2017 Mosconi Cup

2017 Mosconi Cup
Dates4–7 December
VenueMandalay Bay
LocationLas Vegas, Nevada
CaptainsJohan Ruijsink (US)
Marcus Chamat (EU)
MVPJoshua Filler
Flag of the United States  4  – 11  Flag of Europe
Europe wins the Mosconi Cup
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The 2017 partypoker Mosconi Cup, the 24th edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place 4–7 December 2017 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada. [1]

Teams

[2][3]

   Team USA
Name State of birth Notes
Shane Van Boening  South Dakota
Skyler Woodward  Kentucky
Dennis Hatch  New York
Oscar Dominguez  California
Billy Thorpe  Ohio
Johan Ruijsink  Netherlands Non-playing captain
   Team Europe
Name Nationality Notes
Ralf Souquet  Germany
Nick van den Berg  Netherlands
Joshua Filler  Germany Most Valuable Player
Jayson Shaw  United Kingdom
David Alcaide  Spain
Marcus Chamat  Sweden Non-playing captain

Results

Monday, 4 December

Day review:[4][5]

Results
Teams
Team USA 		3–5 Teams
Team Europe
Doubles
Billy Thorpe
Skyler Woodward 		3–5 Doubles
David Alcaide
Jayson Shaw
Singles
Dennis Hatch 		4–5 Singles
Joshua Filler
Doubles
Shane Van Boening
Oscar Dominguez 		3–5 Doubles
Ralf Souquet
Nick van den Berg
Singles
Shane Van Boening 		5–1 Singles
Jayson Shaw
1 Session 4
1 Overall 4

Tuesday, 5 December

Day review:[6][7]

Results
Doubles
Dennis Hatch
Billy Thorpe 		5–4 Doubles
David Alcaide
Nick van den Berg
Singles
Oscar Dominguez 		3–5 Singles
Ralf Souquet
Doubles
Shane Van Boening
Skyler Woodward 		1–5 Doubles
Joshua Filler
Jayson Shaw
Singles
Skyler Woodward 		1–5 Singles
David Alcaide
Doubles
Shane Van Boening
Billy Thorpe 		0–5 Doubles
Joshua Filler
Nick van den Berg
1 Session 4
2 Overall 8

Wednesday, 6 December

Day review:[8][9]

Results
Doubles
Oscar Dominguez
Dennis Hatch 		5–4 Doubles
Jayson Shaw
Ralf Souquet
Singles
Billy Thorpe 		5–4 Singles
Nick van den Berg
Doubles
Skyler Woodward
Oscar Dominguez 		2–5 Doubles
David Alcaide
Ralf Souquet
Singles
Shane Van Boening 		4–5 Singles
Jayson Shaw
2 Session 2
4 Overall 10

Thursday, 7 December

Day review:[10][11]

Results
Singles
Dennis Hatch 		3–5 Singles
Joshua Filler
0 Session 1
4 Overall 11

References

  1. ^ "Mosconi Cup returns to Las Vegas, live on Sky Sports". Sky Sports. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Mosconi Cup returns to Las Vegas, live on Sky Sports". Sky Sports. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Participants". azbilliards. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Team Europe lead Team USA 4-1 after opening day of Mosconi Cup in Las Vegas". Sky Sports. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Europe lead the way after day one at the Mandalay". azbilliards. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Team Europe hold commanding 8-2 lead over Team USA at Mosconi Cup". Sky Sports. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  7. ^ "US hopes in tatters as Europe's hammer falls". azbilliards. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Team Europe closing in on victory at the Mosconi Cup in Las Vegas". Sky Sports. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Europe one away from another victory". azbilliards. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Europe continue domination of the Mosconi Cup over USA". Sky Sports. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  11. ^ "More Mosconi Glory for Europe". azbilliards. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2018.