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
1935 Ryder Cup 1935 Ryder Cup The 5th Ryder Cup Matches were held at the Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, New Jersey, a suburb northwest of New York City in Bergen County. The United States team won the competition by a score of 9–3 points to regain the cup. The U.S. took a 3–2 lead in the series, all of which were won on home soil. It was the first of seven consecutive wins by the U.S. side, which did not lose again until 1957 in England. The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. From 1927