2005 Mosconi Cup
When Mosconi Cup 2005 is the twelfth edition of a yearly since 1994 9- Ball Pool Tournament, in which plays a European team against a U.S. team. In 2005 he was in the studio Ballroom of the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada ( USA) during the period from 15th to 18th December. The Team USA won with 11:6, which meant the tenth victory of the Americans.
Participant
For Team Europe played:
- Mika Immonen ( Finland) ( Team Captain )
- Marcus Hamath (Sweden)
- Niels Feijen (Netherlands)
- Thorsten Hohmann ( Germany )
- Raj Hundal (England)
- Alex Lely (Netherlands)
Played for Team USA:
- Johnny Archer ( Team Captain )
- Jeremy Jones
- Rodney Morris
- Shaun Putnam
- Earl Strickland (awarded as MVP. )
- Charlie Williams
Regulate
- Tournament Length: We will play a maximum of 24 games; the team that first wins 13 games wins the tournament. In the event of 12:12, the Cup stays with the defending champion.
- Match Length: The game mode in the individual matches is Best of 9, ie 5 games gained 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. In the team competition, which means for example that the adjoining player, he pockets a ball on the break, only comes back to the table in the sixth -to-play ball.
- Time limit of shock: Each player has 30 seconds to execute its impact. The first stroke after the kick-off, this rule does not apply, then each player has unlimited time to look at the situation on the table in peace. In any team competition, the players per game have twice the opportunity to request an extension, ie an extension of the time by 30 seconds per burst. In the individual competitions this extension is allowed only once per game. Prompting the referee to clean the cue ball or herzureichen an auxiliary device, go on the time.
Results
The game plan was as follows:
This remained the Mosconi Cup until the next tournament in December 2006 in the possession of the teams in the United States. The Mosconi Cup 2006 was held in Rotterdam (Netherlands).