2018 Mosconi Cup 2018 Mosconi Cup The 2018 Mosconi Cup, (also known as Mosconi Cup XXV) was the 25th edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States. It took place between 4–7 December 2018 at the Alexandra Palace in London, England and was sponsored by partypoker. The reigning champions were team Europe, who had won the last eight cups, including the 2017 Mosconi Cup 11–4. The event was played with teams of 5, decided by captains, and also performances in the tour. The team's non-playing captains were the same as the previous year: Marcus Chamat for
Carl Marcus Olson these components and chips lead to the area around San Jose, CA to be nicknamed the "Silicon Valley". Dr. Olson died on May 16, 2011 at the age of 99. Carl Marcus Olson Carl Marcus Olson (1911 – May 16, 2011) has been credited as the discoverer of the process to make silicon pure. Carl Marcus Olson was born in 1911, to Swedish immigrants in Chicago. His father, Dr. Oscar N. Olson, a clergyman, and his mother, Wilhelmina Peterson Olson raised him and his older sister Heloise in Sioux City, IA, and Rock Island, IL. He graduated from Rock Island