2008 Mosconi Cup Explained

Year:2008
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Dates:11–14 December
Venue:Hilton Conference Center
Location:Portomaso, Malta
Home:EU
Away:US
Homecaptain:Alex Lely
Awaycaptain:Nick Varner
Mvp:Mika Immonen (EU)
Homescore:11
Awayscore:5
Result:Europe wins

The 2008 Mosconi Cup, the 15th edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place 11–14 December 2008 at the Hilton Conference Center in Portomaso, Malta.

Team Europe won the Mosconi Cup by defeating Team USA 11–5.__TOC__

The teams

   Team USA
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Earl Strickland
Johnny Archer
Rodney Morris
Jeremy Jones
Shane Van Boening
Nick VarnerNon-playing captain
   Team Europe
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Ralf Souquet
Niels Feijen
Mika ImmonenMost Valuable Player[1]
Tony Drago
Mark Gray
Alex LelyNon-playing captain

Results

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Thursday, 11 December

Session 1

Results
Teams
Team Europe
5–3Teams
Team USA
Doubles
Niels Feijen
Ralf Souquet
5–3Doubles
Shane Van Boening
Rodney Morris
Singles
Mika Immonen
5–1Singles
Jeremy Jones
Doubles
Tony Drago
Mark Gray
3–5Doubles
Earl Strickland
Johnny Archer
3Session1
3Overall1

Friday, 12 December

Session 2

Results
Doubles
Niels Feijen
Ralf Souquet
5–3Doubles
Shane Van Boening
Rodney Morris
Singles
Tony Drago
4–5Singles
Earl Strickland
Doubles
Mika Immonen
Mark Gray
1–5Doubles
Johnny Archer
Jeremy Jones
Singles
Mika Immonen
5–0Singles
Earl Strickland
2Session2
5Overall3

Saturday, 13 December

Session 3

Results
Doubles
Niels Feijen
Ralf Souquet
5–1Doubles
Earl Strickland
Rodney Morris
Singles
Tony Drago
2–5Singles
Shane Van Boening
Doubles
Mika Immonen
Mark Gray
5–4Doubles
Johnny Archer
Jeremy Jones
2Session1
7Overall4

Session 4

Results
Singles
Niels Feijen
3–5Singles
Rodney Morris
Singles
Ralf Souquet
5–2Singles
Shane Van Boening
Singles
Mika Immonen
5–3Singles
Jeremy Jones
2Session1
9Overall5

Sunday, 14 December

Session 5

Results
Doubles
Niels Feijen
Ralf Souquet
5–2Doubles
Rodney Morris
Jeremy Jones
Singles
Mika Immonen
5–3Singles
Shane Van Boening
2Session0
11Overall5

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mosconi Cup: Mika: Victory banishes ghosts of 06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090727075741/http://www.mosconicup.com/article_detail.asp?article_id=55 . 27 July 2009 . dead . 5 July 2009 .
  2. Web site: Results of the Mosconi Cup 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090721233159/http://mosconicup.com/results.htm . 21 July 2009 . live . 5 July 2009 .
  3. Web site: Europe 11–5 USA . Matchroom Pool . 21 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110714050838/http://www.matchroompool.com/page/mcup2008/0%2C%2C12660%2C00.html . 14 July 2011 . dead .