World Champion Shane Van Boening and current World No.2 Joshua Filler are the first two players in history to be selected for the Mosconi Cup based off the Nineball World Rankings for Jeremy Jones and Alex Lely’s Team USA and Team Europe sides respectively with the annual trans-Atlantic tussle set to take place at Bally’s Las Vegas from November 30 to December 3 live on Sky Sports, DAZN, Viaplay, Matchroom.Live and networks worldwide.
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Van Boening will be competing in his 16th consecutive Mosconi Cup after making his debut in 2007. The South Dakota Kid has had a year to remember after fulfilling a childhood dream by claiming the World Pool Championship title for the first-time beating Austria’s Albin Ouschan in the final back in April.
Since then, the World No. 1 Van Boening has challenged at the biggest tournaments on the Nineball calendar most recently finishing as runner-up in the European Open as he builds up an unassailable lead at the top of the Live Nineball World Rankings amassing nearly $100,000 in prize money so far.
“It’s the best event every year. I am really excited this year to be back in America with thousands of fans. I want to beat the European team so bad. That’s how I feel when I come to the Mosconi Cup. I want to win. I am ready. You have thousands of people watching. You feel a lot of pressure to tournaments across the world. There’s something about the Mosconi Cup.
Van Boening tasted victory in 2019: “That was the best moment I’ve ever had in my career to make the 1-9 combination to send us on our way to winning the Mosconi Cup for my team, my fans, and my country. It doesn’t get any better feeling than that. I hope to do the same again.”
“I have been playing a lot of tournaments this year. I am feeling less pressure when I go and play tournaments. I am enjoying myself and having fun. I feel like I am on top of my game. I need to work harder and finish the year strong.”
“It’s the greatest feeling in Pool to play the Mosconi Cup. It’s the most exciting event every year. ” – Van Boening
Filler qualified for his fifth Mosconi Cup after Francisco Sanchez Ruiz failed to better Filler‘s result in the inaugural European Open Pool Championship at Hotel Esperanto, Fulda in Germany with Filler reaching the quarter-finals before defeat.
The Killer has gone from strength to strength this year claiming both the World Pool Masters and UK Open titles within the space of a couple of weeks to surge up the Live Nineball World Rankings and become the first player picked for Team Europe since the launch of the rankings which shape the game of Nineball worldwide. He pipped Sanchez Ruiz to the first spot by over $18,000.
The German star sank the winning balls as Europe came from behind to defeat the USA at Alexandra Palace back in December 11-6: “To be on the Mosconi Cup team once again is an honor. Last year as a team we had a brilliant time and bonded so well off the table and it just elevated our performance when we got into the arena. I feel more hungry than ever before and I’ve had a year to remember already, I cannot wait to add to that journey in Las Vegas.”
“I know what I can bring to the team and feel like the Mosconi Cup just brings something out of me when at the table. There’s no better feeling than representing Europe at the Mosconi Cup. To sink the winning 9-ball last year is up there in the top moments of my career.” – Filler
Both players will be joined by two further players on each side from the Live Nineball World Rankings after the conclusion of the 2022 US Open Pool Championship at Harrah’s Resort, Atlantic City from October 10-15 2022. Jones and Lely will then get two wild card picks to complete their sides as Mosconi Cup returns stateside for the first time since 2019.
After record sales, there are only limited seats now available to watch the teams compete live in Las Vegas. The new theatre-style arena will be created at Bally’s Las Vegas to accommodate the biggest seating capacity staged for a Pool event in the USA, catering for supporters travelling from far and wide to catch a glimpse of the action. Remaining tickets start from $69 right here.
