Congratulations to Dave Coon for correctly guessing(knowing) that the Mosconi Cup is modeled after golf’s Ryder Cup. He wins a $10 gift certificate to PoolDawg.
Here is the format of the Mosconi Cup.
Thursday, December 9, 2010 – 7pm
Match 1 Team match (all 5 to play)
Match 2 Doubles match
Match 3 Singles match
Match 4 Doubles match
(All players to have played once in Matches 2 – 4)
Friday, December 10 – 7pm
Match 5 Singles match (Cannot be the same player as Match 3)
This player is picked by the opponent’s captain.
Match 6 Doubles match
Match 7 Singles match (Cannot be the same player as Matches 3 and 5)
Match 8 Doubles match
(All players to have played once in Matches 6 – 8)
Saturday, December 11 – 2pm
Match 9 Doubles match
Match 10 Singles match (Cannot be the same player as Matches 3, 5 and 7)
Match 11 Doubles match
(All players to have played once in Matches 9 – 11)
Saturday, December 11 – 7pm
Match 12 Doubles match
Match 13 Singles match (Must be the player who did not play in Matches 3, 5, 7 & 10)
Match 14 Doubles match
(All players to have played once in matches 12 – 14)
Sunday, December 12 – 2.30pm
Match 15 Singles match
Match 16 Singles match
Match 17 Singles match
Sunday, December 12 – 7pm
Match 18 Singles match
Match 19 Singles match (All players to have played once in matches 15 – 19)
Match 20 Singles match
(This player is picked by the opponent’s captain)
Match 21 Singles match – Captains pick. (Cannot be the same player as match 20)
The Captains may not use the same pair twice. There are seven doubles matches and a possible 10 pairings.
There is a 30 second shot clock in operation at all times.
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