2008 Mosconi Cup
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The 2008 Mosconi Cup
(the 15th annual Europe
versus United States
five-player team tournament) took place between December 11–14, at the Hilton Conference Center, Portomaso
, Malta
.
Mosconi Cup
The Mosconi Cup is an annual nine-ball pool tournament contested between teams representing Europe and the USA since 1994. The trophy is named after American player Willie Mosconi, and is modeled on and compared to the Ryder Cup in golf...
(the 15th annual Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
versus United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
five-player team tournament) took place between December 11–14, at the Hilton Conference Center, Portomaso
Portomaso
Portomaso in Paceville, St. Julian's, Malta, is a waterfront residential development covering an area of 128,000 square metres . Portomaso also encompasses one of Malta’s Marinas.-General:...
, Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
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The teams
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| Name | State of birth | Notes |
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| Earl Strickland Earl Strickland Earl "The Pearl" Strickland is an American professional pool player and was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame in 2006... |
 North Carolina |
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| Johnny Archer Johnny Archer Johnny Archer is an American professional pool player. He is nicknamed "the Scorpion" .... |
 Georgia (U.S. state) |
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| Rodney Morris Rodney Morris Rodney Morris is a professional pool player of Hawaiian descent. He currently resides in Spring Hill, Florida.... |
 California |
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| Jeremy Jones Jeremy Jones (pool player) Jeremy Jones is a professional pool player. He was the 2003 US Open champion and has represented Team USA in the Mosconi Cup on seven occasions.-External links:*... |
 Republic of Texas |
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| Shane Van Boening |  South Dakota |
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| Nick Varner Nick Varner Nick Varner is an American pool player and was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America in 1992.-Career:... |
 Kentucky |
Non-playing captain |
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| Name | Nationality | Notes |
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| Ralf Souquet Ralf Souquet Ralf Souquet is a German professional pool player. His nicknames are "The Kaiser" and "The Surgeon." Since 1981, he has won more than 250 tournament titles, including 41 German Championship titles and 34 European Championship titles.He began playing billiards at the age of six in his parents'... |
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| Niels Feijen Niels Feijen Niels Feijen is a professional pool player, from the Hague, Netherlands. His nickname is "the Terminator".In 2001, Feijen reached the finals of a nine-ball tournament in Tokyo, Japan. The event had a field of more than 700 players and offered the largest prize money at that time. However, he lost... |
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| Mika Immonen Mika Immonen Mika Immonen is a Finnish professional pool player, nicknamed "the Ice Man."He won the WPA World Nine-ball Championship in Cardiff, Wales in 2001. That same year, he was the runner-up to Corey Deuel in the US Open Nine-ball ChampionshipHe has represented Team Europe on thirteen occasions in the... |
Most Valuable Player | |
| Tony Drago Tony Drago Tony Drago is a professional snooker and pool player from Malta. He won the 2003 World Pool Masters Tournament beating Hsia Hui-kai 8–6 and also reached the quarter finals of the World Snooker Championship... |
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| Mark Gray Mark Gray (pool player) Mark Gray is an English professional pool player and former pro snooker player. Gray was a member of the victorious five-man Team Europe in the 2008 Mosconi Cup, December 11–14, in Malta... |
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| Alex Lely Alex Lely Alex Lely is a former professional pool player from the Netherlands. He is a two-time European straight pool champion. He won the World Pool Masters in 1999 and nearly won it for the second consecutive time in the next year. He retired from the sport on 8 November 2006.-External links:*... |
Non-playing captain | |
Session 1
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Results | |
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| Teams Team Europe Europe Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting... |
5–3 | Teams Team USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
