2004 Mosconi Cup
When Mosconi Cup 2004 is the eleventh edition of a yearly since 1994 9- Ball Pool Tournament, in which plays a European team against a U.S. team. In 2006 he was at the hotel Zuiderduin in the period from 16 to 19 December in Egmond aan Zee in the Netherlands instead. The Team USA won with 12:9, which meant the ninth victory of the Americans.
Participant
For Team Europe played:
- Oliver Ortmann ( Germany ) ( Team Captain )
- Marcus Hamath (Sweden)
- Steve Davis ( England)
- Thomas Engert ( Germany )
- Niels Feijen (Netherlands).
- Mika Immonen (Finland )
Played for Team USA:
- Johnny Archer ( Team Captain )
- Rodney Morris (awarded as MVP. )
- Tony Robles
- Earl Strickland
- Charlie Williams
Regulate
- Tournament Length: We will play up to 23 games; the team that first wins 12 games wins the tournament.
- Match Length: The game mode in the individual matches is Best of 9, ie 5 Matches won rich to win the set.
- Changing break: The first impulse is played, then the players or teams hit alternately, no matter who wins.
- Change shock: in team competitions rotate the players after each stroke to the next player 's own team.
- Time limit of shock: 2004 was the last year in which there was no shot clock. This was introduced in 2005 and set at 30 seconds.
Results
The game plan was as follows:
This remained the Mosconi Cup until the next tournament in December 2005 in the possession of the teams in the United States. The Mosconi Cup 2005 was held in Las Vegas (USA).