Anyone Have Updated USA Mosconi Cup Points After Last Weekend

Shane has gotten 137 points in the past couple of weeks: 70 points for coming first in the two 7-ft. US Opens, and 67 for 2nd in the World 9-ball.
 
AtLarge said:
SVB was the only player eligible for team USA to earn any points in the World 9-Ball Championship. Oscar Dominguez finished 33rd/64th, just missing the points. Shane's 2nd place was worth 67 points, putting him in the lead. Twelve of the 27 points events remain to be played.

217 -- Shane Van Boening
178 -- Rodney Morris
161 -- Oscar Dominguez
133 -- Mike Dechaine
115 -- Skyler Woodward
..83 -- Shaun Wilkie
..74 -- Shane McMinn
..71 -- Hunter Lombardo
..62 -- Corey Deuel
..59 -- Robb Saez
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Damn, that starting 5 looks STRONG!
 
So right now these are the teams

http://www.matchroompool.com/mosconi-cup/#teamUSA

http://www.matchroompool.com/mosconi-cup/#teamEurope

USA
Shane Van Boening
Rodney Morris
Oscar Dominguez
Mike Dechaine
Skyler Woodward

EUROPE
Albin
Jayson
Mark Gray
Niels
Ralf

Half of each team will be different from last year
Europe still the favorite but without backbone of Darren and Karl it is weaker team than last year. Unlikely that Marcus will captain pick Darren and Boyes since that willl make it a Britisher team :grin-square:
 
spartan said:
So right now these are the teams

http://www.matchroompool.com/mosconi-cup/#teamUSA

http://www.matchroompool.com/mosconi-cup/#teamEurope

USA
Shane Van Boening
Rodney Morris
Oscar Dominguez
Mike Dechaine
Skyler Woodward

EUROPE
Albin
Jayson
Mark Gray
Niels
Ralf

Half of each team will be different from last year
Europe still the favorite but without backbone of Darren and Karl it is weaker team than last year. Unlikely that Marcus will captain pick Darren and Boyes since that willl make it a Britisher team :grin-square:
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I would be surprised if the top 5 Americans in points are the 5 that are on the team.
 
They system calls for 2 Captain's picks, but it seems every time a captains pick has occurred, it didn't work out. Let them fight it out and see who wants to be on the team. They've certainly got enough events that someone can make a move.
 
Mole Eye said:
They system calls for 2 Captain's picks, but it seems every time a captains pick has occurred, it didn't work out. ...
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The Captain's Picks last year for Europe were Van den Berg and Appleton, and they had the worst two records on Team Europe.

For Team USA, Bergman and Woodward were the two Captain's Picks, and they both had slightly better records than Dechaine. But, combined, they won only 1 of 5 singles matches, which really hurt.
 
AtLarge said:
The Captain's Picks last year for Europe were Van den Berg and Appleton, and they had the worst two records on Team Europe.

For Team USA, Bergman and Woodward were the two Captain's Picks, and they both had slightly better records than Dechaine. But, combined, they won only 1 of 5 singles matches, which really hurt.
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#facts ........
 
We should do a vote of current AZ [American] members with over 3k posts, and the winner gets the last wildcard spot.
 
Mole Eye said:
They system calls for 2 Captain's picks, but it seems every time a captains pick has occurred, it didn't work out. Let them fight it out and see who wants to be on the team. They've certainly got enough events that someone can make a move.
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Right on. Lots of pool left to play. Whoever earns the points will deserve inclusion. If the Mosconi rankings stay close, it could all come down to the US Open 9-ball.

Mark Wilson went with the top five in the Mosconi rankings a year ago and, as far as I'm concerned, his picks were highly justifiable.
 
sjm said:
Right on. Lots of pool left to play. Whoever earns the points will deserve inclusion. If the Mosconi rankings stay close, it could all come down to the US Open 9-ball.

Mark Wilson went with the top five in the Mosconi rankings a year ago and, as far as I'm concerned, his picks were highly justifiable.
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This year, the last points event on the schedule for Team USA is not the US Open 9-Ball Championship, it's the WPA Kuwait 9 Ball Open. And it's a Level One event. I wonder if anyone will go, in search of a team spot.
 
AtLarge said:
This year, the last points event on the schedule for Team USA is not the US Open 9-Ball Championship, it's the WPA Kuwait 9 Ball Open. And it's a Level One event. I wonder if anyone will go, in search of a team spot.
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Talking about new WPA events, there is also another event that WPA green lighted in their calendar 28Nov-4Dec. Wonder what that is. :)
 
spartan said:
Talking about new WPA events, there is also another event that WPA green lighted in their calendar 28Nov-4Dec. Wonder what that is. :)
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Maybe that's the World 8-Ball Championship, originally planned for Toronto but then switched to China.
 
Scott Lee said:
There ya go Johnnyt...something else you can b!tch about. Thought you were gonna quit your badmouthing behavior last New Years. For sure, that's the biggest joke on this forum. It's a patriotic event, no matter who plays or wins. 'Member what yer momma used to tell you? If you don't have anything nice to say about it...keep yer lid shut.

Scott Lee
http:/poolknowledge.com
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But he makes a good point about MC points being awarded to the finishers of 8 ball tournaments. MC is a 9 ball competition, so it should have the very strongest 9 ball US team, right? Why give MC cup points to the top finishers of an 8 ball tournament? Are there not enough 9 ball tournaments to have MC points for just 9 ball tournaments?
 
jay helfert said:
I'll say it again; for the American side to have a real chance in the Mosconi we need to make our team from the best players in North America. Europe has over twice the population of North America. If we can add Alex and Morra to our team it becomes an equal match-up. JMHO as always :cool:
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Yeah, the US needs the very strongest 9 ball team that they can get. I wonder though, if Morra and Pagulayan (and other Canadian pro players) play in many of the MC points events?
 
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