2011 Mosconi Cup
| 2011 Mosconi Cup | |
|---|---|
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| Dates | 8–11 December |
| Venue | MGM Grand |
| Location | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Captains | Charlie Williams (US) Johan Ruijsink (EU) |
| MVP | Niels Feijen (EU) |
 7 – 11  Europe wins the Mosconi Cup | |
The 2011 Mosconi Cup, the 18th edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place 8–11 December 2011 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Team Europe won the Mosconi Cup by defeating Team USA 11–7.
Teams
[edit]| Team USA[1]
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| Name | State of birth | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Shane Van Boening |  South Dakota
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[2] |
| Shawn Putnam |  Pennsylvania
|
[3] |
| Mike Dechaine |  Maine
|
[3] |
| Johnny Archer |  Georgia
|
[3] |
| Rodney Morris |  California
|
[3] |
| Charlie Williams |  South Korea1
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Non-playing captain[4] |
| Team Europe
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| Name | Nationality | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Melling |  United Kingdom
|
[5] |
| Darren Appleton | United Kingdom
|
[6] |
| Ralf Souquet |  Germany
|
[5] |
| Nick van den Berg |  Netherlands
|
[6] |
| Niels Feijen | Netherlands
|
Most Valued Player[6][7] |
| Johan Ruijsink | Netherlands
|
Non-playing captain[8] |
- 1 Born outside the United States.
Results
[edit]Thursday, 8 December
[edit]|
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Results |
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|---|---|---|
| Teams Team Europe |
6–3 | Teams Team USA |
| Doubles Chris Melling Nick van den Berg |
3–6 | Doubles Johnny Archer Shawn Putnam |
| Singles Niels Feijen |
6–0 | Singles Rodney Morris |
| Doubles Darren Appleton Ralf Souquet |
6–4 | Doubles Shane Van Boening Mike Dechaine |
| Singles Chris Melling |
6–5 | Singles Shane Van Boening |
| 4 | Session | 1 |
| 4 | Overall | 1 |
Friday, 9 December
[edit]|
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Results |
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|---|---|---|
| Doubles Nick van den Berg Niels Feijen |
5–6 | Doubles Shane Van Boening Johnny Archer |
| Singles Ralf Souquet |
1–6 | Singles Mike Dechaine |
| Doubles Darren Appleton Chris Melling |
5–6 | Doubles Shawn Putnam Rodney Morris |
| Singles Nick van den Berg |
6–1 | Singles Johnny Archer |
| Doubles Ralf Souquet Chris Melling |
6–2 | Doubles Shane Van Boening Rodney Morris |
| 2 | Session | 3 |
| 6 | Overall | 4 |
Saturday, 10 December
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Results |
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|---|---|---|
| Doubles Darren Appleton Niels Feijen |
6–3 | Doubles Shawn Putnam Mike Dechaine |
| Singles Darren Appleton |
6–2 | Singles Shawn Putnam |
| Doubles Ralf Souquet Niels Feijen |
6–2 | Doubles Johnny Archer Rodney Morris |
| Singles Nick van den Berg |
5–6 | Singles Shane Van Boening |
| Singles Chris Melling |
6–2 | Singles Mike Dechaine |
| 4 | Session | 1 |
| 10 | Overall | 5 |
Sunday, 11 December
[edit]|
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Results |
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|---|---|---|
| Singles Nick van den Berg |
2–6 | Singles Shane Van Boening |
| Singles Darren Appleton |
3–6 | Singles Johnny Archer |
| Singles Niels Feijen |
6–4 | Singles Rodney Morris |
| 1 | Session | 2 |
| 11 | Overall | 7 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Team USA Announced for 2011 Mosconi Cup". Inside Pool. Archived from the original on 4 January 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ "Van Boening first to guarantee USA Mosconi spot". matchroompool.com. Matchroom Sport. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ a b c d "American Mosconi Cup side picked". matchroompool.com. Matchroom Sport. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ "Williams to captain American Mosconi Cup side". matchroompool.com. Matchroom Sport. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ a b "Souquet for Vegas as race hits home straight". matchroompool.com. Matchroom Sport. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ a b c "US Open champion Appleton in Europe team". matchroompool.com. Matchroom Sport. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ "Europe hit the jackpot in Las Vegas". matchroompool.com. Matchroom Sport. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ "Ruijsink set to return as European captain". matchroompool.com. Matchroom Sport. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ "Europe take control on day one in Vegas". matchroompool.com. Matchroom Sport. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ Conway, Geoff. "A Look Back at the 2011 Mosconi Cup (Day 1)". AZ Billiards. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ "Europe Leads 4–1 at Mosconi Cup". Inside Pool. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "USA fight back on day two in Las Vegas". matchroompool.com. Matchroom Sport. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ Conway, Geoff. "A Look Back at the 2011 Mosconi Cup (Day 2)". AZ Billiards. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ "Team USA Pulls Within Two". Inside Pool. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "Europe one point from retaining Mosconi Cup". matchroompool.com. Matchroom Sport. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ Conway, Geoff. "A Look Back at the 2011 Mosconi Cup (Day 3)". AZ Billiards. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ "Europe one away from Mosconi Cup Glory". Inside Pool. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "2011 Mosconi Cup Final day as it happens". matchroompool.com. Matchroom Sport. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ Conway, Geoff. "A Look Back at the 2011 Mosconi Cup (Day 4)". AZ Billiards. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ "Feijen brings it home for Europe". Inside Pool. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
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