| Doubles Niels Feijen Niels Feijen Niels Feijen is a professional pool player, from the Hague, Netherlands. His nickname is "the Terminator".In 2001, Feijen reached the finals of a nine-ball tournament in Tokyo, Japan. The event had a field of more than 700 players and offered the largest prize money at that time. However, he lost... Ralf Souquet Ralf Souquet Ralf Souquet is a German professional pool player. His nicknames are "The Kaiser" and "The Surgeon." Since 1981, he has won more than 250 tournament titles, including 41 German Championship titles and 34 European Championship titles.He began playing billiards at the age of six in his parents'... |
5–3 | Doubles Shane Van Boening Rodney Morris Rodney Morris Rodney Morris is a professional pool player of Hawaiian descent. He currently resides in Spring Hill, Florida.... |
| Singles Mika Immonen Mika Immonen Mika Immonen is a Finnish professional pool player, nicknamed "the Ice Man."He won the WPA World Nine-ball Championship in Cardiff, Wales in 2001. That same year, he was the runner-up to Corey Deuel in the US Open Nine-ball ChampionshipHe has represented Team Europe on thirteen occasions in the... |
5–1 | Singles Jeremy Jones Jeremy Jones (pool player) Jeremy Jones is a professional pool player. He was the 2003 US Open champion and has represented Team USA in the Mosconi Cup on seven occasions.-External links:*... |
| Doubles Tony Drago Tony Drago Tony Drago is a professional snooker and pool player from Malta. He won the 2003 World Pool Masters Tournament beating Hsia Hui-kai 8–6 and also reached the quarter finals of the World Snooker Championship... Mark Gray Mark Gray (pool player) Mark Gray is an English professional pool player and former pro snooker player. Gray was a member of the victorious five-man Team Europe in the 2008 Mosconi Cup, December 11–14, in Malta... |
3–5 | Doubles Earl Strickland Earl Strickland Earl "The Pearl" Strickland is an American professional pool player and was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame in 2006... Johnny Archer Johnny Archer Johnny Archer is an American professional pool player. He is nicknamed "the Scorpion" .... |
| 3 | Session | 1 |
| 3 | Overall | 1 |
Session 2
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Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Doubles Niels Feijen Niels Feijen Niels Feijen is a professional pool player, from the Hague, Netherlands. His nickname is "the Terminator".In 2001, Feijen reached the finals of a nine-ball tournament in Tokyo, Japan. The event had a field of more than 700 players and offered the largest prize money at that time. However, he lost... Ralf Souquet Ralf Souquet Ralf Souquet is a German professional pool player. His nicknames are "The Kaiser" and "The Surgeon." Since 1981, he has won more than 250 tournament titles, including 41 German Championship titles and 34 European Championship titles.He began playing billiards at the age of six in his parents'... |
5–3 | Doubles Shane Van Boening Rodney Morris Rodney Morris Rodney Morris is a professional pool player of Hawaiian descent. He currently resides in Spring Hill, Florida.... |
| Singles Tony Drago Tony Drago Tony Drago is a professional snooker and pool player from Malta. He won the 2003 World Pool Masters Tournament beating Hsia Hui-kai 8–6 and also reached the quarter finals of the World Snooker Championship... |
4–5 | Singles Earl Strickland Earl Strickland Earl "The Pearl" Strickland is an American professional pool player and was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame in 2006... |
| Doubles Mika Immonen Mika Immonen Mika Immonen is a Finnish professional pool player, nicknamed "the Ice Man."He won the WPA World Nine-ball Championship in Cardiff, Wales in 2001. That same year, he was the runner-up to Corey Deuel in the US Open Nine-ball ChampionshipHe has represented Team Europe on thirteen occasions in the... Mark Gray Mark Gray (pool player) Mark Gray is an English professional pool player and former pro snooker player. Gray was a member of the victorious five-man Team Europe in the 2008 Mosconi Cup, December 11–14, in Malta... |
1–5 | Doubles Johnny Archer Johnny Archer Johnny Archer is an American professional pool player. He is nicknamed "the Scorpion" .... Jeremy Jones Jeremy Jones (pool player) Jeremy Jones is a professional pool player. He was the 2003 US Open champion and has represented Team USA in the Mosconi Cup on seven occasions.-External links:*... |
| Singles Mika Immonen Mika Immonen Mika Immonen is a Finnish professional pool player, nicknamed "the Ice Man."He won the WPA World Nine-ball Championship in Cardiff, Wales in 2001. That same year, he was the runner-up to Corey Deuel in the US Open Nine-ball ChampionshipHe has represented Team Europe on thirteen occasions in the... |
5–0 | Singles Earl Strickland Earl Strickland Earl "The Pearl" Strickland is an American professional pool player and was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame in 2006... |
| 2 | Session | 2 |
| 5 | Overall | 3 |
Session 3
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Results | |
