Mosconi Cup Ranking Archive

2017 Mosconi Cup Team Europe – Chinakhov on the rise

14. August 2017 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

14th August – 2017 Mosconi Cup Chinakhov’s great season continues RUSLAN CHINAKHOV, who earlier this year won a World Pool Series event in New York, added to his impressive resume as he took down the Dutch Open on the Euro Tour to give his 2017 Mosconi Cup chances a real boost. It was the first Euro Tour win for the ‘Siberian Express’ as he looks to become the second ever Russian player to compete in the Mosconi Cup – Konstantin Stepanov was a Euro winner back in 2007. The win puts Chinakhov up to fifth place on the ‘World’ list and in second place on a tightly packed ‘European’ leaderboard. Players currently filling the top spots are Joshua Filler and Ralf Souquet (both Germany) on the ‘World’ list and Holland’s Nick van den Berg on the European list. Unlike previous years there will be only two rankings instead of three. The first will be the ‘European Ranking’ which includes the six European Level Two events and five European Level Three tournaments. The winner of this […]

Ultimate Team Gear is Official Mosconi Cup Clothing Supplier

11. August 2017 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

MATCHROOM SPORT is once again delighted to announce that brand leader ULTIMATE TEAM GEAR will be the Official Clothing Supplier for the 24th annual Mosconi Cup, which takes place at the prestigious Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas from 4th to 7th December. Now based in Minneapolis, UTG have quickly established themselves as the number one name in tournament pool clothing and this will be their third year as Official Mosconi Cup clothing supplier. Renowned for their stylish and colourful designs, UTG will be producing two different shirts for each team and all shirts are now available from https://www.ultimateteamgear.com/collections/Mosconi The site will be open for a four-week period for pre-sale and all purchased products will be delivered just two weeks after the four-week window closes. In addition, Ultimate Team Gear will be on hand for the duration of the event with their merchandise store. December will see the 24th running of pool’s most exciting event as America look to win the coveted trophy for the first time since 2009. Commented Matchroom Sport chairman Barry Hearn, “We […]

2017 Mosconi Cup – Team USA standings after eight events

1. Juli 2017 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

29th June – 2017 Mosconi Cup Team USA standings after eight events ONCE AGAIN, it was Shane Van Boening who took the honours as the eighth event on Team USA Mosconi Cup qualification took place in Oregon. The tournament was the Pac West Invitational and it was Van Boening who triumphed beating Filipino Ramil Gallego in the championship match to take maximum points. High finishers included Dennis Hatch who is chasing a fifth Mosconi Cup appearance nine years after he made his MVP-winning debut at the MGM in 2009. Other contenders harvesting the points included Oscar Dominguez, a team mate of Hatch in 2009, and Skyler Woodward who enters the top ten for the first time. The name of the game is to finish inside the top ten of the ranking once the 17th and final event has concluded in early September. Following that, Team USA supremo Johan Ruijsink will be making his picks from the top ten finishing players. To give himself some leeway in this make or break year for Team America, Ruijsink […]

2017 Mosconi Cup European Rankings – Filler breaks through in China to go top

18. Juni 2017 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

18th June – 2017 Mosconi Cup Filler breaks through in China to go top JOSHUA FILLER, the 19-year-old from Germany, stunned the pool world as he took the China Open beating a string of world-class opponents in Shanghai. It was the youngster’s breakout victory and sends him soaring to the top of the Mosconi Cup Team Europe World ranking. Filler collected a massive 80 points for his victory and there were nine other Europeans in the points including semi-finalist Thorsten Hohmann who bagged 53. With the previous four events counting for both European and World Rankings, the European ranking stays the same. Taking place from Monday 4th to Thursday 7th December, the 2017 Mosconi Cup will take place at the prestigious Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas. Unlike previous years there will be only two rankings instead of three. The first will be the ‘European Ranking’ which includes the five European ‘A’ and five European ‘B’ events. The winner of this ranking will gain a spot on the Mosconi Cup side. The second ranking will […]

He wins as VDB goes top

23. Mai 2017 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

22nd May – 2017 Mosconi Cup He wins as VDB goes top Nick van den Berg leapfrogged Ralf Souquet to take pole position on the European Mosconi Cup rankings after the Eurotour Austrian Open. Van den Berg collected 23 points for reaching the last eight of the tournament, where he fell to eventual finalist Francisco Sanchez Ruiz of Spain. Mario He rises to fourth after collecting the title. Albin Ouschan, MVP at last year’s Mosconi Cup, climbs into the top ten as a beaten semi-finalist while the other defeated semi-finalist, Joshua Filler, moves up two places to eighth. Unlike previous years there will be only two rankings instead of three. The first will be the ‘European Ranking’ which includes the five European ‘A’ and five European ‘B’ events. The winner of this ranking will gain a spot on the Mosconi Cup side. The second ranking will be the ‘World Ranking’ which will comprise all 12 events. The first and second placed players in this ranking will gain spots on the European Mosconi Cup team. With […]

