2020 Mosconi Cup

The 2020 Mosconi Cup was a team nine-ball tournament, between teams representing Europe and the United States. It was the 27th edition of the competition and took place between 1-4 December 2020. The event was originally scheduled to be held at the Alexandra Palace in London, however it was moved to the Ricoh Arena in Coventry with the whole event behind closed doors in a Covid-19 secure bubble. [8] [9]The coronavirus pandemic also affected the team selection, with Corey Deuel replacing Justin Bergman for Team USA after Bergman tested positive for Covid-19. [10] [11] Team USA were defending champions, having won the two previous tournaments. After a close first day, Team Europe were 3-2 ahead but only lost one further match, winning the cup 11-3. Jayson Shaw won the Most Valuable Player award for the first time after winning all his singles and doubles matches. [12] [13]

2020 Mosconi Cup
Dates1-4 December 2020
VenueRicoh Arena [1] [2]
LocationCoventry, England
CaptainsAlex Lely [3] [4] (EU)
Jeremy Jones [5] [6] (US)
MVPJayson Shaw [7]
  11  – 3  
Europe wins the Mosconi Cup

Teams
   Team Europe[14] [15]
Name Nationality Notes
Fedor Gorst  Russia
Joshua Filler  Germany
Jayson Shaw  Scotland Most Valuable Player
Albin Ouschan  Austria
Eklent Kaçi  Albania
Alex Lely  Netherlands Non-Playing Captain
Karl Boyes  England Non- Playing Vice captain
   Team USA[16] [17]
Name State of birth Notes
Skyler Woodward  Kentucky
Shane Van Boening  South Dakota
Billy Thorpe  Ohio
Chris Robinson  California
Corey Deuel  California
Jeremy Jones  Texas Non-Playing Captain
Joey Gray  Oklahoma Non-Playing Vice Captain

Results

Tuesday, 1 December
Results
Teams
Team Europe		 3–5 Teams
Team USA
Doubles
Joshua Filler
Fedor Gorst		 5–2 Doubles
Shane Van Boening
Corey Deuel
Singles
Eklent Kaçi		 5–4 Singles
Chris Robinson
Doubles
Jayson Shaw
Albin Ouschan		 5-2 Doubles
Skyler Woodward
Billy Thorpe
Singles
Albin Ouschan		 4–5 Singles
Shane Van Boening
3 Session 2
3 Overall 2 [18] [19]

Wednesday, 2 December
Results
Singles
Jayson Shaw		 5-4 Singles
Shane Van Boening
Doubles
Jayson Shaw
Joshua Filler		 5–4 Doubles
Skyler Woodward
Chris Robinson
Singles
Fedor Gorst		 5-2 Singles
Corey Deuel
Doubles
Eklent Kaçi
Albin Ouschan		 5–4 Doubles
Shane Van Boening
Billy Thorpe
Singles
Jayson Shaw		 5–3 Singles
Billy Thorpe
5 Session 0
8 Overall 2 [20] [21]

Thursday, 3 December
Results
Doubles
Albin Ouschan
Joshua Filler		 5–2 Doubles
Shane Van Boening
Skyler Woodward
Singles
Joshua Filler		 5–0 Singles
Skyler Woodward
Doubles
Albin Ouschan
Fedor Gorst		 3-5 Doubles
Billy Thorpe
Chris Robinson
Singles
Jayson Shaw		 5-3 Singles
Shane Van Boening
3 Session 1
11 Overall 3 [22] [23]

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