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 | |
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| Dates | 7–10 December |
| Venue | Rotterdam Cruise Terminal |
| Location | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Captains | Johan Ruijsink (EU) Johnny Archer (US) |
| MVP | Corey Deuel (US) |
 12 – 12  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 edit
| Team USA
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| Name | State of birth | Notes |
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| Earl Strickland |  North Carolina
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| Rodney Morris |  California
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| Corey Deuel | California
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Most Valued Player[1] |
| Mike Davis | North Carolina
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| John Schmidt | California
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| Johnny Archer |  Georgia
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Captain |
| Team Europe
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| Name | Nationality | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Mika Immonen |  Finland
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| Ralf Souquet |  Germany
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| Imran Majid |  United Kingdom
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| Thomas Engert | Germany
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| Nick van den Berg |  Netherlands
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| David Alcaide |  Spain
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| Johan Ruijsink | Netherlands
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Non-playing captain |
Results edit
Thursday, 7 December edit
Session 1 edit
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Results |
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|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Friday, 8 December edit
Session 2 edit
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Results |
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| 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 edit
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Results |
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|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Saturday, 9 December edit
Session 4 edit
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Results |
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| 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 edit
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Results |
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| 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 |
Sunday, 10 December edit
Session 6 edit
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Results |
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| 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 edit
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Results |
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|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
- ^ "Archer: We Showed So Much Heart". Mosconi Cup 2006. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
- ^ "Europe 12–12 USA". Matchroom Pool. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2010.