1996 Mosconi Cup

1996 Mosconi Cup
Dates	19–22 December
Venue	Goresbrook Leisure Centre
Location	Dagenham, London, England
13  – 15   United States wins the Mosconi Cup

The 1996 Dr Martens Mosconi Cup, the third edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place 19–22 December 1996 at the Goresbrook Leisure Centre in Dagenham, London, England.

Team USA won the Mosconi Cup by defeating Team Europe 15–13.

Teams

Team USA
Name	State of birth	Notes
Earl Strickland	North Carolina
Mike Massey	Tennessee
C.J. Wiley	Texas
Roger Griffis	Texas
Shannon Daulton	Kentucky
Allen Hopkins	New Jersey
Danny Harriman	Maryland

Team Europe
Name	Nationality	Notes
Steve Davis	United Kingdom
Vincent Facquet	France
Ralf Souquet	Germany
Oliver Ortmann	Germany
Mika Immonen	Finland
Ronnie O'Sullivan	United Kingdom
Andy Richardson	United Kingdom

Results

Thursday, 19 December

Session 1

	Results
Singles Steve Davis	0–2 (0–3, 4–5)	Singles Shannon Daulton
Singles Andy Richardson	1–2 (2–4, 3–0, 1–3)	Singles Allen Hopkins
Singles Mika Immonen	2–0 (4–2, 5–3)	Singles Roger Griffis
1	Session	2
1	Overall	2

Session 2

	Results
Singles Vincent Facquet	0–2 (0–3, 1–3)	Singles Danny Harriman
Singles Ralf Souquet	2–0 (3–0, 3–0)	Singles C.J. Wiley
Singles Oliver Ortmann	2–1 (3–0, 2–4, 4–2)	Singles Earl Strickland
Singles Steve Davis	2–1 (1–3, 5–3, 3–1)	Singles Mike Massey
3	Session	1
4	Overall	3

Friday, 20 December

Session 3

	Results
Singles Oliver Ortmann	0–2 (0–3, 1–3)	Singles Roger Griffis
Doubles Mika Immonen Vincent Facquet	2–0 (4–2, 5–3)	Doubles Allen Hopkins Mike Massey
Singles Steve Davis	2–1 (0–3, 4–2, 3–1)	Singles Danny Harriman
2	Session	1
6	Overall	4

Session 4

	Results
Singles Andy Richardson	0–2 (0–3, 0–3)	Singles C.J. Wiley
Doubles Ralf Souquet Oliver Ortmann	2–0 (3–0, 3–1)	Doubles Danny Harriman Shannon Daulton
Singles Mika Immonen	0–2 (2–4, 0–3)	Singles Earl Strickland
Singles Ronnie O'Sullivan	2–1 (2–4, 3–1, 3–0)	Singles Allen Hopkins
2	Session	2
8	Overall	6

Saturday, 21 December

Session 5

	Results
Singles Andy Richardson	2–1 (1–3, 3–0, 3–1)	Singles Danny Harriman
Singles Ralf Souquet	2–0 (4–2, 3–0)	Singles Roger Griffis
Singles Steve Davis	0–2 (2–4, 2–4)	Singles C.J. Wiley
2	Session	1
10	Overall	7

Session 6

	Results
Singles Mika Immonen	2–1 (1–3, 3–0, 3–1)	Singles Mike Massey
Singles Vincent Facquet	0–2 (0–3, 0–3)	Singles Shannon Daulton
Singles Oliver Ortmann	1–2 (3–0, 0–3, 1–3)	Singles Allen Hopkins
Singles Ronnie O'Sullivan	2–1 (1–3, 4–2, 3–1)	Singles Earl Strickland
2	Session	2
12	Overall	9

Sunday, 22 December

Session 7

	Results
Singles Ralf Souquet	0–2 (1–3, 3–5)	Singles C.J. Wiley
Singles Andy Richardson	0–2 (1–3, 2–4)	Singles Roger Griffis
Singles Ronnie O'Sullivan	1–2 (3–1, 1–3, 2–4)	Singles Mike Massey
Singles Mika Immonen	0–1 (4–5)	Singles Shannon Daulton
0	Session	4
12	Overall	13

Session 8

	Results
Singles Ralf Souquet	1–0 (3–1)	Singles Earl Strickland
Singles Oliver Ortmann	0–1 (1–3)	Singles Shannon Daulton
Doubles Steve Davis Ronnie O'Sullivan	0–1 (4–5)	Doubles Earl Strickland C.J. Wiley
1	Session	2
13	Overall	15

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