2012 US Mosconi Cup Rankings Latest
Mar 16, 2012
SHANE VAN BOENING once again showed that he is the dominant force in American pool as he took down the Players Championship at Super Billiards Expo at Valley Forge to surge ahead of the field in the race for one of the two automatic spots in the 2012 American Mosconi Cup team. The South Dakota Kid has now won the opening two events on the five tournament ranking series and no one would bet against him adding to that tally as the series unfolds.
Taking the second spot is Stevie Moore who shot up seven places courtesy of his runners-up finish, and he is 46 points clear of Dennis Hatch in third place with Brandon Shuff and Mike Dechaine filling out the fourth and fifth positions.
The US Mosconi Cup Ranking currently consists of five events. Points will be allocated as per the BCA Points List and each event will be weighted depending on total purse, size of field and number of top-ranked players competing. Only players finishing in the last 32 of each event will be allocated points and at the conclusion, after the 2012 US Open, the top two players will automatically gain entry to the Mosconi Cup side.
The remaining three players will be Matchroom Sport wildcard picks although the ranking will play a part in this.
The next qualifying event is the US Open 10-Ball Championship which takes place in Las Vegas from 14-19 May.
The Ranking
1. Shane Van Boening 294
2. Stevie Moore 172
3. Dennis Hatch 126
4. Brandon Shuff 115
5. Mike Dechaine 114
6. Mike Davis 101
7. Rodney Morris 100
8. Louis Ulrich 85
9. Ryan McCreesh 77
10. Oscar Dominguez 73.5
11. Brian Brekke 68.5
12. John Schmidt 55
T13. Dustin Morris 50
T13. Earl Strickland 50
T13. Shawn Putnam 50
Luke Riches, Matchroom Sport: luke.riches@matchroom.com
Notes: Matchroom Sport are one of the world's leading producers of televised sport and are responsible for over 1,000 hours of original programming across a range of sports. Based in the UK and chaired by charismatic founder Barry Hearn, the Mosconi Cup is one of a stable of pool events that include the World Cup of Pool and the World Pool Masters.