- 2007 Mosconi Cup
The 2007 Mosconi Cup (the 14th annual
Europe versusUnited States Mosconi Cup tournament) took place between December 13 – December 16, at theMGM Grand Las Vegas . Team Europe won the Cup for the first time since 2002 against arguably the best American team to ever take part in the event.Teams
Non playing captains:USA:
Kim Davenport Europe:Johan Ruijsink Result
Europe won the Cup for only the third time, and the first time in five years, by 11 matches to 8. After the first day's play, Team USA led 4-1 before the European fightback. Ralf Souquet potted the winning 9-ball, beating Rodney Morris 6-4 (after being 4-2 down).
Afterwards, Tony Drago was awarded the "Most Valuable Player" award in his debut year in the Mosconi Cup. Despite being identified by Earl Strickland as "the weakest player" on the European team, Drago won all four of his singles matches, including victory over Johnny Archer on the final day.
External links
* [http://www.mosconicup.com Mosconi Cup] official website.
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