2020 Mosconi Cup

2020 Mosconi Cup
Dates	1–4 December 2020
Venue	Ricoh Arena[1][2]
Location	Coventry, England
Captains	Alex Lely[3][4] (EU) Jeremy Jones[5][6] (US)
MVP	Jayson Shaw[7]
11  – 3   Europe wins the Mosconi Cup

The 2020 Mosconi Cup was a team nine-ball tournament, between teams representing Europe and the United States. It was the 27th edition of the competition and took place between 1–4 December 2020. The event was originally scheduled to be held at the Alexandra Palace in London, however it was moved to the Ricoh Arena in Coventry with the whole event behind closed doors in a COVID-19 secure bubble.[8][9] The coronavirus pandemic also affected the team selection, with Corey Deuel replacing Justin Bergman for Team USA after Bergman tested positive for COVID-19.[10][11] Team USA were defending champions, having won the two previous tournaments. After a close first day, Team Europe were 3–2 ahead but only lost one further match, winning the cup 11–3. Jayson Shaw won the Most Valuable Player award for the first time after winning all his singles and doubles matches.[12][13]

Teams

Team Europe[14][15]
Name	Nationality	Notes
Fedor Gorst	Russia
Joshua Filler	Germany
Jayson Shaw	Scotland	Most Valuable Player
Albin Ouschan	Austria
Eklent Kaçi	Albania
Alex Lely	Netherlands	Non-Playing Captain
Karl Boyes	England	Non-Playing Vice captain

Team USA[16][17]
Name	State of birth	Notes
Skyler Woodward	Kentucky
Shane Van Boening	South Dakota
Billy Thorpe	Ohio
Chris Reinhold	California
Corey Deuel	California
Jeremy Jones	Texas	Non-Playing Captain
Joey Gray	Oklahoma	Non-Playing Vice Captain

Results

Tuesday, 1 December

	Results
Teams Team Europe	3–5	Teams Team USA
Doubles Joshua Filler Fedor Gorst	5–2	Doubles Shane Van Boening Corey Deuel
Singles Eklent Kaçi	5–4	Singles Chris Robinson
Doubles Jayson Shaw Albin Ouschan	5–2	Doubles Skyler Woodward Billy Thorpe
Singles Albin Ouschan	4–5	Singles Shane Van Boening
3	Session	2
3	Overall	2 [18][19]

Wednesday, 2 December

	Results
Singles Jayson Shaw	5–4	Singles Shane Van Boening
Doubles Jayson Shaw Joshua Filler	5–4	Doubles Skyler Woodward Chris Robinson
Singles Fedor Gorst	5–2	Singles Corey Deuel
Doubles Eklent Kaçi Albin Ouschan	5–4	Doubles Shane Van Boening Billy Thorpe
Singles Jayson Shaw	5–3	Singles Billy Thorpe
5	Session	0
8	Overall	2 [20][21]

Thursday, 3 December

	Results
Doubles Albin Ouschan Joshua Filler	5–2	Doubles Shane Van Boening Skyler Woodward
Singles Joshua Filler	5–0	Singles Skyler Woodward
Doubles Albin Ouschan Fedor Gorst	3–5	Doubles Billy Thorpe Chris Robinson
Singles Jayson Shaw	5–3	Singles Shane Van Boening
3	Session	1
11	Overall	3 [22][23]

References

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4. "Lely to captain Team Europe". Matchroom Pool. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
5. "Alex Lely and Jeremy Jones have taken over as Team Europe and Team USA captains for Mosconi Cup". Sky Sports. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
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11. "Bergman ruled out of partypoker Mosconi Cup after positive Covid-19 test". Matchroom Pool. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
12. "Jayson Shaw the hero as Europe demolish USA". Sky Sports. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
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14. "The Magic of the Mosconi Cup returns to Sky Sports with Team Europe looking to regain the title". Matchroom Pool. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
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16. "The Magic of the Mosconi Cup returns to Sky Sports with Team Europe looking to regain the title". Sky Sports. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
17. "Rookie Robinson completes Team USA for partypoker Mosconi Cup". Matchroom Pool. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
18. "Europe leading USA 3-2 after opening night's play in Coventry". Sky Sports. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
19. "Europe take opening day leading at partypoker Mosconi Cup". Matchroom Pool. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
20. "Europe dominate USA to move clear at Coventry's Ricoh Arena". Sky Sports. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
21. "Europe closing in on Mosconi Cup redemption". Matchroom Pool. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
22. "Jayson Shaw the hero as Europe demolish the USA". Sky Sports. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
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External links

• Official homepage
• 2020 Mosconi Cup at azbilliards.com