2011 Mosconi Cup

The 2011 Mosconi Cup, the 18th edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place 8–11 December 2011 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

2011 Mosconi Cup
Dates	8–11 December
Venue	MGM Grand
Location	Las Vegas, Nevada
Captains	Charlie Williams (US) Johan Ruijsink (EU)
MVP	Niels Feijen (EU)
7  – 11   Europe wins the Mosconi Cup
← 2010 2012 →

Team Europe won the Mosconi Cup by defeating Team USA 11–7.

Teams

Team USA[1]
Name	State of birth	Notes
Shane Van Boening	South Dakota	[2]
Shawn Putnam	Pennsylvania	[3]
Mike Dechaine	Maine	[3]
Johnny Archer	Georgia	[3]
Rodney Morris	California	[3]
Charlie Williams	South Korea1	Non-playing captain[4]

Team Europe
Name	Nationality	Notes
Chris Melling	United Kingdom	[5]
Darren Appleton	United Kingdom	[6]
Ralf Souquet	Germany	[5]
Nick van den Berg	Netherlands	[6]
Niels Feijen	Netherlands	Most Valued Player[6][7]
Johan Ruijsink	Netherlands	Non-playing captain[8]

• ¹ Born outside the United States.

Results

Thursday, 8 December

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	Results
Teams Team Europe	6–3	Teams Team USA
Doubles Chris Melling Nick van den Berg	3–6	Doubles Johnny Archer Shawn Putnam
Singles Niels Feijen	6–0	Singles Rodney Morris
Doubles Darren Appleton Ralf Souquet	6–4	Doubles Shane Van Boening Mike Dechaine
Singles Chris Melling	6–5	Singles Shane Van Boening
4	Session	1
4	Overall	1

Friday, 9 December

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	Results
Doubles Nick van den Berg Niels Feijen	5–6	Doubles Shane Van Boening Johnny Archer
Singles Ralf Souquet	1–6	Singles Mike Dechaine
Doubles Darren Appleton Chris Melling	5–6	Doubles Shawn Putnam Rodney Morris
Singles Nick van den Berg	6–1	Singles Johnny Archer
Doubles Ralf Souquet Chris Melling	6–2	Doubles Shane Van Boening Rodney Morris
2	Session	3
6	Overall	4

Saturday, 10 December

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	Results
Doubles Darren Appleton Niels Feijen	6–3	Doubles Shawn Putnam Mike Dechaine
Singles Darren Appleton	6–2	Singles Shawn Putnam
Doubles Ralf Souquet Niels Feijen	6–2	Doubles Johnny Archer Rodney Morris
Singles Nick van den Berg	5–6	Singles Shane Van Boening
Singles Chris Melling	6–2	Singles Mike Dechaine
4	Session	1
10	Overall	5

Sunday, 11 December

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	Results
Singles Nick van den Berg	2–6	Singles Shane Van Boening
Singles Darren Appleton	3–6	Singles Johnny Archer
Singles Niels Feijen	6–4	Singles Rodney Morris
1	Session	2
11	Overall	7