2009 Mosconi Cup

The 2009 Mosconi Cup, the 16th edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place 10–13 December 2009 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.^[1]

2009 Mosconi Cup
Dates	10–13 December
Venue	MGM Grand
Location	Las Vegas, Nevada
Captains	Nick Varner (US) Alex Lely (EU)
MVP	Dennis Hatch (US)
11  – 7   United States wins the Mosconi Cup
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Team USA won the Mosconi Cup by defeating Team Europe 11–7.

Format

The format was broadly similar to that used in past years. All matches were a race to 6 with alternate break, with the winner earning 1 point; the first team to 11 points wins the cup. However, several changes were made for this season:^[2]

• No pairing in the doubles matches can be repeated.
• Several match groupings were arranged so that every player is required to play in one and only one of the group.
• In two singles matches – the last match on Thursday, and the first on Friday – each player was selected by the opposing team captain.

Teams

Team USA
Name	State of birth	Notes
Johnny Archer	Georgia	[3]
Corey Deuel	California	[4]
Oscar Dominguez	California	[4]
Shane Van Boening	South Dakota	[4]
Dennis Hatch	Michigan	Most Valuable Player[5][6]
Nick Varner	Kentucky	Non-playing captain[7]

Team Europe
Name	Nationality	Notes
Ralf Souquet	Germany	[8]
Niels Feijen	Netherlands	[8]
Darren Appleton	United Kingdom	[8]
Mika Immonen	Finland	[9]
Thorsten Hohmann	Germany	[9]
Alex Lely	Netherlands	Non-playing captain[8]

Results

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Thursday, 10 December

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	Results
Teams Team Europe	4–6	Teams Team USA
Doubles Niels Feijen Darren Appleton	5–6	Doubles Johnny Archer Dennis Hatch
Singles Mika Immonen	3–6	Singles Shane Van Boening
Doubles Ralf Souquet Thorsten Hohmann	2–6	Doubles Corey Deuel Óscar Domínguez
Singles Ralf Souquet	6–5	Singles Óscar Domínguez
1	Session	4
1	Overall	4

Friday, 11 December

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	Results
Doubles Ralf Souquet Niels Feijen	2–6	Doubles Shane Van Boening Johnny Archer
Singles Thorsten Hohmann	6–4	Singles Corey Deuel
Doubles Mika Immonen Darren Appleton	4–6	Doubles Dennis Hatch Óscar Domínguez
Singles Darren Appleton	5–6	Singles Johnny Archer
1	Session	3
2	Overall	7

Saturday, 12 December

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	Results
Doubles Niels Feijen Thorsten Hohmann	6–1	Doubles Dennis Hatch Corey Deuel
Doubles Ralf Souquet Mika Immonen	6–4	Doubles Shane Van Boening Óscar Domínguez
Singles Niels Feijen	4–6	Singles Dennis Hatch
Doubles Thorsten Hohmann Darren Appleton	5–6	Doubles Johnny Archer Corey Deuel
Singles Mika Immonen	6–4	Singles Óscar Domínguez
3	Session	2
5	Overall	9

Sunday, 13 December

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	Results
Singles Ralf Souquet	6–3	Singles Shane Van Boening
Singles Niels Feijen	0–6	Singles Dennis Hatch
Singles Thorsten Hohmann	6–1	Singles Johnny Archer
Singles Ralf Souquet	2–6	Singles Shane Van Boening
2	Session	2
7	Overall	11