2016 Mosconi Cup Explained

Year:	2016
Logowidth:	200px
Dates:	6–9 December
Venue:	Alexandra Palace
Location:	London, England
Home:	EU
Away:	US
Homecaptain:	Marcus Chamat
Awaycaptain:	Mark Wilson
Mvp:	Albin Ouschan (EU)
Homescore:	11
Awayscore:	3

The 2016 Betfair Mosconi Cup, the 23rd edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place 6–9 December 2016 at the Alexandra Palace in London, England.^[1] __TOC__

Teams

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Team Europe
width=35%	Name	width=35%	Nationality	width=30%	Notes
Niels Feijen
Jayson Shaw
Mark Gray
Albin Ouschan		Most Valuable Player
Darren Appleton
Marcus Chamat		Non-playing captain

Team USA
width=35%	Name	width=35%	State of birth	width=30%%	Notes
Shane Van Boening
Skyler Woodward
Mike Dechaine
Justin Bergman
Rodney Morris
Mark Wilson		Non-playing captain

Results

Tuesday, 6 December

Day review:^{[3] [4]}

	Results
Teams Team Europe	5–2	Teams Team USA
Doubles Mark Gray Albin Ouschan	5–2	Doubles Shane Van Boening Rodney Morris
Singles Niels Feijen	5–2	Singles Mike Dechaine
Doubles Jayson Shaw Darren Appleton	1–5	Doubles Skyler Woodward Justin Bergman
Singles Darren Appleton	5–3	Singles Shane Van Boening
4	Session	1
4	Overall	1

Wednesday, 7 December

Day review:^{[5] [6]}

	Results
Doubles Niels Feijen Mark Gray	5–2	Doubles Shane Van Boening Skyler Woodward
Singles Jayson Shaw	3–5	Singles Rodney Morris
Doubles Albin Ouschan Darren Appleton	5–4	Doubles Mike Dechaine Justin Bergman
Singles Mark Gray	5–1	Singles Justin Bergman
3	Session	1
7	Overall	2

Thursday, 8 December

Day review:^{[7] [8]}

	Results
Doubles Darren Appleton Niels Feijen	5–2	Doubles Mike Dechaine Shane Van Boening
Doubles Jayson Shaw Albin Ouschan	5–3	Doubles Rodney Morris Skyler Woodward
Singles Albin Ouschan	5–4	Singles Skyler Woodward
Doubles Mark Gray Darren Appleton	4–5	Doubles Justin Bergman Rodney Morris
3	Session	1
10	Overall	3

Friday, 9 December

Day review:^{[9] [10]}

	Results
Singles Jayson Shaw	5–1	Singles Mike Dechaine
1	Session	0
11	Overall	3

External links

• Official homepage

Notes and References

1. Web site: Europe lead Mosconi Cup after claiming opening day honours. 8 December 2016. Sky Sports. 9 December 2016.
2. Web site: Everything you need to know about the Mosconi Cup. 6 December 2016. Sky Sports. 9 December 2016.
3. Web site: Europe lead Mosconi Cup after claiming opening day honours. 8 December 2016. Sky Sports. 9 December 2016.
4. Web site: 2016 Betfair Mosconi Cup - Europe 4 - 1 USA. 6 December 2016. azbilliards. 9 December 2016.
5. Web site: Team Europe closing in on seventh consecutive Mosconi Cup triumph. Sky Sports. 9 December 2016. 8 December 2015.
6. Web site: 2016 Betfair Mosconi Cup - Euros continue to dominate. 7 December 2016. azbilliards. 9 December 2016.
7. Web site: Team Europe open a seven-point lead over Team America in the Mosconi Cup. Sky Sports. 9 December 2016. 9 December 2015.
8. Web site: 2016 Betfair Mosconi Cup - Europe on the brink. 8 December 2016. azbilliards. 9 December 2016.
9. Web site: Team Europe complete 11-3 victory over USA to win Mosconi Cup. Sky Sports. 13 April 2018. 10 December 2016.
10. Web site: Europe rout USA. azbilliards. 13 April 2018. 9 December 2016.