歷史首次 Van Boening 與 Filler 憑藉9號球世界排名入圍莫斯考尼盃
世界冠軍 Shane Van Boening 和目前世界排名第二的 Joshua Filler 是歷史上頭兩位根據9號球世界排名入選莫斯考尼盃的球員。今年莫斯考尼盃美國隊和歐洲隊的隊長分別是 Jeremy Jones 和 Alex Lely。比賽將於11月30日至12月3日在美國拉斯維加斯舉辦，屆時 Sky Sports, DAZN, Viaplay, Matchroom.Live 等電視和網路媒體將進行全程直播。
今年也是 Van Boening 在2007年首次亮相後連續第16次參加莫斯考尼盃。Van Boening 在今年4月的世錦賽決賽中擊敗奧地利選手 Albin Ouschan 首奪世界冠軍的桂冠，實現了兒時的夢想。
自世錦賽摘冠後，世界排名第一的 Van Boening 勢如破竹般的在歐洲公開賽上斬獲亞軍。憑藉著極為出色的成績，Van Boening 在世界排名上建立起了不可動搖的領先優勢，至今已獲得近10萬美元的獎金。
“莫斯考尼盃是一年中最棒的賽事。今年能回到美國本土並且和成千上萬的球迷在一起參加比賽，我真的很興奮，我非常希望能擊敗歐洲隊。這就是我來到莫斯考尼盃的感覺，我想贏，而我已經準備好了。有成千上萬的人在期待著你的表現，感受著來自世界各地層出不窮的壓力。莫斯考尼盃就是這麼的特殊。”
Van Boening 在2019年嘗到了莫斯考尼盃冠軍的滋味。回憶三年前的輝煌，Van Boening 說：“那是我職業生涯中最美好的時刻，能夠和我的團隊、我的球迷一起為我的國家贏得莫斯考尼盃，沒有比這更棒的感覺了，我希望能再次做到這一點。”
“今年我已經參加了很多比賽，感覺壓力沒以前那麼大。我在享受生活和比賽帶來的樂趣。我感覺自己處於職業生涯的巔峰狀態。我需要更加努力工作，以更強的態勢來為今年畫上句號。”
“參加莫斯考尼盃是9號球比賽中最棒的體驗。它是每年最令人激動不已的賽事。”
西班牙球員 Francisco Sanchez Ruiz 和德國球員 Joshua Filler 為歐洲隊首個入選名額而產生了競爭，最終由於 Sanchez Ruiz 在歐洲公開賽上的成績不敵打入賽事八強的 Filler，從而讓 Joshua Filler 憑藉排名優勢得以第五次代表歐洲隊參加莫斯考尼盃。
Filler 在今年的比賽中成績斐然，上半年他先後贏得大師賽和英國公開賽的冠軍，在世界排名中名列前茅。最終，Filler 以超過 Sanchez Ruiz 18,000美元的排名優勢成為第一個以世界排名入選莫斯考尼盃歐洲隊的球員。
Filler 代表歐洲隊在去年12月于英國亞歷山大宮舉辦的莫斯考尼盃中打入致勝一球，幫助歐洲隊以11-6戰勝美國隊奪冠。
Filler 表示：“再次入選莫斯考尼盃代表歐洲隊對我而言是一種榮譽。作為一個團隊，我們在去年享受了一段美好的時光，並在賽場內外結下了深厚的友誼。當我們進入賽場時，我們的表現都隨之得到了提升。我比以往任何時候都更渴望奪冠，我已經度過了難忘的一年，我迫不及待地想在拉斯維加斯為這段美妙的旅程再次增光添彩。”
“我知道我可以為隊伍帶來什麼，而莫斯考尼盃本身則可以激發出我不曾表現出的東西。沒有什麼比在莫斯考尼盃上代表歐洲出場更好的感覺了。去年打進的那顆致勝一球是我職業生涯中最重要的時刻。”
今年在拉斯維加斯舉辦的莫斯考尼盃將是繼2019年後，時隔三年莫斯考尼盃再次回到美國本土辦賽。在今年10月10日至15日在大西洋城舉辦的9號球美國公開賽結束後，將根據即時排名各為美國隊和歐洲隊甄選出兩名參賽球員。Jeremy Jones 和 Alex Lely 則將作為隊長為美國隊和歐洲隊每隊頒發另外兩張外卡。
Current Nineball World Ranking Schedule
PRP Nineball Open – PRP – Spain – September 14-19｜PRP 9號球公開賽
Slovenia Open – EuroTour – Slovenia – October 1-3｜歐巡賽-斯洛維尼亞公開賽
Sandcastle 9-Ball Open – NBL – New Jersey – October 6-8｜Sandcastle 9號球公開賽
US Open Pool Championship – Matchroom – Harrah’s Resort, Atlantic City – October 10-15 – Tickets are available here｜美國公開賽
International Open – Accu-Stats – Virginia, USA – October 30 – 5 November｜國際公開賽
EuroTour Treviso Open – EuroTour – Treviso, Italy – November 25-27｜歐巡賽-特雷維索公開賽
The 2022 Mosconi Cup returns stateside for the first time since 2019 when the USA secured a famous 11-8 victory over their European counterparts, and they will be looking for a similar scoreline come this fall at Bally’s after back-to-back defeats in 2020 and 2021. Tickets went in record time with now only limited availability in certain sections on certain days.