Edit -- Because of a Covid-related situation, Jeremy Jones replaced Strickland on Team USA after they all reached England.
Again this year, I am posting the career Mosconi-Cup records of this year's players. The combined records for each player were compiled from individual-year match results on Wikipedia and my own records. The career records of everyone who has ever played on either team can be found here: https://forums.azbilliards.com/thre...er-played-on-either-team.464772/#post-6028857
Team USA will enter the event with a combined 37 years of Cup experience, with 76% (28 years) of that in Van Boening and Strickland. Team Europe has 17 years of Cup experience. Neither team has a rookie this year.
Method 1. Under this method, I counted a full win or loss for each player in each match (i.e., not splitting the point into fifths for teams matches or halves for doubles matches). So these numbers essentially answer the question: "In how many winning and losing matches has each player been involved?" [Note that a record like 15-19 means 15 wins and 19 losses, not 15 wins out of 19 matches.]
Team USA
• Earl Strickland (14 yrs. -- 1996-2008, 2013) ..... 14-12 singles, 24-12 doubles, 2-0 trebles, 3-2 teams, 43-26 total (winning percentage of 62%)
• Shane Van Boening (14 yrs. -- 2007-2020) ..... 16-21 singles, 16-21 doubles, 6-8 teams, 38-50 total (43%)
• Skyler Woodward (6 yrs. -- 2015-2020) ..... 5-5 singles, 8-11 doubles, 3-3 teams, 16-19 total (46%)
• Tyler Styer (2 yrs. -- 2018-2019) ..... 1-3 singles, 4-1 doubles, 1-1 teams, 6-5 total (55%)
• Chris Reinhold (1 yr. -- 2020) ..... 0-1 singles, 1-1 doubles, 1-0 teams, 2-2 total, (50%)
• Team USA Total (37 yrs.) ..... 36-42 singles, 53-46 doubles, 2-0 trebles, 14-14 teams, 105-102 total (51%)
Team Europe
• Jayson Shaw (5 yrs. -- 2016-2020) ..... 8-5 singles, 8-4 doubles, 3-2 teams, 19-11 total (63%)
• Albin Ouschan (4 yrs. -- 2015-2016, 2018, 2020) ..... 4-2 singles, 10-3 doubles, 2-2 teams, 16-7 total (70%)
• Joshua Filler (3 yrs. -- 2017, 2019-2020) ..... 6-1 singles, 5-2 doubles, 1-2 teams, 12-5 total (71%)
• Eklent Kaçi (3 yrs. -- 2018-2020) ..... 4-1 singles, 2-5 doubles, 1-2 teams, 7-8 total (47%)
• David Alcaide (2 yrs. -- 2006, 2017) ..... 2-1 singles, 3-2 doubles, 1-1 trebles, 1-2 teams, 7-6 total (54%)
• Team Europe Total (17 yrs.) ..... 24-10 singles, 28-16 doubles, 1-1 trebles, 8-10 teams, 61-37 total (62%)
Method 2. Another way of looking at the records is to count a full point for each player in a singles win or loss, half a point for each player in a doubles win or loss, one-third of a point for each player in a trebles win or loss, and one-fifth (one-sixth in 2006) of a point for each player in a team win or loss. So the following numbers essentially answer the question: "What numerical contribution has each player made to the overall Mosconi Cup match scores?"
Team USA
• Earl Strickland (14 yrs.) ..... 14-12 singles, 12-6 doubles, 0.7-0 trebles, 0.5-0.4 teams, 27.2-18.4 total (winning percentage of 60%)
• Shane Van Boening (14 yrs.) ..... 16-21 singles, 8-10.5 doubles, 1.2-1.6 teams, 25.2-33.1 total (43%)
• Skyler Woodward (6 yrs.) ..... 5-5 singles, 4-5.5 doubles, 0.6-0.6 teams, 9.6-11.1 total (46%)
• Tyler Styer (2 yrs. -- 2018-2019) ..... 1-3 singles, 2-0.5 doubles, 0.2-0.2 teams, 3.2-3.7 total (46%)
• Chris Reinhold (1 yr. -- 2020) ..... 0-1 singles, 0.5-0.5 doubles, 0.2-0 teams, 0.7-1.5 total, (32%)
• Team USA Total (37 yrs.) ..... 36-42 singles, 26.5-23 doubles, 0.7-0 trebles, 2.7-2.8 teams, 65.9-67.8 total (49%)
Team Europe
• Jayson Shaw (5 yrs.) ..... 8-5 singles, 4-2 doubles, 0.6-0.4 teams, 12.6-7.4 total (63%)
• Albin Ouschan (4 yrs.) ..... 4-2 singles, 5-1.5 doubles, 0.4-0.4 teams, 9.4-3.9 total (71%)
• Joshua Filler (3 yrs.) ..... 6-1 singles, 2.5-1 doubles, 0.2-0.4 teams, 8.7-2.4 total (78%)
• Eklent Kaçi (2 yrs.) ..... 4-1 singles, 1-2.5 doubles, 0.2-0.4 teams, 5.2-3.9 total (57%)
• David Alcaide (2 yrs.) ..... 2-1 singles, 1.5-1 doubles, 0.3-0.3 trebles, 0.2-0.3 teams, 4.0-2.7 total (60%)
• Team Europe Total (17 yrs.) ..... 24-10 singles, 14-8 doubles, 0.3-0.3 trebles, 1.6-1.9 teams, 39.9-20.2 total (66%)
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