The 1997 Virtual Pool 2 Mosconi Cup, the fourth edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place 18–21 December 1997 at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, England.
| 1997 Mosconi Cup | |
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| Dates | 18–21 December |
| Venue | York Hall |
| Location | Bethnal Green, London, England |
 8 – 13  United States wins the Mosconi Cup | |
Team USA won the Mosconi Cup by defeating Team Europe 13–8.
Teams edit
| Team USA
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| Name | State of birth | Notes |
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| Earl Strickland |  North Carolina
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| Kim Davenport |  Oklahoma
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| Johnny Archer |  Georgia
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| Jim Rempe |  Pennsylvania
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| Nick Varner |  Kentucky
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| Reed Pierce |  Mississippi
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| Team Europe
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| Name | Nationality | Notes |
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| Steve Davis |  United Kingdom
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| Ralf Souquet |  Germany
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| Oliver Ortmann | Germany
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| Mika Immonen |  Finland
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| Ronnie O'Sullivan | United Kingdom
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| Tommy Donlon |  Ireland
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Results edit
Thursday, 18 December edit
Session 1 edit
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Results |
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| Doubles Mika Immonen Tommy Donlon |
2–1 (4–5, 3–1, 3–1) |
Doubles Johnny Archer Kim Davenport |
| Doubles Ralf Souquet Ronnie O'Sullivan |
2–1 (1–3, 3–1, 3–1) |
Doubles Nick Varner Reed Pierce |
| Doubles Oliver Ortmann Steve Davis |
1–2 (2–4, 3–0, 0–3) |
Doubles Earl Strickland Jim Rempe |
| 2 | Session | 1 |
| 2 | Overall | 1 |
Friday, 19 December edit
Session 2 edit
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Results |
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| Doubles Mika Immonen Tommy Donlon |
2–1 (3–0, 3–5, 5–4) |
Doubles Johnny Archer Kim Davenport |
| Doubles Steve Davis Ronnie O'Sullivan |
1–2 (4–5, 3–1, 0–3) |
Doubles Earl Strickland Jim Rempe |
| Doubles Oliver Ortmann Ralf Souquet |
2–1 (3–1, 4–5, 3–1) |
Doubles Nick Varner Reed Pierce |
| 2 | Session | 1 |
| 4 | Overall | 2 |
Session 3 edit
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Results |
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| Singles Mika Immonen |
1–2 (4–2, 0–3, 3–5) |
Singles Johnny Archer |
| Singles Oliver Ortmann |
2–1 (2–4, 3–0, 3–0) |
Singles Jim Rempe |
| 1 | Session | 1 |
| 5 | Overall | 3 |
Saturday, 20 December edit
Session 4 edit
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Results |
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| Singles Ralf Souquet |
1–2 (1–3, 3–0, 1–3) |
Singles Earl Strickland |
| Doubles Tommy Donlon Oliver Ortmann |
1–2 (2–3, 3–1, 1–3) |
Doubles Earl Strickland Jim Rempe |
| Doubles Steve Davis Ronnie O'Sullivan |
2–0 (3–1, 3–1) |
Doubles Johnny Archer Reed Pierce |
| Doubles Ralf Souquet Mika Immonen |
2–1 (3–2, 1–3, 3–1) |
Doubles Kim Davenport Nick Varner |
| 2 | Session | 2 |
| 7 | Overall | 5 |
Session 5 edit
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Results |
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| Singles Ronnie O'Sullivan |
0–2 (2–3, 2–3) |
Singles Nick Varner |
| Singles Tommy Donlon |
1–2 (3–2, 1–3, 2–4) |
Singles Reed Pierce |
| Singles Steve Davis |
2–0 (3–1, 3–1) |
Singles Kim Davenport |
| Singles Mika Immonen |
1–2 (3–0, 0–3, 1–3) |
Singles Johnny Archer |
| 1 | Session | 3 |
| 8 | Overall | 8 |
Sunday, 21 December edit
Session 6 edit
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Results |
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| Singles Oliver Ortmann |
0–2 (0–3, 1–3) |
Singles Jim Rempe |
| Singles Ralf Souquet |
0–2 (0–3, 1–3) |
Singles Earl Strickland |
| Singles Ronnie O'Sullivan |
0–2 (2–3, 1–3) |
Singles Nick Varner |
| 0 | Session | 3 |
| 8 | Overall | 11 |
Session 7 edit
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Results |
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| Singles Steve Davis |
1–2 (3–0, 0–3, 3–5) |
Singles Kim Davenport |
| Singles Tommy Donlon |
0–2 (0–3, 0–3) |
Singles Reed Pierce |
| 0 | Session | 2 |
| 8 | Overall | 13 |
References edit
- ^ "Europe 8–13 USA". Mosconi Cup. 2 December 2010. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2010.