2003 Mosconi Cup Explained

Year:2003
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Dates:18–21 December
Venue:MGM Grand
Location:Las Vegas, Nevada
Home:US
Away:EU
Homecaptain:Nick Varner
Awaycaptain:Oliver Ortmann
Mvp:Mika Immonen (EU)
Homescore:11
Awayscore:9
Result:United States wins

The 2003 Mosconi Cup, the tenth edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place 18–21 December 2003 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was the first time, that the competition was held outside England and that there were non-playing captains.

Team USA won the Mosconi Cup by defeating Team Europe 11–9.__TOC__

Teams

   Team USA
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Johnny Archer
Jeremy Jones
Rodney Morris
Earl Strickland
Charlie Williams1
Tony Robles
Nick VarnerNon-playing captain
   Team Europe
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Mika ImmonenMost Valued Player[1]
Ralf Souquet
Nick van den Berg
Marcus Chamat
Steve Davis
Thorsten Hohmann
Oliver OrtmannNon-playing captain

Results

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Thursday, 18 December

Results
Singles
Thorsten Hohmann
4–5Singles
Johnny Archer
Doubles
Mika Immonen
Marcus Chamat
5–1Doubles
Charlie Williams
Tony Robles
Singles
Ralf Souquet
3–5Singles
Rodney Morris
Doubles
Steve Davis
Nick van den Berg
4–5Doubles
Earl Strickland
Jeremy Jones
Singles
Mika Immonen
5–3Singles
Johnny Archer
2Session3
2 Overall3

Friday, 19 December

Results
Singles
Marcus Chamat
3–5Singles
Jeremy Jones
Doubles
Steve Davis
Nick van den Berg
3–5Doubles
Tony Robles
Earl Strickland
Singles
Mika Immonen
5–4Singles
Charlie Williams
Doubles
Ralf Souquet
Thorsten Hohmann
1–5Doubles
Johnny Archer
Rodney Morris
1Session3
3Overall6

Saturday, 20 December

Results
Singles
Nick van den Berg
5–3Singles
Tony Robles
Doubles
Thorsten Hohmann
Ralf Souquet
5–4Doubles
Johnny Archer
Rodney Morris
Singles
Steve Davis
5–0Singles
Earl Strickland
Doubles
Mika Immonen
Marcus Chamat
5–2Doubles
Charlie Williams
Jeremy Jones
Singles
Ralf Souquet
5–3Singles
Jeremy Jones
5Session0
8Overall6

Sunday, 21 December

Results
Singles
Thorsten Hohmann
3–5Singles
Rodney Morris
Singles
Steve Davis
2–5Singles
Johnny Archer
Singles
Nick van den Berg
4–5Singles
Earl Strickland
Singles
Mika Immonen
2–5Singles
Tony Robles
Singles
Ralf Souquet
5–3Singles
Charlie Williams
Singles
Marcus Chamat
2–5Singles
Jeremy Jones
1Session5
9Overall11

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Surge, Regain Mosconi Cup . Billiards Digest . 24 December 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120307171613/http://www.billiardsdigest.com/new_news/display_article?id=368 . 7 March 2012 . dead .
  2. Web site: Results . Mosconi Cup . 19 February 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120331051133/http://2003.mosconicup.com/results.asp . 31 March 2012 . dead .