The Mosconi Cup is an annual nine-ball pool

Pocket billiards

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 tournament

Tournament

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 contested between teams representing Europe

Europe

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 and the USA since 1994

1994 in sports

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. The trophy is named after American player Willie Mosconi

Willie Mosconi

William Joseph Mosconi , best known as Willie Mosconi, was an American professional pool player from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Between the years of 1941 and 1957, he won the World Straight Pool Championship an unmatched fifteen times. For most of the 20th century, his name was essentially...

, and is modeled on and compared to the Ryder Cup

Ryder Cup

The Ryder Cup is a biennial golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. The competition is jointly administered by the PGA of America and the PGA European Tour, and is contested every two years, the venue alternating between courses in the United States and Europe...

 in golf

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. As of 2010, USA has won the tournament 11 times against 5 victories for Europe and one tie.

The defending champion is Team Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

.

Player selection

The tournament has featured some of the most famous players in the sport, including Earl Strickland

Earl Strickland

Earl "The Pearl" Strickland is an American professional pool player and was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame in 2006...

, Johnny Archer

Johnny Archer

Johnny Archer is an American professional pool player. He is nicknamed "the Scorpion" ....

, Jimmy White

Jimmy White

James Warren "Jimmy" White MBE is an English professional snooker player. Nicknamed the "Whirlwind" and popularly referred to as the "People's Champion", White is a multiple World Championship finalist renowned for losing each of the six finals he contested.White's extensive list of achievements,...

, Alex Higgins

Alex Higgins

Alexander Gordon "Alex" Higgins , also known by his nickname of Hurricane Higgins, was a Northern Irish professional snooker player who was twice World Champion and twice runner-up. Higgins earned the nickname The Hurricane because of his speed of play...

, Ronnie O'Sullivan

Ronnie O'Sullivan

Ronald Antonio "Ronnie" O'Sullivan , is an English professional snooker player known for his rapid playing style and nicknamed "The Rocket". He has been World Champion on three occasions , and is second on the all-time prize-money list, with career earnings of over £6 million, behind only Stephen...

, Ralf Souquet

Ralf Souquet

Ralf Souquet is a German professional pool player. His nicknames are "The Kaiser" and "The Surgeon." Since 1981, he has won more than 250 tournament titles, including 41 German Championship titles and 34 European Championship titles.He began playing billiards at the age of six in his parents'...

, and Steve Davis

Steve Davis

Steve Davis, OBE is an English professional snooker player. He has won more professional titles in the sport than any other player, including six World Championships during the 1980s, when he was the world number one for seven years and became the sport's first millionaire...

.

In its earliest days, the Mosconi Cup was created by Sky Sports

Sky Sports

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 and Matchroom Sport

Matchroom Sport

Matchroom Sport is a sport event promotions company founded by the English entrepreneur Barry Hearn. It first came to attention in the sports of snooker and boxing and is also involved in pool, bowling, golf , fishing, darts and poker...

 as an exhibition event

Exhibition game

An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...

 to increase public awareness of pool in the UK. In the first year of competition some of the WPBA

Women's Professional Billiard Association

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's top players played alongside the men in their respective teams. These included Franziska Stark (Germany), Allison Fisher

Allison Fisher

Allison Fisher is an English professional pool player.-Biography:Fisher grew up in Hadlow, Kent. She won her first world title at the age of 17. To date, she has won over 80 national titles and 11 world titles in total. She even entered the men's snooker rankings, but never progressed into the...

 (England), Jeanette Lee (US) and Vivian Villarreal (US).

As time progressed, the event evolved from its exhibition nature into a much more serious and professional tournament, and earning a place in the event has acquired a great deal of prestige. Of the snooker players, only Steve Davis remained into the event's more serious era, bowing out when the event began to clash with snooker's UK Championship (for which he appeared as both a player and a BBC

BBC

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 commentator).

