The 2008 Mosconi Cup, the 15th edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place 11–14 December 2008 at the Hilton Conference Center in Portomaso, Malta.
| 2008 Mosconi Cup | |
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| Dates | 11–14 December |
| Venue | Hilton Conference Center |
| Location | Portomaso, Malta |
| Captains | Alex Lely (EU) Nick Varner (US) |
| MVP | Mika Immonen (EU) |
 11 – 5  Europe wins the Mosconi Cup | |
Team Europe won the Mosconi Cup by defeating Team USA 11–5.
The 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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| Johnny Archer |  Georgia
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| Rodney Morris |  California
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| Jeremy Jones |  Texas
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| Shane Van Boening |  South Dakota
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| Nick Varner |  Kentucky
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Non-playing captain |
| Team Europe
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| Name | Nationality | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ralf Souquet |  Germany
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| Niels Feijen |  Netherlands
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| Mika Immonen |  Finland
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Most Valuable Player[1] |
| Tony Drago |  Malta
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| Mark Gray |  United Kingdom
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| Alex Lely | Netherlands
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Non-playing captain |
Results edit
Thursday, 11 December edit
Session 1 edit
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Results |
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| Teams Team Europe |
5–3 | Teams Team USA |
| Doubles Niels Feijen Ralf Souquet |
5–3 | Doubles Shane Van Boening Rodney Morris |
| Singles Mika Immonen |
5–1 | Singles Jeremy Jones |
| Doubles Tony Drago Mark Gray |
3–5 | Doubles Earl Strickland Johnny Archer |
| 3 | Session | 1 |
| 3 | Overall | 1 |
Friday, 12 December edit
Session 2 edit
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Results |
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| Doubles Niels Feijen Ralf Souquet |
5–3 | Doubles Shane Van Boening Rodney Morris |
| Singles Tony Drago |
4–5 | Singles Earl Strickland |
| Doubles Mika Immonen Mark Gray |
1–5 | Doubles Johnny Archer Jeremy Jones |
| Singles Mika Immonen |
5–0 | Singles Earl Strickland |
| 2 | Session | 2 |
| 5 | Overall | 3 |
Saturday, 13 December edit
Session 3 edit
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Results |
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| Doubles Niels Feijen Ralf Souquet |
5–1 | Doubles Earl Strickland Rodney Morris |
| Singles Tony Drago |
2–5 | Singles Shane Van Boening |
| Doubles Mika Immonen Mark Gray |
5–4 | Doubles Johnny Archer Jeremy Jones |
| 2 | Session | 1 |
| 7 | Overall | 4 |
Session 4 edit
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Results |
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| Singles Niels Feijen |
3–5 | Singles Rodney Morris |
| Singles Ralf Souquet |
5–2 | Singles Shane Van Boening |
| Singles Mika Immonen |
5–3 | Singles Jeremy Jones |
| 2 | Session | 1 |
| 9 | Overall | 5 |
Sunday, 14 December edit
Session 5 edit
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Results |
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| Doubles Niels Feijen Ralf Souquet |
5–2 | Doubles Rodney Morris Jeremy Jones |
| Singles Mika Immonen |
5–3 | Singles Shane Van Boening |
| 2 | Session | 0 |
| 11 | Overall | 5 |
Gallery edit
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Rodney Morris -
Earl Strickland -
Mika Immonen and Mark Gray -
Jeremy Jones -
Mika Immonen -
Tony Drago -
Shane van Boening -
Mark Gray -
Mika Immonen and Mark Gray -
Jeremy Jones -
Niels Feijen -
Michaela Tabb -
Mika Immonen after potting the final ball to win the Mosconi Cup -
Interview with Alex Lely -
Nick Varner -
Members of the victorious Team Europe with the Cup. -
Team Europe -
Team Europe
References edit
- ^ "Mosconi Cup: Mika: Victory banishes ghosts of 06". Archived from the original on 27 July 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
- ^ "Results of the Mosconi Cup 2008". Archived from the original on 21 July 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
- ^ "Europe 11–5 USA". Matchroom Pool. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
External links edit
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