The Mosconi Cup is an annual nine-ball pool tournament contested between teams representing Europe and the USA since 1994. The trophy is named after American player Willie Mosconi. It has been referred to as the "Ryder Cup of pool".
The tournament has featured some of the most famous players in the sport including Earl Strickland, Johnny Archer, Jimmy White, Alex Higgins and Steve Davis.
The American team is usually composed of members from one of the many pool associations - the UPA. Players who belong to other groups are not considered for the team unless they win the U.S. Open or World Pool Championship.
In the first year of competition some of the WPBA's top players played alongside the men in their respective teams. These included Franziska Stark (Germany), Allison Fisher (UK), Jeanette Lee (US) and Vivian Villarreal (US).
In 2000 the result was USA 12 - 9 Europe at York Hall, Bethnal Green, London.
The players :
Europe : Steve Knight (UK), Mika Immonen (Finland), Ralf Souquet (Germany), Thomas Engert (Germany), Marcus Chamat (Sweden), Steve Davis (UK)
USA : Johnny Archer, Shannon Daulton, Jeremy Jones, Corey Deuel, Earl Strickland, Michael Coltrain
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