2005 Mosconi Cup
2005 Mosconi Cup | |
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Dates | 15–18 December |
Venue | MGM Grand |
Location | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Captains | Johnny Archer (US) Mika Immonen (EU) |
MVP | Earl Strickland (US) |
11 – 6 United States wins the Mosconi Cup | |
The 2005 Mosconi Cup, the 12th edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place 15–18 December 2005 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. A shot clock was used for the first time in the events history.[1]
Team USA won the Mosconi Cup by defeating Team Europe 11–6.
Teams
[edit]Team USA[2] | ||
Name | State of birth | Notes |
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Rodney Morris | California | |
Shawn Putnam | Pennsylvania | |
Jeremy Jones | Texas | |
Earl Strickland | North Carolina | Most Valued Player[3] |
Charlie Williams | South Korea1 | |
Johnny Archer | Georgia | Captain |
Team Europe[2] | ||
Name | Nationality | Notes |
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Marcus Chamat | Sweden | |
Raj Hundal | United Kingdom | |
Thorsten Hohmann | Germany | |
Niels Feijen | Netherlands | |
Alex Lely | Netherlands | |
Mika Immonen | Finland | Captain |
- 1 Born outside the United States.
Results
[edit]Thursday, 15 December
[edit]Results | ||
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Doubles Thorsten Hohmann Niels Feijen | 5–1 | Doubles Johnny Archer Jeremy Jones |
Singles Mika Immonen | 5–2 | Singles Johnny Archer |
Doubles Alex Lely Raj Hundal | 3–5 | Doubles Charlie Williams Shawn Putnam |
Singles Niels Feijen | 3–5 | Singles Charlie Williams |
Doubles Mika Immonen Marcus Chamat | 4–5 | Doubles Earl Strickland Rodney Morris |
2 | Session | 3 |
2 | Overall | 3 |
Friday, 16 December
[edit]Results | ||
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Doubles Thorsten Hohmann Niels Feijen | 4–5 | Doubles Charlie Williams Shawn Putnam |
Singles Raj Hundal | 5–4 | Singles Shawn Putnam |
Doubles Mika Immonen Marcus Chamat | 4–5 | Doubles Johnny Archer Jeremy Jones |
Singles Thorsten Hohmann | 5–4 | Singles Jeremy Jones |
Doubles Alex Lely Raj Hundal | 2–5 | Doubles Earl Strickland Rodney Morris |
2 | Session | 3 |
4 | Overall | 6 |
Saturday, 17 December
[edit]Results | ||
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Doubles Niels Feijen Alex Lely | 5–3 | Doubles Charlie Williams Shawn Putnam |
Singles Alex Lely | 4–5 | Singles Rodney Morris |
Doubles Marcus Chamat Mika Immonen | 2–5 | Doubles Rodney Morris Earl Strickland |
Singles Marcus Chamat | 2–5 | Singles Earl Strickland |
Doubles Thorsten Hohmann Raj Hundal | 3–5 | Doubles Jeremy Jones Johnny Archer |
1 | Session | 4 |
5 | Overall | 10 |
Sunday, 18 December
[edit]Results | ||
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Singles Mika Immonen | 5–4 | Singles Shawn Putnam |
Singles Thorsten Hohmann | 4–5 | Singles Jeremy Jones |
1 | Session | 1 |
6 | Overall | 11 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Mosconi Cup Shot Clock Rules". Matchroom Sport. Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Mosconi Cup (Official homepage)". Matchroom Sport. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ^ "Archer: We Showed Our Heart". Mosconi Cup 2005. Archived from the original on 20 September 2007. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
- ^ "2005 Results". Mosconi Cup 2006. Archived from the original on 8 August 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
External links
[edit]- Official homepage Archived 14 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine