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2016 Mosconi Cup XXIII - Team USA Latest Rankings

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Date: Friday, February 26 2016 @ 14:03:39 UTC
Topic: Mosconi Cup



2016 Mosconi Cup XXIII
Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace Way
London
Greater London
N22 7AY
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Tuesday-Friday 6-9 December 2016



Dominguez is early leader as qualification race hots up

WITH FIVE of the scheduled 25 tournaments in the Official Mosconi Cup Team USA Ranking list having taken place, it is California’s Oscar Dominguez who leads the way following his win at the Jay Swanson Memorial at the weekend. His 30 point haul, added to the 38 he won at Turning Stone and the DCC in January, gives him an 11 point lead over seasoned Mosconi Cup veteran Rodney Morris in second place.

Dominguez, 30, is looking to make his second appearance in Team USA colours after winning on his debut in 2009.

In third position is Shane Van Boening, who has only played in one of the five events, but made the most of it in winning the Derby City Classic. Other tournament winners include 7th placed Skyler Woodward who took the Texas 10 Ball Open and Mike Dechaine who claimed the Empire State 10 Ball at the weekend. That event had its allocated points reduced by a third and awarded them to top 16 players only following a reduced entry of 32 players.



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There will be an additional tournament on both the American and European tournament rosters following the WPA’s announcement of the $275,000 Kuwait 9 Ball Open, set to take place in September.

The 2016 Mosconi Cup takes place at the Alexandra Palace in London from 6th to 9th December. Three of the five spots on Team USA will be allocated to the three highest placed players on the ranking list following the conclusion of the US Open in October. A full list of all ranked players will appear at http://www.matchroompool.com/wp-content/uploads/US-Rankings-2016.pdf

The roster of events has been significantly expanded from 2015 and this year there are now a total of 26 events which carry Mosconi Cup points. These events have been grouped into three categories: Category One is major international events both in the USA and overseas; Category Two is events played on 9 foot tables in the US and Category Three is events taking place in the US played on 7 ft tables.

2016 MOSCONI CUP
RANKING POINTS
RANKING AFTER FIVE EVENTS
1. Oscar DOMINGUEZ                 68
2. Rodney MORRIS                     57
3. Shane VAN BOENING            50

4. Shaun WILKIE                     47
5. Mike DECHAINE                 38
6. Hunter LOMBARDO             37
7. Skyler WOODWARD             30
8. Scott FROST                     23
9. Brandon SHUFF                 23
10. Ernesto DOMINGUEZ         21

The next events on the ranking list are Chinook Winds 8 Ball Open in Oregon in March, followed by the Don Coates Memorial in Raleigh, North Carolina and then the Super Billiards Expo, both in March.

Tickets for the Mosconi Cup are available from www.matchroompool.com

2016 MOSCONI CUP
RANKING EVENTS
LEVEL ONE
August 21/28 - WPA China Open – Shanghai, China
Table: 9 ft
Players: 64
Added: $200,000

September - WPA World 9 Ball Championship – Doha, Qatar
Table: 9 ft
Players: 128
Added: $250,000

September - WPA Kuwait 9-Ball Open – Kuwait
Table: 9 ft
Players: 128
Total: $275,000

October - US Open 9 Ball – Norfolk, Virginia
Table: 9 ft
Players: 128
Added: $70,000
LEVEL TWO
January 7/10 – Turning Stone Classic I – Verona, New York
Table: 9 ft
Players: 128
Added: $25,000
Grade: One

January 27/30 – Derby City Classic 9 Ball – Elizabeth, Indiana
Table: 9 ft
Players: 250-400
Added: $25,000
Grade: One

February 12/14 – Texas Open 10-ball Championship – Round Rock, Austin, TX
Table: 9 ft
Players: 128
Added: $4,000
Grade: Three

February 20/21 – Jay Swanson Memorial – On Cue Billiards, La Mesa, CA
Table: 9 ft
Players: 128
Added: $2,320 based on a full field
Grade: Three

February 20/21 – Empire State 10 Ball Championship – Raxx, W Hempstead, NY
Table: 9 ft
Players: 64
Added: $1,000
Grade: Three

April 6/10 – Don Coates Memorial (Tony Coates) – Raleigh, North Carolina
Table: 9 ft
Players: 128
Added: $8,000
Grade: Two

April 14/17 – Professional Players Championship – Oaks, PA
Table: 9 ft
Players: 64
Added: $10,000
Grade: Three

