2014 Mosconi Cup

{{Infobox Mosconi Cup

| year = 2014

| logo =

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| dates = 1–4 December

| venue = Tower Circus

| location = Blackpool, England

| home = EU

| away = US

| homecaptain = Johan Ruijsink

| awaycaptain = Mark Wilson

| MVP = Niels Feijen

| homescore = 11

| awayscore = 5

| result = Europe wins

}}

The 2014 partypoker Mosconi Cup, the 21st edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place 1–4 December 2014 at the Tower Circus in Blackpool, England. {{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/more-sports/other-sports/news/12242/9579244/the-mosconi-cup-in-barmy-blackpool-will-be-a-unique-spectacle-and-heres-why|title=The Mosconi Cup in barmy Blackpool will be a unique spectacle and here’s why…| publisher=Sky Sports|accessdate=15 April 2018}}

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Teams

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|colspan=3| File:Flag of Europe.svg   Team Europe

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!width=35%|Name

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Darren Appleton

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Karl Boyes

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Nikos Ekonomopoulos

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Niels Feijen

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| Most Valuable Player

Mark Gray

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Johan Ruijsink

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| Non-playing captain

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|colspan=3| File:Flag of the United States.svg   Team USA

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!width=35%|State of birth

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Justin Bergman

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Corey Deuel

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Justin Hall

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John Schmidt

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Shane Van Boening

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Mark Wilson

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| Non-playing captain

Results

=Monday, 1 December=

Day review:{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/more-sports/other-sports/news/12243/9589183/mosconi-cup-europe-open-up-a-slender-lead-over-usa-on-first-night-in-blackpool|title= Europe open up a slender lead over USA on first night in Blackpool|date=2 December 2014|publisher=Sky Sports|accessdate=15 April 2018}}

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! Results

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align="center"|Teams
Team Europe

|align="center"|5–1

|align="center"|Teams
Team USA

align="center"|Doubles
Darren Appleton
Karl Boyes

|align="center"|3–5

|align="center"|Doubles
Corey Deuel
Justin Hall

align="center"|Singles
Mark Gray

|align="center"|3–5

|align="center"|Singles
John Schmidt

align="center"|Doubles
Niels Feijen
Nikos Ekonomopoulos

|align="center"|5–1

|align="center"|Doubles
Shane Van Boening
Justin Bergman

align="center"|Singles
Darren Appleton

|align="center"|5–3

|align="center"|Singles
Shane Van Boening

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|align="center"|3

|align="center"| Session

|align="center"|2

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!align="center"|3

!align="center"| Overall

!align="center"|2

=Tuesday, 2 December=

Day review:{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/more-sports/other-sports/news/12243/9590531/pool-europe-take-6-4-lead-in-the-mosconi-cup|title= Europe take 6-4 lead in the Mosconi Cup|publisher=Sky Sports|accessdate=15 April 2018|date=3 December 2014}}

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align="center"|Doubles
Niels Feijen
Mark Gray

|align="center"|2–5

|align="center"|Doubles
Justin Bergman
Justin Hall

align="center"|Singles
Karl Boyes

|align="center"|5–2

|align="center"|Singles
Corey Deuel

align="center"|Doubles
Darren Appleton
Nikos Ekonomopoulos

|align="center"|5–2

|align="center"|Doubles
Shane Van Boening
John Schmidt

align="center"|Singles
Niels Feijen

|align="center"|5–3

|align="center"|Singles
Justin Bergman

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Darren Appleton
Mark Gray

|align="center"|4–5

|align="center"|Doubles
Shane Van Boening
Corey Deuel

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|align="center"|3

|align="center"| Session

|align="center"|2

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!align="center"|6

!align="center"| Overall

!align="center"|4

=Wednesday, 3 December=

Day review:{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/more-sports/other-sports/news/12243/9591604/mosconi-cup-europe-surge-into-9-5-lead-against-usa|title= Europe surge into 9-5 lead against USA|publisher=Sky Sports|accessdate=15 April 2018|date=5 December 2014}}

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align="center"|Doubles
Karl Boyes
Nikos Ekonomopoulos

|align="center"|5–3

|align="center"|Doubles
Justin Hall
John Schmidt

align="center"|Singles
Nikos Ekonomopoulos

|align="center"|3–5

|align="center"|Singles
Justin Hall

align="center"|Doubles
Karl Boyes
Mark Gray

|align="center"|5–3

|align="center"|Doubles
Corey Deuel
John Schmidt

align="center"|Singles
Niels Feijen

|align="center"|5–2

|align="center"|Singles
Justin Bergman

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|align="center"|3

|align="center"| Session

|align="center"|1

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!align="center"|9

!align="center"| Overall

!align="center"|5

=Thursday, 4 December=

Day review:{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/more-sports/news/12040/9592532/mosconi-cup-europe-wrap-up-victory-over-usa-in-blackpool|title=Europe wrap up victory over USA in Blackpool|accessdate=15 April 2018|date=4 December 2014|publisher=Sky Sports}}

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! Results

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align="center"|Singles
Darren Appleton

|align="center"|5–2

|align="center"|Singles
Shane Van Boening

align="center"|Singles
Nikos Ekonomopoulos

|align="center"|5–2

|align="center"|Singles
Shane Van Boening

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|align="center"|2

|align="center"| Session

|align="center"|0

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!align="center"|11

!align="center"| Overall

!align="center"|5

References

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