2013 Mosconi Cup Explained

Year:	2013
Logowidth:	200px
Dates:	2–4 December
Venue:	The Mirage
Location:	Las Vegas, Nevada
Home:	US
Away:	EU
Homecaptain:	Johnny Archer
Awaycaptain:	Johan Ruijsink
Mvp:	Niels Feijen (EU)
Homescore:	2
Awayscore:	11
Result:	Europe wins

The 2013 PartyPoker.net Mosconi Cup, the 20th edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place 2–4 December 2013 at the Mirage in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Team Europe won the Mosconi Cup by defeating Team USA 11–2.^{[1] [2]} __TOC__

Teams

Team USA^[3]
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Shane Van Boening
Rodney Morris
Dennis Hatch
Earl Strickland
Johnny Archer		Captain
Buddy Hall		Non-playing vice-captain

Team Europe^[4]
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Ralf Souquet
Darren Appleton
Niels Feijen		Most Valued Player^[5]
Karl Boyes
Mika Immonen
Johan Ruijsink		Non-playing captain

Results

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Monday, 2 December

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	Results
Teams Team Europe	6–3	Teams Team USA
Doubles Darren Appleton Karl Boyes	6–3	Doubles Rodney Morris Earl Strickland
Singles Mika Immonen	6–5	Singles Shane Van Boening
Doubles Niels Feijen Ralf Souquet	6–2	Doubles Johnny Archer Dennis Hatch
Singles Darren Appleton	6–4	Singles Rodney Morris
5	Session	0
5	Overall	0

Tuesday, 3 December

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	Results
Doubles Karl Boyes Niels Feijen	6–4	Doubles Johnny Archer Rodney Morris
Singles Ralf Souquet	6–5	Singles Dennis Hatch
Doubles Darren Appleton Mika Immonen	5–6	Doubles Earl Strickland Shane Van Boening
Singles Niels Feijen	6–0	Singles Johnny Archer
Doubles Mika Immonen Karl Boyes	5–6	Doubles Rodney Morris Shane Van Boening
3	Session	2
8	Overall	2

Wednesday, 4 December

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	Results
Doubles Darren Appleton Ralf Souquet	6–3	Doubles Earl Strickland Dennis Hatch
Singles Karl Boyes	6–4	Singles Earl Strickland
Doubles Mika Immonen Niels Feijen	6–4	Doubles Dennis Hatch Rodney Morris
3	Session	0
11	Overall	2

External links

• Official homepage

Notes and References

1. Web site: It’s Europe in a landslide. 4 December 2013. azbilliards.com. 17 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224514/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/10824-its-europe-in-a-landslide/. 17 December 2013.
2. Web site: 2013 Mosconi Cup as it happened . 4 December 2013. matchroompool.com. Matchroom Sport. 17 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224304/http://www.matchroompool.com/mosconi-cup/article/1b7d27lsy634q1iotn60chdfl6/title/mosconi-cup-xx-as-it-happened. 17 December 2013.
3. Web site: Team USA. matchroompool.com. Matchroom Sport. 31 March 2014. 3 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140331082528/http://www.matchroompool.com/mosconi-cup/article/15qisfdsm2rwu1hx128w6qzk39/title/team-usa. 31 March 2014.
4. Web site: Team Europe. matchroompool.com. Matchroom Sport. 31 March 2014. 3 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140331082723/http://www.matchroompool.com/mosconi-cup/article/1pu1cqezl7dw91t8kbmtmlolrx/title/team-europe. 31 March 2014.
5. Web site: Europe retain title with crushing victory . . 30 March 2014 . 5 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160309194954/http://www.espn.co.uk/more/sport/story/263657.html . 9 March 2016 . live . dmy .
6. Web site: Mosconi Cup – Fixtures & Results Schedule. matchroompool.com. Matchroom Sport. 30 March 2014. 3 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140331082918/http://www.matchroompool.com/mosconi-cup/article/14snfge43677m1i2csva1kvg7k/title/mosconi-cup---fixtures--results-schedule. 31 March 2014 .
7. Web site: Allison . Fisher . Allison Fisher . Europe Rampant After Day One Mosconi White-Wash . NYCGrind.com . 30 March 2014 . 3 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224817/http://www.nycgrind.com/the-latest/europe-rampant-day-mosconi-white-wash/ . 3 March 2016 . dead . dmy .
8. Web site: Allison . Fisher . Allison Fisher . Europe Only Three Away From Taking the 2013 Mosconi Cup . NYCGrind.com . 30 March 2014 . 4 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031908/http://www.nycgrind.com/the-latest/europe-2013-mosconi-cup/ . 4 March 2016 . dead . dmy .
9. Web site: Allison . Fisher . Allison Fisher . Europe Takes Home the Mosconi Cup for 4th Straight Year with a Crushing 11–2 Win . NYCGrind.com . 30 March 2014 . 5 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224817/http://www.nycgrind.com/international-events/europe-takes-home-mosconi-cup-4th-straight-year-crushing-11-2-win/ . 3 March 2016 . dead . dmy .