1997 Mosconi Cup
Dates18–21 December
VenueYork Hall
LocationBethnal Green, London, England
Flag of Europe  8   13  Flag of the United States
United States wins the Mosconi Cup

The 1997 Virtual Pool 2 Mosconi Cup, the fourth edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place 18–21 December 1997 at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, England.

Team USA won the Mosconi Cup by defeating Team Europe 13–8.

Teams

   Team USA
Name State of birth Notes
Earl Strickland  North Carolina
Kim Davenport  Oklahoma
Johnny Archer  Georgia
Jim Rempe  Pennsylvania
Nick Varner  Kentucky
Reed Pierce  Mississippi
   Team Europe
Name Nationality Notes
Steve Davis  United Kingdom
Ralf Souquet  Germany
Oliver Ortmann  Germany
Mika Immonen  Finland
Ronnie O'Sullivan  United Kingdom
Tommy Donlon  Ireland

Results

[1]

Thursday, 18 December

Session 1

Results
Doubles
Mika Immonen
Tommy Donlon
2–1
(4–5, 3–1, 3–1)
Doubles
Johnny Archer
Kim Davenport
Doubles
Ralf Souquet
Ronnie O'Sullivan
2–1
(1–3, 3–1, 3–1)
Doubles
Nick Varner
Reed Pierce
Doubles
Oliver Ortmann
Steve Davis
1–2
(2–4, 3–0, 0–3)
Doubles
Earl Strickland
Jim Rempe
2 Session 1
2 Overall 1

Friday, 19 December

Session 2

Results
Doubles
Mika Immonen
Tommy Donlon
2–1
(3–0, 3–5, 5–4)
Doubles
Johnny Archer
Kim Davenport
Doubles
Steve Davis
Ronnie O'Sullivan
1–2
(4–5, 3–1, 0–3)
Doubles
Earl Strickland
Jim Rempe
Doubles
Oliver Ortmann
Ralf Souquet
2–1
(3–1, 4–5, 3–1)
Doubles
Nick Varner
Reed Pierce
2 Session 1
4 Overall 2

Session 3

Results
Singles
Mika Immonen
1–2
(4–2, 0–3, 3–5)
Singles
Johnny Archer
Singles
Oliver Ortmann
2–1
(2–4, 3–0, 3–0)
Singles
Jim Rempe
1 Session 1
5 Overall 3

Saturday, 20 December

Session 4

Results
Singles
Ralf Souquet
1–2
(1–3, 3–0, 1–3)
Singles
Earl Strickland
Doubles
Tommy Donlon
Oliver Ortmann
1–2
(2–3, 3–1, 1–3)
Doubles
Earl Strickland
Jim Rempe
Doubles
Steve Davis
Ronnie O'Sullivan
2–0
(3–1, 3–1)
Doubles
Johnny Archer
Reed Pierce
Doubles
Ralf Souquet
Mika Immonen
2–1
(3–2, 1–3, 3–1)
Doubles
Kim Davenport
Nick Varner
2 Session 2
7 Overall 5

Session 5

Results
Singles
Ronnie O'Sullivan
0–2
(2–3, 2–3)
Singles
Nick Varner
Singles
Tommy Donlon
1–2
(3–2, 1–3, 2–4)
Singles
Reed Pierce
Singles
Steve Davis
2–0
(3–1, 3–1)
Singles
Kim Davenport
Singles
Mika Immonen
1–2
(3–0, 0–3, 1–3)
Singles
Johnny Archer
1 Session 3
8 Overall 8

Sunday, 21 December

Session 6

Results
Singles
Oliver Ortmann
0–2
(0–3, 1–3)
Singles
Jim Rempe
Singles
Ralf Souquet
0–2
(0–3, 1–3)
Singles
Earl Strickland
Singles
Ronnie O'Sullivan
0–2
(2–3, 1–3)
Singles
Nick Varner
0 Session 3
8 Overall 11

Session 7

Results
Singles
Steve Davis
1–2
(3–0, 0–3, 3–5)
Singles
Kim Davenport
Singles
Tommy Donlon
0–2
(0–3, 0–3)
Singles
Reed Pierce
0 Session 2
8 Overall 13

References

  1. "Europe 8–13 USA". Mosconi Cup. 2 December 2010. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
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