2017 Mosconi Cup Explained

Year:	2017
Logowidth:	200px
Dates:	4–7 December
Venue:	Mandalay Bay
Location:	Las Vegas, Nevada
Home:	US
Away:	EU
Homecaptain:	Johan Ruijsink
Awaycaptain:	Marcus Chamat
Mvp:	Joshua Filler
Homescore:	4
Awayscore:	11
Result:	Europe wins

The 2017 partypoker Mosconi Cup, the 24th edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place 4–7 December 2017 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada. ^[1]

Teams

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Team USA
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Shane Van Boening
Skyler Woodward
Dennis Hatch
Oscar Dominguez
Billy Thorpe
Johan Ruijsink		Non-playing captain

Team Europe
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Ralf Souquet
Nick van den Berg
Joshua Filler		Most Valuable Player
Jayson Shaw
David Alcaide
Marcus Chamat		Non-playing captain

Results

Monday, 4 December

Day review:^{[4] [5]}

	Results
Teams Team USA	3–5	Teams Team Europe
Doubles Billy Thorpe Skyler Woodward	3–5	Doubles David Alcaide Jayson Shaw
Singles Dennis Hatch	4–5	Singles Joshua Filler
Doubles Shane Van Boening Oscar Dominguez	3–5	Doubles Ralf Souquet Nick van den Berg
Singles Shane Van Boening	5–1	Singles Jayson Shaw
1	Session	4
1	Overall	4

Tuesday, 5 December

Day review:^{[6] [7]}

	Results
Doubles Dennis Hatch Billy Thorpe	5–4	Doubles David Alcaide Nick van den Berg
Singles Oscar Dominguez	3–5	Singles Ralf Souquet
Doubles Shane Van Boening Skyler Woodward	1–5	Doubles Joshua Filler Jayson Shaw
Singles Skyler Woodward	1–5	Singles David Alcaide
Doubles Shane Van Boening Billy Thorpe	0–5	Doubles Joshua Filler Nick van den Berg
1	Session	4
2	Overall	8

Wednesday, 6 December

Day review:^{[8] [9]}

	Results
Doubles Oscar Dominguez Dennis Hatch	5–4	Doubles Jayson Shaw Ralf Souquet
Singles Billy Thorpe	5–4	Singles Nick van den Berg
Doubles Skyler Woodward Oscar Dominguez	2–5	Doubles David Alcaide Ralf Souquet
Singles Shane Van Boening	4–5	Singles Jayson Shaw
2	Session	2
4	Overall	10

Thursday, 7 December

Day review:^{[10] [11]}

	Results
Singles Dennis Hatch	3–5	Singles Joshua Filler
0	Session	1
4	Overall	11

External links

• Official homepage

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mosconi Cup returns to Las Vegas, live on Sky Sports. 7 December 2017. Sky Sports. 13 April 2018.
2. Web site: Mosconi Cup returns to Las Vegas, live on Sky Sports. 7 December 2017. Sky Sports. 13 April 2018.
3. Web site: Participants. azbilliards. 13 April 2018.
4. Web site: Team Europe lead Team USA 4-1 after opening day of Mosconi Cup in Las Vegas. 5 December 2017. Sky Sports. 13 April 2018.
5. Web site: Europe lead the way after day one at the Mandalay. 4 December 2017. azbilliards. 13 April 2018.
6. Web site: Team Europe hold commanding 8-2 lead over Team USA at Mosconi Cup. Sky Sports. 13 April 2018. 7 December 2017.
7. Web site: US hopes in tatters as Europe’s hammer falls. 5 December 2017. azbilliards. 13 April 2017.
8. Web site: Team Europe closing in on victory at the Mosconi Cup in Las Vegas. Sky Sports. 13 April 2018. 7 December 2017.
9. Web site: Europe one away from another victory. 6 December 2017. azbilliards. 13 April 2018.
10. Web site: Europe continue domination of the Mosconi Cup over USA. 13 April 2018. 8 December 2017. Sky Sports.
11. Web site: More Mosconi Glory for Europe. azbilliards. 13 April 2018. 7 December 2017.