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| Doubles Niels Feijen Niels Feijen Niels Feijen is a professional pool player, from the Hague, Netherlands. His nickname is "the Terminator".In 2001, Feijen reached the finals of a nine-ball tournament in Tokyo, Japan. The event had a field of more than 700 players and offered the largest prize money at that time. However, he lost... Ralf Souquet Ralf Souquet Ralf Souquet is a German professional pool player. His nicknames are "The Kaiser" and "The Surgeon." Since 1981, he has won more than 250 tournament titles, including 41 German Championship titles and 34 European Championship titles.He began playing billiards at the age of six in his parents'... |
5–1 | Doubles Earl Strickland Earl Strickland Earl "The Pearl" Strickland is an American professional pool player and was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame in 2006... Rodney Morris Rodney Morris Rodney Morris is a professional pool player of Hawaiian descent. He currently resides in Spring Hill, Florida.... |
| Singles Tony Drago Tony Drago Tony Drago is a professional snooker and pool player from Malta. He won the 2003 World Pool Masters Tournament beating Hsia Hui-kai 8–6 and also reached the quarter finals of the World Snooker Championship... |
2–5 | Singles Shane Van Boening |
| Doubles Mika Immonen Mika Immonen Mika Immonen is a Finnish professional pool player, nicknamed "the Ice Man."He won the WPA World Nine-ball Championship in Cardiff, Wales in 2001. That same year, he was the runner-up to Corey Deuel in the US Open Nine-ball ChampionshipHe has represented Team Europe on thirteen occasions in the... Mark Gray Mark Gray (pool player) Mark Gray is an English professional pool player and former pro snooker player. Gray was a member of the victorious five-man Team Europe in the 2008 Mosconi Cup, December 11–14, in Malta... |
5–4 | Doubles Johnny Archer Johnny Archer Johnny Archer is an American professional pool player. He is nicknamed "the Scorpion" .... Jeremy Jones Jeremy Jones (pool player) Jeremy Jones is a professional pool player. He was the 2003 US Open champion and has represented Team USA in the Mosconi Cup on seven occasions.-External links:*... |
| 2 | Session | 1 |
| 7 | Overall | 4 |
Session 4
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Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Singles Niels Feijen Niels Feijen Niels Feijen is a professional pool player, from the Hague, Netherlands. His nickname is "the Terminator".In 2001, Feijen reached the finals of a nine-ball tournament in Tokyo, Japan. The event had a field of more than 700 players and offered the largest prize money at that time. However, he lost... |
3–5 | Singles Rodney Morris Rodney Morris Rodney Morris is a professional pool player of Hawaiian descent. He currently resides in Spring Hill, Florida.... |
| Singles Ralf Souquet Ralf Souquet Ralf Souquet is a German professional pool player. His nicknames are "The Kaiser" and "The Surgeon." Since 1981, he has won more than 250 tournament titles, including 41 German Championship titles and 34 European Championship titles.He began playing billiards at the age of six in his parents'... |
5–2 | Singles Shane Van Boening |
| Singles Mika Immonen Mika Immonen Mika Immonen is a Finnish professional pool player, nicknamed "the Ice Man."He won the WPA World Nine-ball Championship in Cardiff, Wales in 2001. That same year, he was the runner-up to Corey Deuel in the US Open Nine-ball ChampionshipHe has represented Team Europe on thirteen occasions in the... |
5–3 | Singles Jeremy Jones Jeremy Jones (pool player) Jeremy Jones is a professional pool player. He was the 2003 US Open champion and has represented Team USA in the Mosconi Cup on seven occasions.-External links:*... |
| 2 | Session | 1 |
| 9 | Overall | 5 |
Session 5
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Results | |
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| Doubles Niels Feijen Niels Feijen Niels Feijen is a professional pool player, from the Hague, Netherlands. His nickname is "the Terminator".In 2001, Feijen reached the finals of a nine-ball tournament in Tokyo, Japan. The event had a field of more than 700 players and offered the largest prize money at that time. However, he lost... Ralf Souquet Ralf Souquet Ralf Souquet is a German professional pool player. His nicknames are "The Kaiser" and "The Surgeon." Since 1981, he has won more than 250 tournament titles, including 41 German Championship titles and 34 European Championship titles.He began playing billiards at the age of six in his parents'... |
5–2 | Doubles Rodney Morris Rodney Morris Rodney Morris is a professional pool player of Hawaiian descent. He currently resides in Spring Hill, Florida.... Jeremy Jones Jeremy Jones (pool player) Jeremy Jones is a professional pool player. He was the 2003 US Open champion and has represented Team USA in the Mosconi Cup on seven occasions.-External links:*... |
| Singles Mika Immonen Mika Immonen Mika Immonen is a Finnish professional pool player, nicknamed "the Ice Man."He won the WPA World Nine-ball Championship in Cardiff, Wales in 2001. That same year, he was the runner-up to Corey Deuel in the US Open Nine-ball ChampionshipHe has represented Team Europe on thirteen occasions in the... |
5–3 | Singles Shane Van Boening |
| 2 | Session | 0 |
| 11 | Overall | 5 |