2010 Mosconi Cup

The 2010 Mosconi Cup, the 17th edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place 9–12 December 2010 at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, England.

2010 Mosconi Cup
Dates	9–12 December
Venue	York Hall
Location	Bethnal Green, London, England
Captains	Johan Ruijsink (EU) Nick Varner (US)
MVP	Darren Appleton (EU)
11  – 8   Europe wins the Mosconi Cup

Team Europe won the Mosconi Cup by defeating Team USA 11–8.[1]

Teams

Team USA[2]
Name	State of birth	Notes
Johnny Archer	Georgia
Dennis Hatch	Michigan
Rodney Morris	California
Shane Van Boening	South Dakota
Corey Deuel	California
Nick Varner	Kentucky	Non-playing captain

Team Europe[3]
Name	Nationality	Notes
Ralf Souquet	Germany
Mika Immonen	Finland
Nick van den Berg	Netherlands
Darren Appleton	England	Most Valuable Player[4]
Karl Boyes	England
Johan Ruijsink	Netherlands	Non-playing captain

Results

Thursday, 9 December

[5]

Session 1

	Results
Teams Team Europe	6–5	Teams Team USA
Doubles Nick van den Berg Ralf Souquet	4–6	Doubles Dennis Hatch Rodney Morris
Singles Mika Immonen	4–6	Singles Corey Deuel
1	Session	2
1	Overall	2

Friday, 10 December

[6]

Session 2

	Results
Doubles Darren Appleton Karl Boyes	6–3	Doubles Johnny Archer Shane Van Boening
Singles Ralf Souquet	5–6	Singles Johnny Archer
Doubles Darren Appleton Ralf Souquet	6–5	Doubles Corey Deuel Rodney Morris
Singles Nick van den Berg	5–6	Singles Shane Van Boening
2	Session	2
3	Overall	4

Saturday, 11 December

Session 3

[7]

	Results
Doubles Mika Immonen Karl Boyes	5–1	Doubles Dennis Hatch Johnny Archer
Doubles Mika Immonen Ralf Souquet	2–5	Doubles Johnny Archer Corey Deuel
Singles Karl Boyes	5–2	Singles Rodney Morris
2	Session	1
5	Overall	5

Session 4

[8]

	Results
Doubles Darren Appleton Nick van den Berg	4–5	Doubles Shane Van Boening Dennis Hatch
Doubles Karl Boyes Ralf Souquet	5–4	Doubles Johnny Archer Rodney Morris
Singles Darren Appleton	5–4	Singles Dennis Hatch
Doubles Mika Immonen Nick van den Berg	5–1	Doubles Shane Van Boening Corey Deuel
3	Session	1
8	Overall	6

Sunday, 12 December

[9]

Session 5

	Results
Singles Mika Immonen	6–1	Singles Rodney Morris
Singles Karl Boyes	5–6	Singles Johnny Archer
Singles Nick van den Berg	5–6	Singles Dennis Hatch
1	Session	2
9	Overall	8

Session 6

[4]

	Results
Singles Darren Appleton	6–2	Singles Shane Van Boening
Singles Ralf Souquet	6–4	Singles Corey Deuel
2	Session	0
11	Overall	8

References

1. "Pool: Europe win again". Sky Sports. 12 December 2010. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
2. "Archer first American named for 2010 Mosconi Cup". Matchroom Pool. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
3. "Van Den Berg completes strong Europe side". Matchroom Pool. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
4. "Europe win the 2010 Mosconi Cup". Matchroom Sport. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
5. "2010 Mosconi Cup. Day one blog". Mosconi Cup. 9 December 2010. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
6. "USA keep narrow lead after sensational day two". Mosconi Cup. 11 December 2010. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
7. "Rookie Boyes shows his class on day three". Mosconi Cup. 11 December 2010. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
8. "Europe edge ahead after amazing third day". Mosconi Cup. 12 December 2010. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
9. "USA win two in a row to stay alive in London". Mosconi Cup. 12 December 2010. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2012.

External links

• Official homepage