USA wins back Mosconi Cup

USA defeated Europe 11-7 to win the 2009 Mosconi Cup.

The US team was in front all the way, leading 4-1 after the opening day, 7-2 after the second and 9-5 after the third. On Sunday Shane Van Boening sealed the deal by defeating Ralf Souquet (Germany) 6-2.

Europe was heavy favorites coming into the event with two straight wins and a team packed with world champions. USA now have 12 wins in total to Europe's 4.

The teams:

• USA
  • Nick Varner (non-playing captain)
  • Johnny Archer
  • Corey Deuel
  • Oscar Dominguez
  • Dennis Hatch
  • Shane Van Boening
• Europe
  • Alex Lely (non-playing captain, Netherlands)
  • Darren Appleton (England)
  • Niels Feijen (Netherlands)
  • Thorsten Hohmann (Germany)
  • Mika Immonen (Finland)
  • Ralf Souquet (Germany)

The event took place from December 10-13 at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, USA. Matches were singles, scotch doubles and scotch quintuples with alternate break. Next year's Cup will be held in Europe.

See also:

• 2009 Mosconi Cup (Official homepage)
• Hatch MVP in Storming Sunday (AZ Billiards)
• Redeem Team Brings Mosconi Cup Back to U.S. (Billiards Digest)
• Leaving Las Vegas (Mika's Blog)
• Mosconi Cup (Wkipedia)

Related posts:

• USA retains Mosconi Cup with tie (2006 Mosconi Cup)
• Europe finally regains Mosconi Cup (2007 Mosconi Cup)
• Europe retains Mosconi Cup (2008 Mosconi Cup)