2013 Mosconi Cup

2013 Mosconi Cup
Dates		2–4 December
Venue		The Mirage
Location		Las Vegas, Nevada
Captains		Johnny Archer (US) Johan Ruijsink (EU)
MVP		Niels Feijen (EU)
2  – 11
Europe wins the Mosconi Cup
«2012		2014»

The 2013 PartyPoker.net Mosconi Cup, the 20th edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place 2–4 December 2013 at The Mirage in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Team Europe won the Mosconi Cup by defeating Team USA 11–2.^[1][2]

Teams

Team USA[3]
Name	State of birth	Notes
Shane Van Boening	South Dakota
Rodney Morris	California
Dennis Hatch	New York
Earl Strickland	North Carolina
Johnny Archer	Georgia	Captain
Buddy Hall	Illinois	Non-playing vice-captain

Team Europe[4]
Name	Nationality	Notes
Ralf Souquet	Germany
Darren Appleton	England
Niels Feijen	Netherlands	Most Valued Player[5]
Karl Boyes	England
Mika Immonen	Finland
Johan Ruijsink	Netherlands	Non-playing captain

Results

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Monday, 2 December

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	Results
Teams Team Europe	6–3	Teams Team USA
Doubles Darren Appleton Karl Boyes	6–3	Doubles Rodney Morris Earl Strickland
Singles Mika Immonen	6–5	Singles Shane Van Boening
Doubles Niels Feijen Ralf Souquet	6–3	Doubles Johnny Archer Dennis Hatch
Singles Darren Appleton	6–4	Singles Rodney Morris
5	Session	0
5	Overall	0

Tuesday, 3 December

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	Results
Doubles Karl Boyes Niels Feijen	6–4	Doubles Johnny Archer Rodney Morris
Singles Ralf Souquet	6–5	Singles Dennis Hatch
Doubles Darren Appleton Mika Immonen	5–6	Doubles Earl Strickland Shane Van Boening
Singles Niels Feijen	6–0	Singles Johnny Archer
Doubles Mika Immonen Karl Boyes	5–6	Doubles Rodney Morris Shane Van Boening
3	Session	2
8	Overall	2

Wednesday, 4 December

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	Results
Doubles Darren Appleton Ralf Souquet	6–3	Doubles Earl Strickland Dennis Hatch
Singles Karl Boyes	6–4	Singles Earl Strickland
Doubles Mika Immonen Niels Feijen	6–4	Doubles Dennis Hatch Rodney Morris
3	Session	0
11	Overall	2

References

1. "It's Europe in a landslide". azbilliards.com. 4 December 2013. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
2. "2013 Mosconi Cup as it happened". matchroompool.com. Matchroom Sport. 4 December 2013. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
3. "Team USA". matchroompool.com. Matchroom Sport. 3 December 2013. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
4. "Team Europe". matchroompool.com. Matchroom Sport. 3 December 2013. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
5. "Europe retain title with crushing victory". ESPN. 5 December 2013. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
6. "Mosconi Cup – Fixtures & Results Schedule". matchroompool.com. Matchroom Sport. 3 December 2013. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
7. Fisher, Allison (3 December 2013). "Europe Rampant After Day One Mosconi White-Wash". NYCGrind.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
8. Fisher, Allison (4 December 2013). "Europe Only Three Away From Taking the 2013 Mosconi Cup". NYCGrind.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
9. Fisher, Allison (5 December 2013). "Europe Takes Home the Mosconi Cup for 4th Straight Year with a Crushing 11–2 Win". NYCGrind.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.

External links

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