2009 Mosconi Cup Explained

Year:	2009
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Dates:	10–13 December
Venue:	MGM Grand
Location:	Las Vegas, Nevada
Home:	US
Away:	EU
Homecaptain:	Nick Varner
Awaycaptain:	Alex Lely
Mvp:	Dennis Hatch (US)
Homescore:	11
Awayscore:	7
Result:	United States wins

The 2009 Mosconi Cup, the 16th edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place 10–13 December 2009 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.^[1]

Team USA won the Mosconi Cup by defeating Team Europe 11–7.

Format

The format was broadly similar to that used in past years. All matches were a to 6 with alternate break, with the winner earning 1 point; the first team to 11 points wins the cup. However, several changes were made for this season:^[2]

• No pairing in the doubles matches can be repeated.
• Several match groupings were arranged so that every player is required to play in one and only one of the group.
• In two singles matches – the last match on Thursday, and the first on Friday – each player was selected by the opposing team captain.

Teams

Team USA
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Johnny Archer		^[3]
Corey Deuel		^[4]
Oscar Dominguez
Shane Van Boening
Dennis Hatch		Most Valuable Player^[5] ^[6]
Nick Varner		Non-playing captain^[7]

Team Europe
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Ralf Souquet		^[8]
Niels Feijen
Darren Appleton
Mika Immonen		^[9]
Thorsten Hohmann
Alex Lely		Non-playing captain

Results

^[10]

Thursday, 10 December

^[11]

	Results
Teams Team Europe	4–6	Teams Team USA
Doubles Niels Feijen Darren Appleton	5–6	Doubles Johnny Archer Dennis Hatch
Singles Mika Immonen	3–6	Singles Shane Van Boening
Doubles Ralf Souquet Thorsten Hohmann	2–6	Doubles Corey Deuel Óscar Domínguez
Singles Ralf Souquet	6–5	Singles Óscar Domínguez
1	Session	4
1	Overall	4

Friday, 11 December

^[12]

	Results
Doubles Ralf Souquet Niels Feijen	2–6	Doubles Shane Van Boening Johnny Archer
Singles Thorsten Hohmann	6–4	Singles Corey Deuel
Doubles Mika Immonen Darren Appleton	4–6	Doubles Dennis Hatch Óscar Domínguez
Singles Darren Appleton	5–6	Singles Johnny Archer
1	Session	3
2	Overall	7

Saturday, 12 December

^[13]

	Results
Doubles Niels Feijen Thorsten Hohmann	6–1	Doubles Dennis Hatch Corey Deuel
Doubles Ralf Souquet Mika Immonen	6–4	Doubles Shane Van Boening Óscar Domínguez
Singles Niels Feijen	4–6	Singles Dennis Hatch
Doubles Thorsten Hohmann Darren Appleton	5–6	Doubles Johnny Archer Corey Deuel
Singles Mika Immonen	6–4	Singles Óscar Domínguez
3	Session	2
5	Overall	9

Sunday, 13 December

^[14]

	Results
Singles Ralf Souquet	6–3	Singles Shane Van Boening
Singles Niels Feijen	0–6	Singles Dennis Hatch
Singles Thorsten Hohmann	6–1	Singles Johnny Archer
Singles Ralf Souquet	2–6	Singles Shane Van Boening
2	Session	2
7	Overall	11

External links

• Official homepage

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pool: US secure Mosconi Cup . 14 December 2009 . Sky Sports . 31 December 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121017105611/http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12993_5770972,00.html . 17 October 2012 . live .
2. Web site: Mosconi Cup Event Information: Format . Matchroom Pool . 2 December 2009 . 7 December 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091212165508/http://www.matchroompool.com/page/MosconiCup/Format/0%2C%2C12660%2C00.html . 12 December 2009 . dead.
3. Web site: Legend Archer first American picked for Mosconi . Matchroom Pool . 19 November 2010 . 23 October 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110714045831/http://www.matchroompool.com/page/MosconiCup/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C12660~1835386%2C00.html . 14 July 2011 . dead.
4. Web site: Dominguez, Deuel and Van Boening picked for Mosconi Cup . Matchroom Pool . 19 November 2010 . 29 October 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110714045935/http://www.matchroompool.com/page/MosconiCup/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C12660~1841192%2C00.html . 14 July 2011 . dead.
5. Web site: Hatch wins Mosconi Cup Idol to complete American side . Matchroom Pool . 19 November 2010 . 17 November 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110714050059/http://www.matchroompool.com/page/MosconiCup/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C12660~1878190%2C00.html . 14 July 2011 . dead.
6. Web site: USA describe their pride at regaining Mosconi Cup . Matchroom Pool . 24 December 2011 . 14 November 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100201200616/http://www.matchroompool.com/page/MosconiCup/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C12660~1904052%2C00.html . 1 February 2010 . dead.
7. Web site: Mosconi Cup Idol: The World Votes on the Final Player for the 2009 Mosconi Cup! . NYCGring.com . 18 November 2009 . 5 November 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111009153834/http://nycgrind.com/?p=8116 . 9 October 2011 . live .
8. Web site: Lely to return as European captain for 2009 Mosconi . Matchroom Pool . 19 November 2010 . 8 October 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110714050225/http://www.matchroompool.com/page/MosconiCup/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C12660~1820406%2C00.html . 14 July 2011 . dead.
9. Web site: Mika and Hohmann complete strong Europe team . Matchroom Pool . 19 November 2010 . 28 October 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110714050316/http://www.matchroompool.com/page/MosconiCup/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C12660~1840043%2C00.html . 14 July 2011 . dead.
10. Web site: USA 11-7 Europe . Mosconi Cup . 10 December 2009 . 13 December 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110714050646/http://www.matchroompool.com/page/mcup2009/0%2C%2C12660%2C00.html . 14 July 2011 . dead.
11. Web site: Team USA Dominates Europe at Mosconi Cup . . 31 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100119052151/http://www.insidepoolmag.com/200912/billiard-news/team-usa-dominates-europe-at-mosconi-cup.html . 19 January 2010 . live .
12. Web site: Team USA Increases Lead to 7–2 . . 31 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100213212756/http://www.insidepoolmag.com/200912/billiard-news/team-usa-increases-lead-to-7-2.html . 13 February 2010 . live .
13. Web site: Team USA Needs Two For Mosconi Cup Glory . . 31 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100213212840/http://www.insidepoolmag.com/200912/billiard-news/team-usa-needs-two-for-mosconi-cup-glory.html . 13 February 2010 . live .
14. Web site: Team USA Wins Mosconi Cup 11–7 . . 31 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091218100748/http://www.insidepoolmag.com/200912/billiard-news/team-usa-wins-mosconi-cup-11-7.html . 18 December 2009 . live .