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Monday-Thursday 4-7 December 2017
2017 Mosconi Cup - Team USA qualification series announced
MATCHROOM SPORT can announce the Official Mosconi Cup Team USA Ranking Events for the 2017 Europe v USA match which takes place at the Tropicana, Las Vegas from 4th to 7th December. The roster has been set at 15 events, a reduction from 2016, with all tournaments on 7 foot tables having been dropped at the behest of the competing players.
In addition, there are no overseas events.
This year the final qualifying event will be in early September which means no US Open, following Team USA captain Johan Ruijsinks stipulation that he needs additional time to work with the team in the lead up to the event.
The 15 events are divided into three grades with Grade One carrying the most points and Grade Three carrying the least. At the end of the qualification period, Team Captain Johan Ruijsink will select four players from the top ten of the rankings plus one other player (top ten or not) to comprise his squad of players to travel to Las Vegas as the USA attempt to win the Mosconi Cup for the first time since 2009.
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2017 MOSCONI CUP | |||
RANKING EVENTS | |||
TEAM USA | |||
January 8/11 - Turning Stone Classic I (Mike Zuglan) Verona, New York Table: 9 ft Players: 128 Added: $25,000 Grade: One January 14/17 World Pool Series Event 1 (Darren Appleton) New York Table: 9 ft Players: 119 Added: $16,200 Grade: One January 14/17 World Pool Series Challenge Event (Darren Appleton) New York Table: 9 ft Players: 78 Added: $2,500 Grade: Three January 25/28 - Derby City Classic 9 Ball (Greg Sullivan) Elizabeth, Indiana Table: 9 ft Players: 320 Added: $25,000 Grade: One March 30/April 2 Professional Players Championship (Allen Hopkins Jnr), Oaks, PA Table: 9 ft Players: 64 Added: $10/15,000 Grade: One April 5/8 World Pool Series Event 2 (Darren Appleton) New York Table: 9 ft Players: 128 Added: $16,800 Grade: One April 5/8 World Pool Series Challenge Event (Darren Appleton) New York Table: 9 ft Players: 70 plus Added: $2,500 Grade: Three July 12/16 World Pool Series Event 3 (Darren Appleton) New York Table: 9 ft Players: 128 Added: $16,800 Grade: One July 12/16 World Pool Series Challenge Event (Darren Appleton) New York Table: 9 ft Players: 70 plus Added: $2,500 Grade: Three July 17/19 - US Open 10 Ball (CSI) Las Vegas, Nevada Table: 9 ft Players: 128 Added: $15,000 Grade: One July 29/31 - US Open 8 Ball (CSI) Las Vegas, Nevada Table: 9 ft Players: 128 Added: $15,000 Grade: One August 17/20 Chuck Markulis Memorial (Hard Times), Sacramento, CA Table: 9 ft Players: 100 Added: Minimum $5,000 Grade: Two August 31/Sept 3 - Turning Stone Classic II (Mike Zuglan) Verona, New York Table: 9 ft Players: 128 Added: $25,000 Grade: One September 1/5 Texas Open 9-ball Championships - Round Rock, Austin, TX Table: 9 ft Players: 128 Added: $5,000 Grade: Two September 9/10 Houston 9-Ball Open - Legends Billiards, League City, TX. Table: Over Size 4 x 8 Players: 128 Added: $8,000 Grade: Two |
2017 MOSCONI CUP | |||
USA RANKING POINTS ALLOCATION | |||
GRADE ONE | |||
Grade One 1 50 pts 2 40 3 35 4 30 5/6 26 7/8 22 9/12 18 13/16 13 17/24 8 25/32 5 Or 1 50 pts 2 40 3/4 32 5/8 24 9/16 15 17/32 8 Derby City 1 50 pts 2 40 3 35 4/5 30 6/10 21 11/16 15 17/22 11 23/39 5 | |||
GRADE TWO | |||
Grade Two 1 40 pts 2 32 3 28 4 24 5/6 21 7/8 18 9/12 14 13/16 10 17/24 6 25/32 4 | |||
GRADE THREE | |||
Grade Three 1 25 pts 2 20 3 18 4 15 5/6 13 7/8 11 9/12 9 13/16 7 17/24 4 25/32 3 Or 1 25 pts 2 20 3/4 17 5/8 12 9/16 8 17/32 4 |
Points Cut Off
Events with a field upwards of 80 players top 32
Events with fields between 64 and 79 players top 24
Events with less than 64 entries top 16.
2017 MOSCONI CUP is sponsored by Rasson Billiards who supplies the Official Table; the cloth is supplied by Iwan Simonis and the Official Balls are Super Aramith by Saluc. Predator is the Official Cue of the event and Ultimate Team Gear provide all Mosconi Cup apparel.