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2012 US Mosconi Cup Rankings Latest

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Date: Wednesday, May 23 2012 @ 15:28:31 UTC
Topic: Mosconi Cup



The Mosconi Cup XIX - London
York Hall
5 Old Ford Road
Bethnal Green
London
E2 9PJ
UNITED KINGDOM
www.matchroompool.com

Wednesday 23 May 2012


It's Shane followed by Dechaine and Hatch

THE RACE for the second automatic spot on the 2012 American Mosconi Cup team is shaping up into a two-way dog fight between Mike Dechaine and Dennis Hatch following the US Open Ten Ball Championship in Las Vegas which concluded on Saturday May 19th.

Both players had high finishes with Dechaine placing 4th to move into third spot and Hatch finishing 5th/6th to take second position. Just a single point separates them and they lead fourth placed Stevie Moore by 30 points.

Dechaine made his Mosconi Cup debut in Las Vegas last year and performed well in a losing side, while Hatch grabbed MVP honours in his first ever Mosconi in 2009 and acquitted himself well at the York Hall the following year.

Standing at the top of the rankings is Shane van Boening and the South Dakota Kid looks a racing certainty to make the side as he towers above his countrymen by a whopping 130 points.



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With just two more events left in the five tournament series - Turning Stone Classic in August and the US Open 9-Ball Championships in October - the chasing pack will need to come good if they are to claim one of the top two automatic places.

Points in the series are allocated as per the BCA Points List and each event is weighted depending on total purse, size of field and number of top-ranked players competing.

Only players finishing in the last 32 of each event will be allocated points and at the conclusion, after the 2012 US Open, the top two players will automatically gain entry to the Mosconi Cup side.

The remaining three players will be Matchroom Sport wildcard picks although the ranking will play a part in this.

THE 2012 MOSCONI CUP
PLAYER RANKINGS
TEAM USA
Rankings
1. ( - )Shane Van BoeningUSA332.5
2. (↑1 )Dennis HatchUSA203.0
The top 2 ranked players will gain automatic entry into the 2012 Mosconi Cup Team USA squad - the remaining three players will be Matchroom Sport wildcard picks although the ranking will play a part in this.


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3. (↑2) Mike DechaineUSA202.0
4. (↓2)Stevie MooreUSA172.0
5. (↑2)Rodney MorrisUSA144.0
T6. (-)Mike DavisUSA139.5
T6. (↑4)Oscar DominguezUSA139.5
8. (↓4)Brandon ShuffUSA115.0
9. (↑7)Corey DeuelUSA99.0
10. (↑3)Earl StricklandUSA88.5
11. (↓3)Louis UlrichUSA85.0
T12. (↓3)Ryan McCreeshUSA77.0
T12. (↑18 )Johnny ArcherUSA77.0
14. (↑7)Rob SaezUSA71.5
15. (↓4)Brian BrekkeUSA68.5


The Events

2012 MOSCONI CUP
RANKING EVENTS
WORLD
Turning Stone Classic Winter Event. Verona, NY 15-18 December
The Players Championship at Valley Forge 8-11 March
US Open 10-Ball Championship. Las Vegas 14-19 May
Turning Stone Classic Summer Event. Verona, NY August
The US Open 9-Ball Championships. Virginia Beach 20-27 October


The Points Allocation

The points allocation for these will apply to players finishing in the top 32 or equivalent and will be the same as that used on the BCA Points List. The basis of this will be:

POINTS
1st
140
2nd
120
3rd
100
4th
80
5/6th
70
7/8th
60
9/12th
50
13/16th
40
17/24th
35
25/32nd
30

Each event’s points allocation will be weighted based on the field (+/- 64 players), the prize fund (+/- $50,000 to $100,000) and the number of players participating in the current Top 20 of the BCA Points List (+/- 12-16 players).

With Shane Van Boening having won the opening event on the roster, the Turning Stone back in December, the South Dakota Kid is on track to be making his sixth consecutive Mosconi Cup appearance.










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