2003 Mosconi Cup

2003 Mosconi Cup
Dates   18–21 December
Venue   MGM Grand
Location   Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Captains   Nick Varner (US)
Oliver Ortmann (EU)
MVP   Mika Immonen (EU)
  11  – 9  
United States wins the Mosconi Cup
«2002 2004»

The 2003 Mosconi Cup, the 10th edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place between 18–21 December, at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. This was the first time, that the competition was held outside England and that there were non-playing captains.

Team USA won the Mosconi Cup by defeating Team Europe 11–9.

Contents

Teams

   Team USA
Name State of birth Notes
Johnny Archer  Georgia
Jeremy Jones  Texas
Rodney Morris  California
Earl Strickland  North Carolina
Charles Williams  South Korea1
Tony Robles  New York
Nick Varner  Kentucky Non-playing captain
   Team Europe
Name Nationality Notes
Mika Immonen  Finland Most Valued Player[1]
Ralf Souquet  Germany
Nick van den Berg  Netherlands
Marcus Chamat  Sweden
Steve Davis  England
Thorsten Hohmann  Germany
Oliver Ortmann  Germany Non-playing captain

Results

[2]

Thursday, December 19

Results
Singles
Thorsten Hohmann
4–5 Singles
Johnny Archer
Doubles
Mika Immonen
Marcus Chamat
5–1 Doubles
Charles Williams
Tony Robles
Singles
Ralf Souquet
3–5 Singles
Rodney Morris
Doubles
Steve Davis
Nick van den Berg
4–5 Doubles
Earl Strickland
Jeremy Jones
Singles
Mika Immonen
5–3 Singles
Johnny Archer
2 Session 3
2 Overall 3

Friday, December 20

Results
Singles
Marcus Chamat
3–5 Singles
Jeremy Jones
Doubles
Steve Davis
Nick van den Berg
3–5 Doubles
Tony Robles
Earl Strickland
Singles
Mika Immonen
5–4 Singles
Charles Williams
Doubles
Ralf Souquet
Thorsten Hohmann
1–5 Doubles
Johnny Archer
Rodney Morris
1 Session 3
3 Overall 6

Saturday, December 21

Results
Singles
Nick van den Berg
5–3 Singles
Tony Robles
Doubles
Thorsten Hohmann
Ralf Souquet
5–4 Doubles
Johnny Archer
Rodney Morris
Singles
Steve Davis
5–0 Singles
Earl Strickland
Doubles
Mika Immonen
Marcus Chamat
5–2 Doubles
Charles Williams
Jeremy Jones
Singles
Ralf Souquet
5–3 Singles
Jeremy Jones
5 Session 0
8 Overall 6

Sunday, December 22

Results
Singles
Thorsten Hohmann
3–5 Singles
Rodney Morris
Singles
Steve Davis
2–5 Singles
Johnny Archer
Singles
Nick van den Berg
4–5 Singles
Earl Strickland
Singles
Mika Immonen
2–5 Singles
Tony Robles
Singles
Ralf Souquet
5–3 Singles
Charles Williams
Singles
Marcus Chamat
2–5 Singles
Jeremy Jones
1 Session 5
9 Overall 11

References

  1. ^ "U.S. Surge, Regain Mosconi Cup". Billiards Digest. http://www.billiardsdigest.com/new_news/display_article?id=368. Retrieved 24 December 2011. 
  2. ^ "USA 11–9 Europe". Mosconi Cup. 2 December 2010. http://www.matchroompool.com/page/mcup2003/0,,12660,00.html. Retrieved 22 December 2010. 

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