Mosconi Cup 2007
When Mosconi Cup 2007 is the fourteenth edition of a 1994-annual 9-Ball - snooker tournament in which a European team against a US team plays. In 2007 it took place in the Studio Ballroom of the MGM Grand in Las Vegas , Nevada (USA) from December 13th to 16th. Team Europe won 11: 8, which was the third victory for the Europeans.
Attendees
For team Europe played:
-
Johan Ruijsink ( ) (non-playing team captain)
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Tony Drago ( ) ( Awarded MVP .)
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Niels Feijen ( )
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Daryl Peach ( )
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Ralf Souquet ( )
-
Konstantin Stepanov ( )
For the USA team:
- Kim Davenport (non-playing team captain)
- Johnny Archer
- Shane van Boening
- Corey Deuel
- Rodney Morris
- Earl Strickland
regulate
- Tournament length : A maximum of 21 games are played. The team that wins 11 games first wins the tournament.
- Match length: The game mode in the team competitions is Best of 11 , ie 6 games won are enough to win the set.
- Alternating break: The first kick is played, then the players or teams take turns, regardless of who wins.
- Alternating shot: in team competitions, the players rotate after each shot to the next player on their own team. In team competitions, for example, this means that the player who picks up the ball does not return to the table until the sixth ball to be played.
- Time limit for the shot: Each player has 30 seconds to execute his shot. However, this rule does not apply to the first shot after kick-off, each player then has unlimited time to look at the situation on the table in peace. In every team competition, the players have two options per game to request an extension , i.e. an extension of the time by a further 30 seconds per shot. In the individual competitions, this extension is only allowed once per game. Requests to the referee to clean the match ball or to hand over an auxiliary device are time-consuming.
- Break conditions:
- The corner is built closer to the center of the table so that the 9 lies on the foot point. The trigger must come from the so-called break box , a clearly defined space in the header that excludes the two long bands.
- A break is only correct if at least three colored balls run once over the head line. Sunk balls are withdrawn from these three balls so that, for example, only two balls have to cross the head line if another has fallen. This rule is intended to prevent the players from holding the balls together in the smallest possible space by means of a controlled soft break .
- Prize Money: The players on the winning team each received prize money of US $ 20,000; those of the losing team are $ 10,000 each.
Results
The game plan looked like this:
| game | date | Art | Player Europe | Result | Player USA | Total status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 12/13/2007 | team |
 Team Europe
|
4 - 6 |
Team USA 
|
0 - 1 |
| 02 | 12/13/2007 | Double |
Feijen - Souquet
|
6 - 4 | Archer - Morris
|
1 - 1 |
| 03 | 12/13/2007 | singles |
Peach
|
2 - 6 |
van Boening
|
1 - 2 |
| 04 | 12/13/2007 | Double |
Drago - Stepanov
|
5 - 6 |
Strickland - Deuel
|
1 - 3 |
| 05 | 12/13/2007 | singles |
Feijen
|
5 - 6 |
Morris
|
1 - 4 |
| 06 | 12/14/2007 | Double |
Peach - souquet
|
6 - 0 | Strickland - van Boening
|
2 - 4 |
| 07 | 12/14/2007 | singles |
Drago
|
6 - 5 | Morris
|
3 - 4 |
| 08 | 12/14/2007 | Double |
Stepanov - Feijen
|
6 - 1 | Deuel - Archer
|
4 - 4 |
| 09 | 12/14/2007 | singles |
Drago
|
6 - 2 | van Boening
|
5 - 4 |
| 10 | 12/14/2007 | Double |
Peach - souquet
|
5 - 6 |
Morris - Strickland
|
5 - 5 |
| 11 | 12/15/2007 | Double |
Stepanov - Feijen
|
6 - 2 | Deuel - Archer
|
6 - 5 |
| 12 | 12/15/2007 | singles |
Drago
|
6 - 4 | Deuel
|
7 - 5 |
| 13 | 12/15/2007 | Double |
Stepanov - Peach
|
3 - 6 |
Archer - van Boening
|
7 - 6 |
| 14th | 12/15/2007 | singles |
Feijen
|
6 - 4 | Morris
|
8 - 6 |
| 15th | 12/15/2007 | singles |
Souquet
|
6 - 4 | Strickland
|
9 - 6 |
| 16 | 12/16/2007 | singles |
Stepanov
|
4 - 6 |
van Boening
|
9 - 7 |
| 17th | 12/16/2007 | singles |
Drago
|
6 - 3 | Archer
|
10 - 7 |
| 18th | 12/16/2007 | singles |
Peach
|
3 - 6 |
Strickland
|
10 - 8 |
| 19th | 12/16/2007 | singles |
Souquet
|
6 - 4 | Morris
|
11 - 8 |
The Mosconi Cup thus remained in the possession of the team of Europe until the next tournament in December 2008. The Mosconi Cup 2008 was held in Portomaso (Malta).
