Mosconi Cup 2012
When Mosconi Cup in 2012 it was the nineteenth edition of a 1994-annual 9-Ball - snooker tournament in which a European team against a US team plays. In 2012, he was in the York Hall in London's district of Bethnal Green held during the period from 10th to 13th of December. The defending champion was the European team, which also defended its title in 2012.
Attendees
For team Europe played:
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Johan Ruijsink ( ) (non-playing team captain)
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Darren Appleton ( )
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Nikos Ekonomopoulos ( )
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Niels Feijen ( )
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Chris Melling ( )
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Nick van den Berg ( )
For the USA team:
- CJ Wiley (non-playing team captain)
- Johnny Archer
- Mike Dechaine
- Dennis Hatch
- Brandon Shuff
- Shane van Boening
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 9 , ie 5 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 60 seconds to look at the situation on the table. In each individual competitions, the players per game once have the option of an extension , that is an extension of the time by 30 seconds per shock to demand.
- Break conditions:
- The rack is set up closer to the center of the table so that the 9 is on the foot point.
- 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 Sunk balls are withdrawn from these three balls so that, for example, only two balls have to cross the head line if another has fallen.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 $ 15,000; those of the losing team each $ 7,500.
Results
The game plan looked like this: