2006 Mosconi Cup

The 2006 Mosconi Cup, the 13th edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place 7–10 December 2006 at the Rotterdam Cruise Terminal in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

2006 Mosconi Cup
Dates7–10 December
VenueRotterdam Cruise Terminal
LocationRotterdam, Netherlands
CaptainsJohan Ruijsink (EU)
Johnny Archer (US)
MVPCorey Deuel (US)
Flag of Europe  12   12  Flag of the United States
United States retains the Mosconi Cup

The event ended in a 12–12 draw, thus Team USA retained the Mosconi Cup as the prior year's winner. The possibility of ties was removed for the following year's event.

Teams

   Team USA
Name State of birth Notes
Earl Strickland  North Carolina
Rodney Morris  California
Corey Deuel  California Most Valued Player[1]
Mike Davis  North Carolina
John Schmidt  California
Johnny Archer  Georgia Captain
   Team Europe
Name Nationality Notes
Mika Immonen  Finland
Ralf Souquet  Germany
Imran Majid  United Kingdom
Thomas Engert  Germany
Nick van den Berg  Netherlands
David Alcaide  Spain
Johan Ruijsink  Netherlands Non-playing captain

Results

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Session 1

Results
Teams
Team Europe
5–6 Teams
Team USA
Trebles
Mika Immonen
David Alcaide
Ralf Souquet
6–3 Trebles
Johnny Archer
John Schmidt
Mike Davis
Trebles
Imran Majid
Thomas Engert
Nick van den Berg
2–6 Trebles
Corey Deuel
Earl Strickland
Rodney Morris
1 Session 2
1 Overall 2

Session 2

Results
Doubles
Mika Immonen
Ralf Souquet
6–2 Doubles
John Schmidt
Mike Davis
Doubles
David Alcaide
Thomas Engert
1–6 Doubles
Johnny Archer
Corey Deuel
Doubles
Nick van den Berg
Imran Majid
6–5 Doubles
Earl Strickland
Rodney Morris
2 Session 1
3 Overall 3

Session 3

Results
Singles
David Alcaide
7–5 Singles
John Schmidt
Singles
Imran Majid
7–2 Singles
Johnny Archer
Singles
Ralf Souquet
7–2 Singles
Corey Deuel
3 Session 0
6 Overall 3

Session 4

Results
Doubles
Nick van den Berg
Imran Majid
3–6 Doubles
Corey Deuel
Mike Davis
Doubles
Mika Immonen
David Alcaide
6–4 Doubles
Rodney Morris
Earl Strickland
Doubles
Ralf Souquet
Thomas Engert
6–1 Doubles
Johnny Archer
John Schmidt
2 Session 1
8 Overall 4

Session 5

Results
Singles
Mika Immonen
5–7 Singles
Rodney Morris
Singles
Thomas Engert
4–7 Singles
Earl Strickland
Singles
Nick van den Berg
7–4 Singles
Mike Davis
1 Session 2
9 Overall 6

Session 6

Results
Teams
Team Europe
3–6 Teams
Team USA
Triples
Imran Majid
Thomas Engert
Nick van den Berg
5–6 Triples
Corey Deuel
Earl Strickland
John Schmidt
Triples
Ralf Souquet
Mika Immonen
David Alcaide
1–6 Triples
Johnny Archer
Rodney Morris
Mike Davis
0 Session 3
9 Overall 9

Session 7

Results
Singles
Thomas Engert
5–1 Singles
John Schmidt
Singles
Imran Majid
2–5 Singles
Rodney Morris
Singles
Ralf Souquet
5–4 Singles
Johnny Archer
Singles
Nick van den Berg
5–4 Singles
Earl Strickland
Singles
Mika Immonen
4–5 Singles
Mike Davis
Singles
David Alcaide
2–5 Singles
Corey Deuel
3 Session 3
12 Overall 12

References

  1. "Archer: We Showed So Much Heart". Mosconi Cup 2006. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
  2. "Europe 12–12 USA". Matchroom Pool. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
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