Luke Riches
10-29-2002, 06:12 AM
With the ninth running of the Mosconi Cup taking place at the fabled York Hall, Bethnal Green, East London from 19 - 22 December, promoters Matchroom Sport can announce the two teams.
Representing Europe will be :
Oliver Ortmann (Germany) Captain
Steve Davis (England)
Marcus Chamat (Sweden)
Nick van den Berg (Holland)
Ralf Souquet (Germany)
Mika Immonen (Finland)
Commented Euro veteran Steve Davis, “ The big news is that Ortmann is back as captain. He last played in 1999 but this year we were looking for a Sam Torrance-style leader to lift the lads to glory.
“In the past, we have suffered from a lack of an inspirational figure and I think that Oliver is the type of player who will stop at nothing for victory.”
Ortmann said when told the news , “The Mosconi Cup is the greatest pool tournament in the world and it is the greatest honour to be named European captain. I will not let them down.”
The American side is unchanged from the team that won so convincingly last year and that includes captain Earl ‘the Pearl’ Strickland.
Commented Earl, “The US have won this championship for the last six years and with the team we’ve got , we can do it again this December. Last year’s 12 –1 scoreline was a fluke in some respects and I expect it to be a lot closer this time out.”
The full team is:
Earl Strickland (Captain)
Cory Deuel
Johnny Archer
Nick Varner
Jeremy Jones
Charlie Williams
The Mosconi Cup is the Ryder Cup of 9-ball pool and features two teams of six players in a series of singles and doubles matches over four days.
The official table of the Mosconi Cup is the Brunswick Gold Crown IV, the cloth is Simonis 860, the balls are Super Aramith Pro and the official cue is Predator.
Representing Europe will be :
Oliver Ortmann (Germany) Captain
Steve Davis (England)
Marcus Chamat (Sweden)
Nick van den Berg (Holland)
Ralf Souquet (Germany)
Mika Immonen (Finland)
Commented Euro veteran Steve Davis, “ The big news is that Ortmann is back as captain. He last played in 1999 but this year we were looking for a Sam Torrance-style leader to lift the lads to glory.
“In the past, we have suffered from a lack of an inspirational figure and I think that Oliver is the type of player who will stop at nothing for victory.”
Ortmann said when told the news , “The Mosconi Cup is the greatest pool tournament in the world and it is the greatest honour to be named European captain. I will not let them down.”
The American side is unchanged from the team that won so convincingly last year and that includes captain Earl ‘the Pearl’ Strickland.
Commented Earl, “The US have won this championship for the last six years and with the team we’ve got , we can do it again this December. Last year’s 12 –1 scoreline was a fluke in some respects and I expect it to be a lot closer this time out.”
The full team is:
Earl Strickland (Captain)
Cory Deuel
Johnny Archer
Nick Varner
Jeremy Jones
Charlie Williams
The Mosconi Cup is the Ryder Cup of 9-ball pool and features two teams of six players in a series of singles and doubles matches over four days.
The official table of the Mosconi Cup is the Brunswick Gold Crown IV, the cloth is Simonis 860, the balls are Super Aramith Pro and the official cue is Predator.