2005 Mosconi Cup
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| 2005 Mosconi Cup | ||
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| Dates | 15–18 December | |
| Venue | MGM Grand | |
| Location | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Captains | Johnny Archer (US) Mika Immonen (EU) |
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| MVP | Earl Strickland (US) | |
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| United States wins the Mosconi Cup | ||
| «2004 | 2006» | |
The 2005 Mosconi Cup, the 12th edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place between 15–18 December, at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The shot clock was for the first time in the events history.[1]
Team USA won the Mosconi Cup by defeating Team Europe 11–6.
Contents
Teams
| Team USA[2] |
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| Name | State of birth | Notes |
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| Rodney Morris |  California |
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| Shaun Putnam |  Pennsylvania |
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| Jeremy Jones |  Texas |
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| Earl Strickland |  North Carolina |
Most Valued Player[3] |
| Charlie Williams |  South Korea1 |
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| Johnny Archer |  Georgia |
Captain |
| Team Europe[2] |
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| Name | Nationality | Notes |
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| Marcus Chamat |  Sweden |
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| Raj Hundal |  England |
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| Thorsten Hohmann |  Germany |
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| Niels Feijen |  Netherlands |
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| Alex Lely | Netherlands |
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| Mika Immonen |  Finland |
Captain |
- 1 Born outside the United States.
Results
Thursday, 15 December
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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 Shaun 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
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Results | |
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| Doubles Thorsten Hohmann Niels Feijen |
4–5 | Doubles Charlie Williams Shaun Putnam |
| Singles Raj Hundal |
5–4 | Singles Shaun 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
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Results | |
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| Doubles Niels Feijen Alex Lely |
5–3 | Doubles Charlie Williams Shaun 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
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Results | |
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| Singles Mika Immonen |
5–4 | Singles Shaun Putnam |
| Singles Thorsten Hohmann |
4–5 | Singles Jeremy Jones |
| 1 | Session | 1 |
| 6 | Overall | 11 |
References
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