Mosconi Cup
The Mosconi Cup is an annual 9-ball pool tournament in which a team from Europe competes against a team from the USA . Each team consists of five to eight players. It has been held annually since 1994 in honor of the billiards legend Willie Mosconi, who died in 1993 .
So far, the teams have regularly included some of the best known and best pool players in the world. So far, Earl Strickland and Johnny Archer have competed most frequently for the USA , while Niels Feijen , Mika Immonen and the German Ralf Souquet have participated most frequently for Europe .
The Mosconi Cup has switched game modes several times since its inception. In the first two tournaments they played on 16 points; this number has been reduced over the years, now only 11 won sets are required (i.e. a best-of-21 mode).
In the first Mosconi Cup in 1994, each team had two female players. Franziska Stark and Allison Fisher started for Europe, Jeanette Lee and Vivian Villarreal for the USA . This rule was abolished for subsequent tournaments.
In 2005 the shot clock was introduced. Each player now only has 30 seconds for his shot.
Live broadcast
In Germany , the streaming provider DAZN will broadcast the 27th Mosconi Cup from December 1st to 4th, 2020 from Alexandra Palace in London .
statistics
Statistics of previous tournaments
| year | venue | winner | loser | MVP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 |
 Romford , London
|
 United States |
16 |
 Europe |
12 | |
| 1995 |
Basildon
|
Europe |
16 |
United States |
15th | |
| 1996 |
Dagenham , London
|
United States |
15th |
Europe |
13 | |
| 1997 |
Bethnal Green , London
|
United States |
13 |
Europe |
8th | |
| 1998 |
Bethnal Green , London
|
United States |
13 |
Europe |
9 | |
| 1999 |
Bethnal Green , London
|
United States |
12 |
Europe |
7th | |
| 2000 |
Bethnal Green , London
|
United States |
12 |
Europe |
9 | |
| 2001 |
Bethnal Green , London
|
United States |
12 |
Europe |
1 | |
| 2002 |
Bethnal Green , London
|
Europe |
12 |
United States |
9 | |
| 2003 |
Las Vegas
|
United States |
11 |
Europe |
9 |
 Mika Immonen
|
| 2004 |
 Egmond aan Zee
|
United States |
12 |
Europe |
9 |
Rodney Morris
|
| 2005 |
Las Vegas
|
United States |
11 |
Europe |
6th |
Earl Strickland
|
| 2006 |
Rotterdam
|
12 | 12 |
Corey Deuel
|
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| 2007 |
Las Vegas
|
Europe |
11 |
United States |
8th |
 Tony Drago
|
| 2008 |
Portomaso
|
Europe |
11 |
United States |
5 |
Mika Immonen
|
| 2009 |
Las Vegas
|
United States |
11 |
Europe |
7th |
Dennis Hatch
|
| 2010 |
Bethnal Green , London
|
Europe |
11 |
United States |
8th |
Darren Appleton
|
| 2011 |
Las Vegas
|
Europe |
11 |
United States |
7th |
Niels Feijen
|
| 2012 |
Bethnal Green , London
|
Europe |
11 |
United States |
9 |
Chris Melling
|
| 2013 |
Las Vegas
|
Europe |
11 |
United States |
2 |
Niels Feijen
|
| 2014 |
Blackpool
|
Europe |
11 |
United States |
5 |
Niels Feijen
|
| 2015 |
Las Vegas
|
Europe |
11 |
United States |
7th |
Niels Feijen
|
| 2016 |
Haringey , London
|
Europe |
11 |
United States |
3 |
 Albin Ouschan
|
| 2017 |
Las Vegas
|
Europe |
11 |
United States |
4th |
 Joshua Filler
|
| 2018 |
Haringey , London
|
United States |
11 |
Europe |
9 |
Skyler Woodward
|
| 2019 |
Las Vegas
|
United States |
11 |
Europe |
8th |
Skyler Woodward
|
| 2020 |
Haringey , London
|
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Total status
The US team has won 13 out of 26 games so far, the European team won 12 games; once they parted in a draw.
