Mosconi Cup Mosconi Cup The Mosconi Cup is an annual nine-ball pool tournament contested between teams representing Europe and the United States since 1994. The trophy is named after American player Willie Mosconi, and has been compared to the Ryder Cup in golf. Team USA beat Team Europe 11–9 on 7 December 2018. Both Europe and USA have won the tournament each 12 times, and they tied once. By winning in 2018 Team USA won the tournament for the first time since they last prevailed in 2009. In its earliest days, the Mosconi Cup was created by Sky Sports and Matchroom Sport
2002 Ryder Cup records are at the start of the 2002 Ryder Cup. The numbers in brackets are the world rankings in 2001 when the Ryder Cup was originally scheduled. This was the first Ryder Cup in which U.S. citizens born outside the country were eligible for selection on Team USA. More specifically, two categories of U.S. citizens became eligible: However, this change has yet to have any effect; all Team USA players through the 2016 Ryder Cup have been born in the country. Each entry refers to the Win–Loss–Half record of the player. Source: 2002 Ryder Cup The 34th Ryder Cup Matches