The 2008 Mosconi Cup, the 15th edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place 11–14 December 2008 at the Hilton Conference Center in Portomaso, Malta.
2008 Mosconi Cup | |
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Dates | 11–14 December |
Venue | Hilton Conference Center |
Location | Portomaso, Malta |
Captains | Alex Lely (EU) Nick Varner (US) |
MVP | Mika Immonen (EU) |
11 – 5 Europe wins the Mosconi Cup | |
Team Europe won the Mosconi Cup by defeating Team USA 11–5.
The teams
editTeam USA | ||
Name | State of birth | Notes |
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Earl Strickland | North Carolina | |
Johnny Archer | Georgia | |
Rodney Morris | California | |
Jeremy Jones | Texas | |
Shane Van Boening | South Dakota | |
Nick Varner | Kentucky | Non-playing captain |
Team Europe | ||
Name | Nationality | Notes |
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Ralf Souquet | Germany | |
Niels Feijen | Netherlands | |
Mika Immonen | Finland | Most Valuable Player[1] |
Tony Drago | Malta | |
Mark Gray | United Kingdom | |
Alex Lely | Netherlands | Non-playing captain |
Results
editThursday, 11 December
editSession 1
editResults | ||
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Teams Team Europe |
5–3 | Teams Team USA |
Doubles Niels Feijen Ralf Souquet |
5–3 | Doubles Shane Van Boening Rodney Morris |
Singles Mika Immonen |
5–1 | Singles Jeremy Jones |
Doubles Tony Drago Mark Gray |
3–5 | Doubles Earl Strickland Johnny Archer |
3 | Session | 1 |
3 | Overall | 1 |
Friday, 12 December
editSession 2
editResults | ||
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Doubles Niels Feijen Ralf Souquet |
5–3 | Doubles Shane Van Boening Rodney Morris |
Singles Tony Drago |
4–5 | Singles Earl Strickland |
Doubles Mika Immonen Mark Gray |
1–5 | Doubles Johnny Archer Jeremy Jones |
Singles Mika Immonen |
5–0 | Singles Earl Strickland |
2 | Session | 2 |
5 | Overall | 3 |
Saturday, 13 December
editSession 3
editResults | ||
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Doubles Niels Feijen Ralf Souquet |
5–1 | Doubles Earl Strickland Rodney Morris |
Singles Tony Drago |
2–5 | Singles Shane Van Boening |
Doubles Mika Immonen Mark Gray |
5–4 | Doubles Johnny Archer Jeremy Jones |
2 | Session | 1 |
7 | Overall | 4 |
Session 4
editResults | ||
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Singles Niels Feijen |
3–5 | Singles Rodney Morris |
Singles Ralf Souquet |
5–2 | Singles Shane Van Boening |
Singles Mika Immonen |
5–3 | Singles Jeremy Jones |
2 | Session | 1 |
9 | Overall | 5 |
Sunday, 14 December
editSession 5
editResults | ||
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Doubles Niels Feijen Ralf Souquet |
5–2 | Doubles Rodney Morris Jeremy Jones |
Singles Mika Immonen |
5–3 | Singles Shane Van Boening |
2 | Session | 0 |
11 | Overall | 5 |
Gallery
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Rodney Morris
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Earl Strickland
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Mika Immonen and Mark Gray
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Jeremy Jones
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Mika Immonen
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Tony Drago
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Shane van Boening
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Mark Gray
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Mika Immonen and Mark Gray
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Jeremy Jones
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Niels Feijen
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Michaela Tabb
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Mika Immonen after potting the final ball to win the Mosconi Cup
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Interview with Alex Lely
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Nick Varner
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Members of the victorious Team Europe with the Cup.
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Team Europe
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Team Europe
References
edit- ^ "Mosconi Cup: Mika: Victory banishes ghosts of 06". Archived from the original on 27 July 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
- ^ "Results of the Mosconi Cup 2008". Archived from the original on 21 July 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
- ^ "Europe 11–5 USA". Matchroom Pool. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
External links
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