Fedor is in the US now, Morra is in the US now.
They take over and replace two people from the current team, what are the USA's chances then?
They take over and replace two people from the current team, what are the USA's chances then?
"Other" Mosconi People Not on the Team
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Gorst would definitely help- one of the best players in the world.
Morra is a consummate pro, but as admirable as it is for him to be playing competitive pro pool left handed, he isn't as good as he was right handed. Not sure he is better than the current guys on the team.
Shaw and Pagulayan as well. They should just have a Mosconi World Open instead. Real sets as grueling as Matchroom or anyone else dares.
If people want to live in the US, then they should be on the US team.
Not sure I'd want Shaw, and Alex seems to live in a lot of different places for the purpose or pool matches.
I seem to recall they both have dual citizenship. Plus the hordes of Pinoy/Asian/Euros that would give citizenship a legit go. Just specify they play 800 or better...
Absolutely! It's like moving to the US, and flying a foreign flag in front of everyone's face. If you want to live here and take part in the benefits (and the detriments), then represent the United States. If you cant do that, then move back to wherever it is you came from.
We want Alex, shaw, and fedor. This is bs
Guy Manges
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395 all the way... Why couldn't we go to China and hand pick a team for the USA ?
Isn't citizenship what determines what team they play for? Fedor is in the process but doesn't have it yet. Morra is not a US citizen
You mean what are their chances of getting deported for impersonating a US citizen???? Pretty good.
WobblyStroke
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US just isn't the pool power it once was. They couldn't beat team Poland right now and none of those dudes made it on to team EU. Would be nice if the Mosconi Cup had qualifiers and US could get relegated, allowing team Philippines to take on EU this year, then the winner from the lower ranks this year is the challenger to this year's winner next year.
Guessing you could do a 5v5 and most all of Team USA would get in on the action if you want to try and set it up.
Technically, Mosconi Cup is an invitational, entertainment. And the decision maker is the organizer Matchroom Pool. They can dictate and come out with their rules to deem who can play for which team - do not require citizenship papers
They can just say player who is resident for number of years in that country can play for that team- they don't need approval from govt, authorities of US or Europe. In other words, Queen Emily is the decider. It is not Olympics where are sanctions, tonnes of rules, committees , red tape to go through.Folks, it is just entertainment, not life and death
I would vote, for tradition sake, leave the MC as is. Ok, maybe open up N. America vs. Europe. Or make it just US vs. UK. Either way.
However, I love the idea of the Reyes Cup that has been floated around here for years. The wo countries with the highest ranked top 5 play for the Reyes Cup Each year. A fella can dream.
MR might be afraid that a reyes cup would water down the mosconi cup or something.
but yea, team asia would be crazy strong. big ko, chang, raga, dennis, biado, yapp, lil ko, al-yousef, wu, etc
Or if you really wanted to ramp it up, have a BCS type playoff system with North America / South America vs Europe / Mideast / Africa in one semifinal, and China / Taipei / Japan vs the Philippines / other SE Asia countries in the other, with the two winners meeting for all the cheese. That way we'd get to see pretty much all of the best players in the world.
If it comes down to restrictions due to broadcasting rights by region, then call Team Puyat. Asia broadcast rules are more sensitive to external pressures.
Players choosing which country to represent can be cleared up by Emily. Where is she?
Players choosing which country to represent can be cleared up by Emily. Where is she?
tomatoshooter
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I guess it would. But less than the Reyes Cup would add. And if you had a World Cup where the winner of Reyes Cup and Mosconi Cup faced off, that would be bigger.
WobblyStroke
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I love both these options. Reyes cup between top 2 countries with highest overall rated 5 player teams sounds great. Also making team USA team North America so it is continent vs continent is sweet too cuz then our side gets Pagulayan for sure and maybe Morra or Horluffson who is now back to playing after a car accident derailed his career for a while. The last 2 guys are at least fighting it out for spots with the Corey Deuels, Styers, and Bergmans of the world. I think Pagulayan, SVB, and Woodward as core 3 is pretty damn solid start.
The entire Mosconi Cup is nonsense based upon the false premise that America and Europe are on equal terms. That hasn't been the case since Buddy Hall, Segal, and Earl were in their prime. It truly has no right to exist. The Reyes Cup idea is great as that would be a steel cage death match. But the U. S. hasn't been a power in pool for twenty years.