After Davis's withdrawal, all players had to earn an invitation through their performances at other events, meaning that no more snooker players appeared until 2007, when Tony Drago

Tony Drago

Tony Drago is a professional snooker and pool player from Malta. He won the 2003 World Pool Masters Tournament beating Hsia Hui-kai 8–6 and also reached the quarter finals of the World Snooker Championship...

 earned a place by virtue of his performance on the European Pool Tour, and won the tournament's Most Valuable Player

Most Valuable Player

In sports, a Most Valuable Player award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests...

 award for his unbeaten run in the singles matches.

European players

Appearance		Name	Country
P	NP
14	0	Ralf Souquet Ralf Souquet Ralf Souquet is a German professional pool player. His nicknames are "The Kaiser" and "The Surgeon." Since 1981, he has won more than 250 tournament titles, including 41 German Championship titles and 34 European Championship titles.He began playing billiards at the age of six in his parents'...	Germany
14	0	Mika Immonen Mika Immonen Mika Immonen is a Finnish professional pool player, nicknamed "the Ice Man."He won the WPA World Nine-ball Championship in Cardiff, Wales in 2001. That same year, he was the runner-up to Corey Deuel in the US Open Nine-ball ChampionshipHe has represented Team Europe on thirteen occasions in the...	Finland
11	0	Steve Davis Steve Davis Steve Davis, OBE is an English professional snooker player. He has won more professional titles in the sport than any other player, including six World Championships during the 1980s, when he was the world number one for seven years and became the sport's first millionaire...	Kingdom of England
8	1	Oliver Ortmann Oliver Ortmann Oliver Ortmann is a German top professional pool player whose nickname is "The Machine". He is renowned not only as a World Champion in Nine-Ball but also in the resurgent discipline of 14.1 or straight pool....	Germany
6	0	Marcus Chamat	Sweden
6	0	Niels Feijen Niels Feijen Niels Feijen is a professional pool player, from the Hague, Netherlands. His nickname is "the Terminator".In 2001, Feijen reached the finals of a nine-ball tournament in Tokyo, Japan. The event had a field of more than 700 players and offered the largest prize money at that time. However, he lost...	Netherlands
4	0	Steve Knight	Kingdom of England
4	0	Nick van den Berg Nick van den Berg Nick van den Berg is a professional pool player.In 2005 he was runner-up to Wu Chia-ching in the WPA World Eight-ball Championship.He represented Team Europe in the Mosconi Cup in 2006 for the third time....	Netherlands
3	0	Thomas Engert Thomas Engert Thomas Engert is a German professional pool player. Engert won the 2004 International Challenge of Champions beating fellow German Thorsten Hohmann in the finals...	Germany
3	0	Thorsten Hohmann	Germany
2	2	Alex Lely Alex Lely Alex Lely is a former professional pool player from the Netherlands. He is a two-time European straight pool champion. He won the World Pool Masters in 1999 and nearly won it for the second consecutive time in the next year. He retired from the sport on 8 November 2006.-External links:*...	Netherlands
2	0	Tony Drago Tony Drago Tony Drago is a professional snooker and pool player from Malta. He won the 2003 World Pool Masters Tournament beating Hsia Hui-kai 8–6 and also reached the quarter finals of the World Snooker Championship...	Malta
2	0	Ronnie O'Sullivan Ronnie O'Sullivan Ronald Antonio "Ronnie" O'Sullivan , is an English professional snooker player known for his rapid playing style and nicknamed "The Rocket". He has been World Champion on three occasions , and is second on the all-time prize-money list, with career earnings of over £6 million, behind only Stephen...	Kingdom of England
2	0	Daryl Peach Daryl Peach Daryl Peach is an English professional pocket billiards player. Nicknamed "Razzledazzle" and "the Dazzler," he defeated the Philippines' Roberto Gomez in 2007 to become the first English male to win the WPA World Nine-ball Championship...	Kingdom of England
2	0	Tom Storm	Sweden
2	0	Jimmy White Jimmy White James Warren "Jimmy" White MBE is an English professional snooker player. Nicknamed the "Whirlwind" and popularly referred to as the "People's Champion", White is a multiple World Championship finalist renowned for losing each of the six finals he contested.White's extensive list of achievements,...	Kingdom of England
2	0	Darren Appleton Darren Appleton Darren Appleton is a British pool player, nicknamed "Dynamite". He won the first WPA World Ten-ball Championship in 2008 against Wu Chia-ching, the former world champion in both nine-ball and eight-ball from Taiwan...	Kingdom of England
1	0	David Alcaide David Alcaide David Alcaide is a Spanish pool player. During the 2006 Men's World 9-Ball Championship he survived the group stages, the round of 64 and the round of 32, but was eliminated in the round of 16 by Rodolfo Luat...	Spain
1	0	Tommy Donlon	Republic of Ireland
1	0	Vincent Facquet	Early Modern France
1	0	Allison Fisher Allison Fisher Allison Fisher is an English professional pool player.-Biography:Fisher grew up in Hadlow, Kent. She won her first world title at the age of 17. To date, she has won over 80 national titles and 11 world titles in total. She even entered the men's snooker rankings, but never progressed into the...	Kingdom of England
1	0	Mark Gray Mark Gray (pool player) Mark Gray is an English professional pool player and former pro snooker player. Gray was a member of the victorious five-man Team Europe in the 2008 Mosconi Cup, December 11–14, in Malta...	Kingdom of England
1	0	Alex Higgins Alex Higgins Alexander Gordon "Alex" Higgins , also known by his nickname of Hurricane Higgins, was a Northern Irish professional snooker player who was twice World Champion and twice runner-up. Higgins earned the nickname The Hurricane because of his speed of play...	Northern Ireland
1	0	Raj Hundal	Kingdom of England
1	0	Lee Kendall	Kingdom of England
1	0	Imran Majid Imran Majid Imran Majid is an English professional pool player. Majid is of Pakistani descent as his parents are from Lahore, Punjab....	Kingdom of England
1	0	Fabio Petroni	Italy
1	0	Andy Richardson	Kingdom of England
1	0	Franziska Stark	Germany
1	0	Konstantin Stepanov Konstantin Stepanov Konstantin Stepanov is a Russian professional pool player. In 2002 he was the Russian 8-ball champion. During the 2006 WPA Men's World Nine-ball Championship he survived the group stages, the round of 64 and the round of 32, but was eliminated in the round of 16 by Ralf Souquet. This performance...	Russia
1	0	Lee Tucker	Kingdom of England
1	0	Karl Boyes	Kingdom of England
0	3	Johan Ruijsink	Netherlands

