Mosconi Cup XXVIII
ALCAIDE & WOODWARD Confirmed For Mosconi Cup David Alcaide and Skyler Woodward will represent Team Europe and the USA respectively at the upcoming Mosconi Cup, Alexandra Palace, London, December 7-10 as the second players to be taken off the Matchroom Pool Rankings as automatic picks. Albin Ouschan is already on Europe’s side and Shane Van Boening for the USA after both became the first picks with Ouschan becoming World Champion in June and Van Boening being named Jeremy Jones’ vice-captain.
Open Pool Championship at Harrah’s Resort, Atlantic City, and with Alcaide and Woodward’s performances of reaching the quarter-finals and last 32 respectively, they both secure their places.
The Matchroom Pool Rankings have been the main focus during the US
Alcaide will make his third Mosconi Cup appearance having played in the
winning 2017 side and in the only ever tie in 2006. Woodward meanwhile will represent the USA for the seventh consecutive year after being MVP in 2018 and 19. Over the coming weeks, Europe’s captain Alex Lely and Jones of America will announce their three wild card
David Alcaide
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