Mosconi Cup Team Europe – UK Open added

6. Mai 2017 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

4th May – 2017 Mosconi Cup UK Open added to Euro Ranking list THE UK OPEN, promoted by the GB9 Tour in the UK, is the latest event to be added to Team Europe’s Mosconi Cup ranking event roster. Taking place from August 4th to 6th in Telford, the event offers a €13,000 guaranteed prize fund and is a Level Three event offering 28 ranking points to the winner. The same event was part of last year’s qualification and it was won by Holland’s Niels Feijen who defeated Francisco Sanchez Ruiz (ESP) to take maximum points. Commented Adam Stevens of the GB9 Tour; „GB9 has been the home to several of Great Britain’s greatest players and we are delighted that Matchroom Sport have once again given the us the opportunity to award Mosconi Cup ranking points at this year’s UK Open. “The Mosconi Cup is the pinnacle of our sport and something that every player at GB9 dreams of being a part of. This opportunity once again makes this dream a reality. The 2016 event […]

2017 Mosconi Cup – Souquet consolidates position at the top

11. April 2017 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

10th April – 2017 Mosconi Cup Souquet consolidates position at the top GERMANY’S RALF SOUQUET tightened his grip at the top of the European 2017 Mosconi Cup rankings with another great performance as he finished in the top four of the recent Portuguese Open in Salgados. With no ‘World’ events having taken place yet, the ‘European’ and ‘World’ rankings are currently one and the same and the Kaiser has opened up a 45 points lead over third spot. Souquet has already appeared in more Mosconi Cups than any other European player (16) and will looking to return to the side for his first appearance since 2013. Nick van den Berg, a winner in Portugal is up to second on 90, 33 points ahead of David Alcaide in third spot. Unlike previous years there will be only two rankings instead of three. The first will be the ‘European Ranking’ which includes the five European ‘A’ and five European ‘B’ events. The winner of this ranking will gain a spot on the Mosconi Cup side. The second […]

2017 European Mosconi Cup Rankings – update after two events

31. März 2017 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

30th March – 2017 Mosconi Cup European Team qualification underway WITH TWO EVENTS having taken place on the European Mosconi Cup ranking, Europe’s all-time appearance record holder Ralf Souquet is once again in the box seat as he heads up the World and European rankings as qualification gets underway in earnest. ‘The Kaiser’ has made a total of 16 Mosconi Cup appearances from 1994 up to 2013 and an appearance in Las Vegas in December will put him in the Guinness Book of Records alongside America’s Johnny Archer on 17 Cups, assuming that the Scorpion fails to make the US team this year. Souquet was a runner-up to Niels Feijen at the Level Three Bucharest Open in February and then went on to win on the Euro Tour later that month to put him on 72 points. In second place on is Russia’s Ruslan Chinakhov on 54, who is having a break out year, having won the opening World Pool Series event in New York in January and then followed that up with the gold […]

2017 Mosconi Cup – European Team qualification events announced

24. März 2017 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

23rd March – 2017 Mosconi Cup European Team qualification events announced MATCHROOM SPORT can announce the 12 event series that will determine three of the five spots on the European Mosconi Cup team as they bid to extend their run of successive victories to eight this December in Las Vegas. The events fall into three categories; ‘World Events’ of which there are two; European ‘A’ events, numbering five and European ‘B’ events of which there are also five. Unlike previous years there will be only two rankings instead of three. The first will be the ‘European Ranking’ which includes the five European ‘A’ and five European ‘B’ events. The winner of this ranking will gain a spot on the Mosconi Cup side. The second ranking will be the ‘World Ranking’ which will comprise all 12 events. The first and second placed players in this ranking will gain spots on the European Mosconi Cup team. In the event that the winner of the European Ranking also comes first or second in the World Ranking, then the […]

2017 Mosconi Cup Team – USA standings after four events

23. März 2017 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

22nd March – 2017 Mosconi Cup Team USA standings after four events WITH FOUR events played in the 15 event series to determine the top ten players eligible for Team USA, it is veteran and former Mosconi MVP Dennis Hatch who heads the list, having pointed at two of the four events played. Behind him is another former MVP in Rodney Morris, while other former Mosconi players Shane Van Boening, Johnny Archer, Oscar Dominguez and Justin Hall help fill out the top ten spots. This year it’s about finishing in the top ten once the 15th and final event has been played out in early September. That’s because US Team Captain Johan Ruijsink will be picking his team from the top ten finishing players. To give himself some leeway in this make or break year for Team America, Ruijsink will be selecting four players from the top ten plus another whose final ranking won’t be of significance. After no events in February and most of March, the ranking calendar springs into action on 30 March […]