2000 Mosconi Cup | |
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Dates | 14–17 December |
Venue | York Hall |
Location | Bethnal Green, London, England |
9 – 12 United States wins the Mosconi Cup | |
The 2000 Acclaim Mosconi Cup, the seventh edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place 14–17 December 2000 at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, England.
Team USA won the Mosconi Cup by defeating Team Europe 12–9.
Team USA | ||
Name | State of birth | Notes |
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Johnny Archer | Georgia | |
Shannon Daulton | Kentucky | |
Jeremy Jones | Texas | |
Corey Deuel | California | |
Earl Strickland | North Carolina | |
Michael Coltrain | North Carolina |
Team Europe | ||
Name | Nationality | Notes |
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Steve Knight | United Kingdom | |
Mika Immonen | Finland | |
Ralf Souquet | Germany | |
Thomas Engert | Germany | |
Marcus Chamat | Sweden | |
Steve Davis | United Kingdom |
Results | ||
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Doubles Mika Immonen Marcus Chamat | 1–5 | Doubles Johnny Archer Shannon Daulton |
Doubles Ralf Souquet Thomas Engert | 5–1 | Doubles Jeremy Jones Michael Coltrain |
Doubles Steve Davis Steve Knight | 2–5 | Doubles Earl Strickland Corey Deuel |
1 | Session | 2 |
1 | Overall | 2 |
Results | ||
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Doubles Steve Knight Marcus Chamat | 0–5 | Doubles Johnny Archer Shannon Daulton |
Doubles Steve Davis Mika Immonen | 5–2 | Doubles Earl Strickland Corey Deuel |
Doubles Ralf Souquet Thomas Engert | 5–2 | Doubles Jeremy Jones Michael Coltrain |
2 | Session | 1 |
3 | Overall | 3 |
Results | ||
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Singles Marcus Chamat | 3–5 | Singles Michael Coltrain |
Singles Mika Immonen | 3–5 | Singles Johnny Archer |
Singles Steve Davis | 5–4 | Singles Jeremy Jones |
1 | Session | 2 |
4 | Overall | 5 |
Results | ||
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Doubles Steve Knight Marcus Chamat | 5–1 | Doubles Johnny Archer Shannon Daulton |
Doubles Ralf Souquet Thomas Engert | 4–5 | Doubles Corey Deuel Michael Coltrain |
Doubles Steve Davis Mika Immonen | 1–5 | Doubles Earl Strickland Jeremy Jones |
1 | Session | 2 |
5 | Overall | 7 |
Results | ||
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Singles Thomas Engert | 3–5 | Singles Corey Deuel |
Singles Steve Knight | 5–1 | Singles Shannon Daulton |
Singles Ralf Souquet | 1–5 | Singles Earl Strickland |
1 | Session | 2 |
6 | Overall | 9 |
Results | ||
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Singles Steve Knight | 1–5 | Singles Corey Deuel |
Singles Mika Immonen | 5–4 | Singles Johnny Archer |
Singles Steve Davis | 5–0 | Singles Michael Coltrain |
2 | Session | 1 |
8 | Overall | 10 |
Results | ||
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Singles Ralf Souquet | 3–5 | Singles Shannon Daulton |
Singles Marcus Chamat | 5–3 | Singles Jeremy Jones |
Singles Thomas Engert | 2–5 | Singles Earl Strickland |
1 | Session | 2 |
9 | Overall | 12 |
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