February – Chuck Markulis Memorial – Sacramento, CA
Table: 9 ft
Players: 100
Added: $15,000
Grade: Two

May 29/30 – Ginky Memorial (Tony Robles) – Steinway Billiards, New York
Table: 9 ft
Players: 64 pros (plus 96 amateurs)
Added: $4,000
Grade: Three

August 13/15 – Eastern State 10 Ball Champs (Tony Robles) – Snookers, Providence, RI
Table: 9 ft
Players: 64
Added: $2,000
Grade: Three

August 25/28 – Turning Stone Classic II (Mike Zuglan) – Verona, New York
Table: 9 ft
Players: 128
Added: $25,000
Grade: One

September 3/5 – Texas Open 9-ball Championships – Round Rock, Austin, TX
Table: 9 ft
Players: 128
Added: $5,000
Grade: Three

October – Gotham City Billiards Pro 9 Ball Classic, Brooklyn, NY
Table: 9 ft
Players: 64
Added: $15,000
Grade: Three
LEVEL THREE
March 11/13 - Chinook Winds Open 8 Ball (Andrew Monstis) – Lincoln City, Oregon
Table: 7 ft
Players: 96-128
Added: $12,000
Grade: Two

May 17/22 - USTBC 8 Ball (CSI) – Reno, Nevada
Table: 7 ft
Players: 100 - 200
Added: $5,000 TBC
Grade: Three

May 17/22 - USTBC 9 Ball (CSI) – Reno, Nevada
Table: 7 ft
Players: 100 - 200
Added: $5,000 TBC
Grade: Three

May 17/22 - USTBC 10 Ball (CSI) – Reno, Nevada
Table: 7 ft
Players: 100 - 200
Added: $5,000 TBC
Grade: Three

July/August TBC – Midwest 10 Ball Tour – Olathe, Kansas
Table: 7 ft
Players: 128
Added: $15,000
Grade: One

July 22/24 - US Open 10 Ball (CSI) – Las Vegas, Nevada
Table: 7 ft
Players: 128
Added: $15,000
Grade: One

July 27/29 - US Open 8 Ball (CSI) – Las Vegas, Nevada
Table: 7 ft
Players: 128
Added: $15,000
Grade: One

September 15/18 - 4 Bears 8 Ball Classic (Ray Poitra) – New Town, North Dakota
Table: 7 ft
Players: 150-192
Added: $25,000
Grade: One

October 7/9 - Chinook Winds Open 10 Ball (Andrew Monstis) – Lincoln City, Oregon
Table: 7 ft
Players: 128
Added: $12,000
Grade: Two


2016 MOSCONI CUP
RANKING POINTS ALLOCATION
LEVEL ONE
US Open

1 – 80 pts
2 – 67
3 – 59
4 – 51
5/6 – 43
7/8 – 35
9/12 – 27
13/16 – 21
17/24 – 16
25/32 – 11

WPA events

1 – 80 pts
2 – 67
3/4 – 53
5/8 – 40
9/16 – 27
17/32 – 13
LEVEL TWO
Events played on 9ft tables

Grade One

1 – 50 pts
2 – 40
3 – 35
4 – 33
5/6 – 28
7/8 – 23
9/12 – 18
13/16 – 13
17/24 – 8
25/32 – 5

Grade Two
1 – 40 pts
2 – 32
3 – 28
4 – 26
5/6 – 22
7/8 – 18
9/12 – 14
13/16 – 10
17/24 – 6
25/32 – 4

Grade Three
1 – 30 pts
2 – 24
3 – 21
4 – 20
5/6 – 17
7/8 – 14
9/12 – 11
13/16 – 8
17/24 – 5
25/32 – 3


Derby City (with a slightly skewed format):

1 – 50 pts
2 – 40
3 – 35
4/5 – 30
6/8 – 23
9/13 – 18
14/24 – 13
25/35 – 5
LEVEL THREE
Events played on 7ft tables

Grade One

1 – 35 pts
2 – 28
3 – 26
4 – 23
5/6 – 19
7/8 – 16
9/12 – 12
13/16 – 9
17/24 – 7
25/32 – 4

Grade Two
1 – 28 pts
2 – 22
3 – 21
4 – 18
5/6 – 15
7/8 – 13
9/12 – 10
13/16 – 7
17/24 – 6
25/32 – 3

Grade Three
1 – 21 pts
2 – 17
3 – 16
4 – 14
5/6 – 11
7/8 – 10
9/12 – 7
13/16 – 5
17/24 – 4
25/32 – 2


















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