2019 Mosconi Cup

2019 Mosconi Cup
Dates	25–28 November 2019
Venue	Mandalay Bay [1]
Location	Las Vegas, United States
Captains	Johan Ruijsink (US) Marcus Chamat (EU)
MVP	Skyler Woodward
11  – 8   USA wins [2] the Mosconi Cup
← 2018

The 2019 Mosconi Cup (also known as Mosconi Cup XXVI) ^[3] was a team nine-ball tournament. The event is the 26th Mosconi Cup event, first held in 1994. The competition features matches between teams of five representing Europe and the United States. The event was held at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, United States from 25 to 28 November 2019. The event is based on the similar Ryder Cup series of events held in golf.

The USA team were defending champions, having won the 2018 event 11–9. ^[4] Despite trailing 2–3 after the first day, the USA team took a 8–7 lead on day three, and eventually won 11–8. Skyler Woodward won the Most Valuable Player award for the second time, having also done so the year prior.

Teams

Team USA [5]
Name	State of birth	Notes
Skyler Woodward	Kentucky
Shane Van Boening	South Dakota
Billy Thorpe	Ohio
Tyler Styer	Wisconsin
Justin Bergman	Illinois
Johan Ruijsink	Netherlands	Non-playing Captain
Jeremy Jones	Texas	Non-playing Vice captain

Team Europe [6]
Name	Nationality	Notes
Joshua Filler	Germany
Eklent Kaçi	Albania
Alexander Kazakis	Greece
Jayson Shaw	United Kingdom
Niels Feijen	Netherlands
Marcus Chamat	Sweden	Non-playing captain

Results

Monday, 25 November

	Results
Teams Team USA	5–1	Teams Team Europe
Doubles Shane Van Boening Tyler Styer	5–4	Doubles Eklent Kaçi Niels Feijen
Singles Billy Thorpe	0–5	Singles Joshua Filler
Doubles Skyler Woodward Justin Bergman	1–5	Doubles Alexander Kazakis Jayson Shaw
Singles Justin Bergman	3–5	Singles Jayson Shaw
2	Session	3
2	Overall	3

Tuesday, 26 November

	Results
Singles Shane Van Boening	1–5	Singles Joshua Filler
Doubles Shane Van Boening Justin Bergman	5–1	Doubles Joshua Filler Jayson Shaw
Singles Tyler Styer	1–5	Singles Eklent Kaçi
Doubles Billy Thorpe Skyler Woodward	5–1	Doubles Niels Feijen Alexander Kazakis
Singles Shane Van Boening	5–1	Singles Alexander Kazakis
3	Session	2
5	Overall	5

Wednesday, 27 November

	Results
Doubles Shane Van Boening Skyler Woodward	5–1	Doubles Joshua Filler Eklent Kaçi
Singles Skyler Woodward	5–3	Singles Niels Feijen
Doubles Skyler Woodward Tyler Styer	5–4	Doubles Eklent Kaçi Alexander Kazakis
Singles Shane Van Boening	0–5	Singles Joshua Filler
Doubles Justin Bergman Billy Thorpe	4–5	Doubles Niels Feijen Jayson Shaw
3	Session	2
8	Overall	7

Thursday, 28 November

	Results
Singles Billy Thorpe	5–3	Singles Jayson Shaw
Singles Tyler Styer	1–5	Singles Eklent Kaçi
Singles Shane Van Boening	5–3	Singles Alexander Kazakis
Singles Skyler Woodward	5–3	Singles Joshua Filler
3	Session	1
11	Overall	8

References

1. "Mosconi Cup announces 2019 event date in Las Vegas". AXS. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
2. "Mosconi Cup - Matchroom Pool". Matchroom Pool. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
3. "Mosconi Cup XXVI". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
4. "Record Figures Make 2018 The Most Successful Year Ever For Partypoker Mosconi Cup". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
5. "Team USA - Mosconi Cup - Matchroom Pool". Matchroom Pool. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
6. "Team Europe - Mosconi Cup - Matchroom Pool". Matchroom Pool. Retrieved 28 November 2019.

External links

• Official homepage
• 2019 Mosconi Cup at azbilliards.com