The 2018 Mosconi Cup, (also known as Mosconi Cup XXV) was the 25th edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States. It took place between 4–7 December 2018 at the Alexandra Palace in London, England and was sponsored by partypoker.
The reigning champions were team Europe, who had won the last eight cups, including the 2017 Mosconi Cup 11–4. The event was played with teams of 5, decided by captains, and also performances in the tour. The team's non-playing captains were the same as the previous year: Marcus Chamat for Europe and Johan Ruijsink for the United States. Ruijsink, who had won the Cup as captain with team Europe seven times, was assisted by vice captain Jeremy Jones.
The United States won the Mosconi Cup for the first time since 2009, defeating Europe 11–9, ending an 8-year losing streak for the USA.
Teams Sources:
The European qualification process saw players play to be picked in the top three places in the European rankings. This initially resulted in the selection of Eklent Kaçi, Mario He and Niels Feijen to Team Europe, who were subsequently joined by the wildcard picks of Albin Ouschan and Jayson Shaw. However, a statement released on 21 November 2018 announced that Mario He had stepped down from the side following a failed drugs test and would be replaced by the next highest-ranked player on the Euro Tour, Alexander Kazakis.
Team EuropeNameNationalityNotes Eklent Kaçi Alexander Kazakis Niels Feijen Albin Ouschan Jayson Shaw Marcus Chamat Non-playing captain
Team USANameState of birthNotes Skyler Woodward Most Valuable Player Shane Van Boening Billy Thorpe Tyler Styer Corey Deuel Johan Ruijsink Non-playing Captain Jeremy Jones Non-playing Vice captain
Results
Tuesday, 4 December
Results TeamsTeam Europe5–4TeamsTeam USADoublesAlbin OuschanJayson Shaw5–1DoublesBilly ThorpeSkyler WoodwardSinglesNiels Feijen3–5SinglesTyler StyerDoublesEklent KaçiAlexander Kazakis1–5DoublesShane Van BoeningCorey DeuelSinglesJayson Shaw0–5SinglesShane Van Boening2 Session32 Overall3
Wednesday, 5 December
Results SinglesJayson Shaw5–2SinglesShane Van BoeningDoublesNiels FeijenAlexander Kazakis3–5DoublesSkyler WoodwardShane Van BoeningSinglesAlbin Ouschan5–3SinglesCorey DeuelDoublesEklent KaçiJayson Shaw2–5DoublesBilly ThorpeTyler StyerSinglesEklent Kaçi3–5SinglesBilly Thorpe2 Session34 Overall6
Thursday, 6 December
Results DoublesNiels FeijenAlbin Ouschan4–5DoublesSkyler WoodwardTyler StyerSinglesAlexander Kazakis3–5SinglesSkyler WoodwardDoublesEklent KaçiNiels Feijen5–4DoublesTyler StyerCorey DeuelSinglesJayson Shaw4–5SinglesSkyler WoodwardDoublesAlexander KazakisAlbin Ouschan5–1DoublesShane Van BoeningBilly Thorpe2 Session36 Overall9
Friday, 7 December
Results SinglesAlbin Ouschan4–5SinglesSkyler WoodwardSinglesJayson Shaw5–3SinglesTyler StyerSinglesNiels Feijen5–1SinglesCorey DeuelSinglesEklent Kaçi5–2SinglesBilly ThorpeSinglesAlexander Kazakis3–5SinglesShane Van Boening3 Session29 Overall11
References
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