-playing captain)
- Johnny Archer
- Corey Deuel
- Oscar Dominguez
- Dennis Hatch
- Shane Van Boening
- Europe
- Alex Lely (non-playing captain, Netherlands)
- Darren Appleton (England)
- Niels Feijen (Netherlands)
- Thorsten Hohmann (Germany)
- Mika Immonen (Finland)
- Ralf Souquet (Germany)
The event took place from December 10-13 at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, USA. Matches were singles, scotch doubles and scotch quintuples with alternate break. Next year’s Cup will be held in Europe.
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