2007 Mosconi Cup

When Mosconi Cup 2007 is the fourteenth edition of a yearly since 1994 9- Ball Pool Tournament, in which plays a European team against a U.S. team. In 2007 he was in the studio Ballroom of the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada ( USA) during the period from 13th to 16th December. The European team won with 11:8, which meant his third victory of the Europeans.

Participant

For Team Europe played:

• Johan Ruijsink ( Netherlands) ( non -playing captain )
• Tony Drago (Malta ) (as MVP awards. )
• Niels Feijen (Netherlands)
• Daryl Peach (England)
• Ralf Souquet ( Germany )
• Konstantin Stepanov (Russia)

Played for Team USA:

• Kim Davenport ( non -playing captain )
• Johnny Archer
• Shane van Boening
• Corey Deuel
• Rodney Morris
• Earl Strickland

Regulate

• Tournament Length: We will play a maximum of 21 games. The team that wins first 11 games wins the tournament.

• Match Length: The game mode in the team competitions is best of 11, ie 6 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 shock 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 event, players per game twice have the option 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.

• Break conditions:

• Prize money: Those players of the winning teams each received a cash prize of U.S. $ 20,000; which the losing team each $ 10,000.

Results

The game plan was as follows:

This remained the Mosconi Cup until the next tournament in December 2008 in the possession of the team of Europe. The Mosconi Cup 2008 was played in Portomaso (Malta).