American players

Appearance		Name	Country
P	NP
14	0	Johnny Archer Johnny Archer Johnny Archer is an American professional pool player. He is nicknamed "the Scorpion" ....	United States
13	0	Earl Strickland Earl Strickland Earl "The Pearl" Strickland is an American professional pool player and was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame in 2006...	United States
7	0	Jeremy Jones Jeremy Jones (pool player) Jeremy Jones is a professional pool player. He was the 2003 US Open champion and has represented Team USA in the Mosconi Cup on seven occasions.-External links:*...	United States
7	0	Rodney Morris Rodney Morris Rodney Morris is a professional pool player of Hawaiian descent. He currently resides in Spring Hill, Florida....	United States
7	0	Corey Deuel	United States
5	0	Charles Williams	United States
4	4	Nick Varner Nick Varner Nick Varner is an American pool player and was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America in 1992.-Career:...	United States
4	0	Shane Van Boening	United States
3	1	Kim Davenport Kim Davenport Kim Davenport is an American professional pocket billiards player, nicknamed "Kimmer".-Professional career:He became a professional player in 1985....	United States
3	0	James Rempe	United States
2	0	Lou Butera Lou Butera Lou Butera is an American professional pool player and an inductee into the Billiards Congress of America's Hall of Fame in 1986....	United States
2	0	Michael Coltrain	United States
2	0	Shannon Daulton	United States
2	0	Mike Gulyassy	United States
2	0	Robert Hunter	United States
2	0	Mike Massey Mike Massey Michael "Mike" Massey is an American professional pocket billiards player, best known as a trick shot artist since the late 1970s, and has given substantial visibility to the sport by traveling the globe to perform exhibitions and compete in a variety of disciplines...	United States
2	0	Reed Pierce Reed Pierce Reed Pierce is an American professional pool player. Notable tournament wins include the 1995 US Open Nine-ball Championship, the 1998 Camel Tour Kasson Open, and the 1994 PBT Dallas Open. He was selected to represent the U.S...	United States
2	0	Tony Robles	United States
2	0	Dallas West Dallas West Dallas West is an American pool player and was inducted into the Billiards Congress of America Hall of Fame in 1996.West is known for having a strong competitive spirit and is respected by his peers as being a gentleman player...	United States
2	0	Mark Wilson	United States
1	0	Mike Davis	United States
1	0	John DiToro	United States
1	0	Paul Gerni	United States
1	0	Roger Griffis	United States
1	0	Danny Harriman	United States
1	0	Allen Hopkins	United States
1	0	Jeanette Lee	United States
1	0	Shawn Putnam	United States
1	0	John Schmidt	United States
1	0	Vivian Villarreal	United States
1	0	C.J. Wiley	United States
1	0	Óscar Domínguez	United States
1	0	Dennis Hatch	United States
1	0	Bobby Hunter	United States
1	0	Gabe Owen	United States

