2018 Mosconi Cup

The 2018 Mosconi Cup, (also known as Mosconi Cup XXV)[4] was the 25th edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States. It took place between 4–7 December 2018 at the Alexandra Palace in London, England and was sponsored by partypoker.[5][6]

2018 Mosconi Cup
Dates4–7 December
VenueAlexandra Palace[1]
LocationLondon, England
CaptainsMarcus Chamat[2] (EU)
Johan Ruijsink[3] (US)
MVPSkyler Woodward (US)
  9  – 11  
USA wins the Mosconi Cup

The reigning champions were team Europe, who had won the last eight cups, including the 2017 Mosconi Cup 11–4. The event was played with teams of 5, decided by captains, and also performances in the tour.[7] The team's non-playing captains were the same as the previous year: Marcus Chamat for Europe and Johan Ruijsink for the United States. Ruijsink, who had won the Cup as captain with team Europe seven times, was assisted by vice captain Jeremy Jones.[8]

The United States won the Mosconi Cup for the first time since 2009, defeating Europe 11–9, ending an 8-year losing streak for the USA.[9][10]

Teams

Sources:[11][12][13][14]

The European qualification process saw players play to be picked in the top three places in the European rankings.[15] This initially resulted in the selection of Eklent Kaçi, Mario He and Niels Feijen to Team Europe, who were subsequently joined by the wildcard picks of Albin Ouschan and Jayson Shaw. However, a statement released on 21 November 2018 announced that Mario He had stepped down from the side following a failed drugs test and would be replaced by the next highest-ranked player on the Euro Tour, Alexander Kazakis.[16][17]

   Team Europe
Name Nationality Notes
Eklent Kaçi  Albania
Alexander Kazakis  Greece
Niels Feijen  Netherlands
Albin Ouschan  Austria
Jayson Shaw  Scotland
Marcus Chamat  Sweden Non-playing captain
   Team USA
Name State of birth Notes
Skyler Woodward  Kentucky Most Valuable Player
Shane Van Boening  South Dakota
Billy Thorpe  Ohio
Tyler Styer  Wisconsin
Corey Deuel  California
Johan Ruijsink  Netherlands Non-playing captain
Jeremy Jones  Texas Vice captain

Results

Tuesday, 4 December
Results
Teams
Team Europe		 5–4 Teams
Team USA
Doubles
Albin Ouschan
Jayson Shaw		 5–1 Doubles
Billy Thorpe
Skyler Woodward
Singles
Niels Feijen		 3–5 Singles
Tyler Styer
Doubles
Eklent Kaçi
Alexander Kazakis		 1–5 Doubles
Shane Van Boening
Corey Deuel
Singles
Jayson Shaw		 0–5 Singles
Shane Van Boening
2 Session 3
2 Overall 3

Wednesday, 5 December
Results
Singles
Jayson Shaw		 5–2 Singles
Shane Van Boening
Doubles
Niels Feijen
Alexander Kazakis		 3–5 Doubles
Skyler Woodward
Shane Van Boening
Singles
Albin Ouschan		 5–3 Singles
Corey Deuel
Doubles
Eklent Kaçi
Jayson Shaw		 2–5 Doubles
Billy Thorpe
Tyler Styer
Singles
Eklent Kaçi		 3–5 Singles
Billy Thorpe
2 Session 3
4 Overall 6

Thursday, 6 December
Results
Doubles
Niels Feijen
Albin Ouschan		 4–5 Doubles
Skyler Woodward
Tyler Styer
Singles
Alexander Kazakis		 3–5 Singles
Skyler Woodward
Doubles
Eklent Kaçi
Niels Feijen		 5–4 Doubles
Tyler Styer
Corey Deuel
Singles
Jayson Shaw		 4–5 Singles
Skyler Woodward
Doubles
Alexander Kazakis
Albin Ouschan		 5–1 Doubles
Shane Van Boening
Billy Thorpe
2 Session 3
6 Overall 9

Friday, 7 December
Results
Singles
Albin Ouschan		 4–5 Singles
Skyler Woodward
Singles
Jayson Shaw		 5–3 Singles
Tyler Styer
Singles
Niels Feijen		 5–1 Singles
Corey Deuel
Singles
Eklent Kaçi		 5–2 Singles
Billy Thorpe
Singles
Alexander Kazakis		 3–5 Singles
Shane Van Boening
3 Session 2
9 Overall 11

References
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