2012 Mosconi Cup
# 2012 Mosconi Cup

The 2012 Mosconi Cup, the 19th edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place 10–13 December 2012 at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, England.

Team Europe won the Mosconi Cup by defeating Team USA 11–9.

## Teams

Team USA :

| Name | State of birth | Notes |
| - | - | - |
| Johnny Archer | Georgia | |
| Mike Dechaine | Maine | |
| Dennis Hatch | New York | |
| Brandon Shuff | Virginia | |
| Shane Van Boening | South Dakota | |
| C.J. Wiley | Texas | Non-playing captain |

Team Europe :

| Name | Nationality | Notes |
| - | - | - |
| Darren Appleton | United Kingdom | |
| Nick Ekonomopoulos | Greece | |
| Niels Feijen | Netherlands | |
| Chris Melling | United Kingdom | Most Valued Player |
| Nick van den Berg | Netherlands | |
| Johan Ruijsink | Netherlands | Non-playing captain |

## Results

### Monday, 10 December

| | Results | |
| - | - | - |
| Teams Team Europe | 3–5 | Teams Team USA |
| Doubles Chris Melling Nick van den Berg | 4–5 | Doubles Johnny Archer Brandon Shuff |
| Singles Niels Feijen | 5–0 | Singles Mike Dechaine |
| Doubles Darren Appleton Nick Ekonomopoulos | 4–5 | Doubles Dennis Hatch Shane Van Boening |
| Singles Darren Appleton | 5–2 | Singles Brandon Shuff |
| 2 | Session | 3 |
| 2 | Overall | 3 |

### Tuesday, 11 December

| | Results | |
| - | - | - |
| Doubles Darren Appleton Chris Melling | 4–5 | Doubles Johnny Archer Mike Dechaine |
| Singles Nick Ekonomopoulos | 5–3 | Singles Shane Van Boening |
| Doubles Niels Feijen Nick van den Berg | 5–2 | Doubles Dennis Hatch Brandon Shuff |
| Singles Chris Melling | 5–3 | Singles Dennis Hatch |
| Doubles Darren Appleton Niels Feijen | 4–5 | Doubles Shane Van Boening Johnny Archer |
| 3 | Session | 2 |
| 5 | Overall | 5 |

### Wednesday, 12 December

| | Results | |
| - | - | - |
| Doubles Nick van den Berg Nick Ekonomopoulos | 5–4 | Doubles Mike Dechaine Brandon Shuff |
| Singles Nick van den Berg | 4–5 | Singles Johnny Archer |
| Doubles Nick Ekonomopoulos Niels Feijen | 5–4 | Doubles Dennis Hatch Mike Dechaine |
| Singles Chris Melling | 5–2 | Singles Brandon Shuff |
| Singles Darren Appleton | 5–0 | Singles Shane Van Boening |
| 4 | Session | 1 |
| 9 | Overall | 6 |

### Thursday, 13 December

| | Results | |
| - | - | - |
| Singles Nick Ekonomopoulos | 3–5 | Singles Dennis Hatch |
| Singles Niels Feijen | 1–5 | Singles Johnny Archer |
| Singles Darren Appleton | 1–5 | Singles Shane Van Boening |
| Singles Chris Melling | 5–2 | Singles Brandon Shuff |
| Singles Nick van den Berg | 5–2 | Singles Mike Dechaine |
| 2 | Session | 3 |
| 11 | Overall | 9 |