Legend
P	Playing team member
NP	Non-playing captain

European representation

The total number of nations who have represented Europe is twelve (in order of total representatives, alphabetically in the case of ties):

Number of players by country

14:   Kingdom of England	5:   Germany	4:   Netherlands	2:   Sweden
1:   Finland	1:   Early Modern France	1:   Italy	1:   Malta
1:	1:	1:   Russia	1:   Spain

Tournament modifications

There have been rule changes and format changes throughout the tournament's brief history. These include, but are not limited to: "Non-playing captain" roles were introduced in the 2003 event

2003 Mosconi Cup

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...

; however these were removed in the 2004 tournament

2004 Mosconi Cup

The 2004 Mosconi Cup, the 11th edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place between 16–19 December, at the Hotel Zuiderduin, Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands...

. In 2004 the doubles matches were re-formatted to be . In 2005, a 30-second shot clock

Shot clock

A shot clock is used in some sports to quicken the pace of the game. It is normally associated with basketball, but has also found use in sports such as snooker, professional lacrosse, water polo, and korfball....

 was introduced, and caused controversy due to timing malfunctions. The 2006 tournament started with a team-versus-team match followed by two trebles matches. That year also saw the reintroduction of the non-playing captain role.

The 2009 tournament included several new features:

• No pairing in the doubles matches could be repeated.
• The event included four blocks of consecutive matches, organized so that five slots were available for each side, in which every player was required to play exactly once.
• In two singles matches, each player was selected by the opposing team captain.