| year | team | team | was standing | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| since 1994 |
United States |
Europe |
13-1-12 | 254-257 |
Statistics of the individual players
The following players have participated in the Mosconi Cup so far (sorted by number of participations):
Status: according to Mosconi Cup 2017
| Participation | Surname | country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. | NSK | ||
| 17th | 0 | Ralf Souquet |
|
| 15th | 0 | Mika Immonen |
|
| 12 | 0 | Niels Feijen |
|
| 11 | 0 | Steve Davis |
|
| 8th | 1 | Oliver Ortmann |
|
| 8th | 0 | Darren Appleton |
|
| 8th | 0 | Nick van den Berg |
|
| 6th | 3 | Marcus Chamat |
|
| 4th | 0 | Steve Knight |
|
| 4th | 0 | Karl Boyes |
|
| 3 | 0 | Mark Gray |
|
| 3 | 0 | Thorsten Hohmann |
|
| 3 | 0 | Thomas Engert |
|
| 2 | 2 | Alex Lely |
|
| 2 | 0 | David Alcaide |
|
| 2 | 0 | Tony Drago |
|
| 2 | 0 | Chris Melling |
|
| 2 | 0 | Nikos Ekonomopoulos |
|
| 2 | 0 | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
|
| 2 | 0 | Albin Ouschan |
|
| 2 | 0 | Daryl Peach |
|
| 2 | 0 | Jayson Shaw |
|
| 2 | 0 | Tom Storm |
|
| 2 | 0 | Jimmy White |
|
| 1 | 0 | Tommy Donlon |
|
| 1 | 0 | Vincent Facquet |
|
| 1 | 0 | Joshua Filler |
|
| 1 | 0 | Allison Fisher |
|
| 1 | 0 | Alex Higgins |
|
| 1 | 0 | Raj Hundal |
|
| 1 | 0 | Lee Kendall |
|
| 1 | 0 | Imran Majid |
|
| 1 | 0 | Fabio Petroni |
|
| 1 | 0 | Andy Richardson |
|
| 1 | 0 | Franziska Stark |
|
| 1 | 0 | Konstantin Stepanov |
|
| 1 | 0 | Lee Tucker |
|
| 0 | 8th | Johan Ruijsink |
|
| Participation | Surname | country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. | NSK | ||
| 17th | 0 | Johnny Archer |
|
| 14th | 0 | Earl Strickland |
|
| 11 | 0 | Shane van Boening |
|
| 10 | 0 | Rodney Morris |
|
| 9 | 0 | Corey Deuel |
|
| 7th | 0 | Jeremy Jones |
|
| 5 | 1 | Charlie Williams |
|
| 5 | 0 | Dennis Hatch |
|
| 4th | 0 | Mike Dechaine |
|
| 3 | 4th | Nick Varner |
|
| 3 | 1 | Kim Davenport |
|
| 3 | 0 | Justin Bergman |
|
| 3 | 0 | James Rempe |
|
| 3 | 0 | Skyler Woodward |
|
| 2 | 3 | Mark Wilson |
|
| 2 | 0 | John Schmidt |
|
| 2 | 0 | Lou Butera |
|
| 2 | 0 | Michael Coltrain |
|
| 2 | 0 | Shannon Daulton |
|
| 2 | 0 | Óscar Domínguez |
|
| 2 | 0 | Mike Gulyassy |
|
| 2 | 0 | Robert Hunter |
|
| 2 | 0 | Mike Massey |
|
| 2 | 0 | Reed Pierce |
|
| 2 | 0 | Shawn Putnam |
|
| 2 | 0 | Tony Robles |
|
| 2 | 0 | Dallas West |
|
| 1 | 1 | CJ Wiley |
|
| 1 | 0 | Justin Hall |
|
| 1 | 0 | Mike Davis |
|
| 1 | 0 | John DiToro |
|
| 1 | 0 | Paul Gerni |
|
| 1 | 0 | Roger Griffis |
|
| 1 | 0 | Danny Harriman |
|
| 1 | 0 | Allen Hopkins |
|
| 1 | 0 | Bobby Hunter |
|
| 1 | 0 | Jeanette Lee |
|
| 1 | 0 | Gabe Owen |
|
| 1 | 0 | Brandon Shuff |
|
| 1 | 0 | Billy Thorpe |
|
| 1 | 0 | Vivian Villarreal |
|
| 0 | 1 | Buddy Hall |
|
Statistics by nation
For Europe, players from 13 nations have taken part in the Mosconi Cup so far. The following table shows the number of players per country of origin who have participated in the Mosconi Cup so far.
| 15th |
England
|
|---|---|
| 6th |
Germany
|
| 4th |
Netherlands
|
| 2 |
Sweden
|
| 1 |
Finland , France , Greece , Italy , Ireland , Malta , Northern Ireland , Austria , Russia , Scotland , Spain
|
Web links
- Official website
- Mosconi Cup at azbilliards.com
| World championships |
8-ball • 9-ball • 10-ball • 14/1 endless • 9-ball (women) • 10-ball (women) • Juniors |
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| Continental Championships | ||
| Other tournaments |
Asian 9-Ball Tour • China Open (9-Ball) • Derby City Classic • Euro Tour (list of tournaments ) • International Challenge of Champions • Japan Open • Mosconi Cup • Predator International Championship • US Open (9-Ball) • World Cup of Pool • World Pool League • World Pool Masters |
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| Multisport events |
Asian Games • Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games • Southeast Asian Games • World Games |