Results table

Year	Venue	Victors	Score		Losers	Ref
1994 1994 Mosconi Cup The 1994 Mosconi Cup, the inaugural edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place between 15–18 December, at the Roller Bowl, Romford, London, England....	Romford Romford Romford is a large suburban town in north east London, England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Havering. It is located northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan... , London Greater London Greater London is the top-level administrative division of England covering London. It was created in 1965 and spans the City of London, including Middle Temple and Inner Temple, and the 32 London boroughs. This territory is coterminate with the London Government Office Region and the London... , England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...		16	12	Europe
1995 1995 Mosconi Cup The 1995 Mosconi Cup, the second edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place between 7–10 December, at the Festival Hall, Basildon, England....	Basildon, Essex, England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...	Europe	16	15
1996 1996 Mosconi Cup The 1996 Mosconi Cup, the third edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place between 19–22 December, at the Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, London, England....	Dagenham Dagenham Dagenham is a large suburb in East London, forming the eastern part of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and located east of Charing Cross. It was historically an agrarian village in the county of Essex and remained mostly undeveloped until 1921 when the London County Council began... , London Greater London Greater London is the top-level administrative division of England covering London. It was created in 1965 and spans the City of London, including Middle Temple and Inner Temple, and the 32 London boroughs. This territory is coterminate with the London Government Office Region and the London... , England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...		15	13	Europe
1997 1997 Mosconi Cup The 1997 Mosconi Cup, the fourth edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place between 18–21 December, at the York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England....	Bethnal Green Bethnal Green Bethnal Green is a district of the East End of London, England and part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, with the far northern parts falling within the London Borough of Hackney. Located northeast of Charing Cross, it was historically an agrarian hamlet in the ancient parish of Stepney,... , London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... , England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...		13	8	Europe
1998 1998 Mosconi Cup The 1998 Mosconi Cup, the fifth edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place between 17–20 December, at the York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England....	Bethnal Green Bethnal Green Bethnal Green is a district of the East End of London, England and part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, with the far northern parts falling within the London Borough of Hackney. Located northeast of Charing Cross, it was historically an agrarian hamlet in the ancient parish of Stepney,... , London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... , England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...		13	9	Europe
1999 1999 Mosconi Cup The 1999 Mosconi Cup, the sixth edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place between 16–19 December, at the York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England....	Bethnal Green Bethnal Green Bethnal Green is a district of the East End of London, England and part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, with the far northern parts falling within the London Borough of Hackney. Located northeast of Charing Cross, it was historically an agrarian hamlet in the ancient parish of Stepney,... , London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... , England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...		12	7	Europe
2000 2000 Mosconi Cup The 2000 Mosconi Cup, the seventh edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place between 14–17 December, at the York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England....	Bethnal Green Bethnal Green Bethnal Green is a district of the East End of London, England and part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, with the far northern parts falling within the London Borough of Hackney. Located northeast of Charing Cross, it was historically an agrarian hamlet in the ancient parish of Stepney,... , London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... , England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...		12	9	Europe
2001 2001 Mosconi Cup The 2001 Mosconi Cup, the eighth edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place between 20–23 December, at the York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England....	Bethnal Green Bethnal Green Bethnal Green is a district of the East End of London, England and part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, with the far northern parts falling within the London Borough of Hackney. Located northeast of Charing Cross, it was historically an agrarian hamlet in the ancient parish of Stepney,... , London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... , England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...		12	1	Europe
2002 2002 Mosconi Cup The 2002 Mosconi Cup, the ninth edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place between 19–22 December, at the York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England....	Bethnal Green Bethnal Green Bethnal Green is a district of the East End of London, England and part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, with the far northern parts falling within the London Borough of Hackney. Located northeast of Charing Cross, it was historically an agrarian hamlet in the ancient parish of Stepney,... , London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... , England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...	Europe	12	9
2003 2003 Mosconi Cup 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...	Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... , USA		11	9	Europe
2004 2004 Mosconi Cup The 2004 Mosconi Cup, the 11th edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place between 16–19 December, at the Hotel Zuiderduin, Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands...	Egmond aan Zee Egmond aan Zee Egmond aan Zee is a village on the North Sea coast in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Bergen, and lies about 9 km west of Alkmaar.... , Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...		12	9	Europe
2005 2005 Mosconi Cup The 2005 Mosconi Cup the 10th edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place between 15–18 December, at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA....	Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... , USA		11	6	Europe
2006 2006 Mosconi Cup The 2006 Mosconi Cup in nine-ball pool was played at the Rotterdam Cruise Terminal in Rotterdam, Netherlands from 7 through 10 December of that year....	Rotterdam, Netherlands		12	12
2007 2007 Mosconi Cup The 2007 Mosconi Cup took place December 13–16, at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada....	Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... , USA	Europe	11	8
2008 2008 Mosconi Cup The 2008 Mosconi Cup took place between December 11–14, at the Hilton Conference Center, Portomaso, Malta.-The teams:-Session 1:-Session 2:-Session 3:-Session 4:...	St Julians, Malta Malta Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...	Europe	11	5
2009 2009 Mosconi Cup The 2009 Mosconi Cup, the 16th edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between five-player teams representing Europe and the United States, took place between 10–13 December, at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada....	Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... , USA		11	7	Europe
2010 2010 Mosconi Cup The 2010 Mosconi Cup, the 17th edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between five-player teams representing Europe and the United States, took place between 9–12 December, at the York Hall, Bethnal Green, London....	Bethnal Green Bethnal Green Bethnal Green is a district of the East End of London, England and part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, with the far northern parts falling within the London Borough of Hackney. Located northeast of Charing Cross, it was historically an agrarian hamlet in the ancient parish of Stepney,... , London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... , England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...	Europe	11	8