2015 PartyPoker Mosconi Cup - USA qualifying event schedule
Mar 2, 2015
2015 PartyPoker Mosconi Cup
USA qualifying event schedule
WITH JUST over nine months until the 22nd annual PartyPoker Mosconi Cup takes place in Las Vegas, Matchroom Sport can announce the roster of events and points system to be used to determine three of the five player USA team.
There are nine scheduled events in total and American players who finish in the top 32 at any of those events will be awarded points on a sliding scale. The tournaments fall into three categories with differing amounts of points awarded accordingly.
Category 1 will be awarded the most points, Category 2 a lesser number of points and Category 3 will receive the least amount of points. The five man USA team for the Mosconi Cup will comprise the top three players in the ranking list at its conclusion as well as two wild cards named by captain Mark Wilson.
The PartyPoker Mosconi Cup takes place from 7th to 10th December this year at a venue to be named in the near future. Ranking lists will be published on www.matchroompool.com as well as the Facebook page and Twitter feed of the Mosconi Cup. Additional events can and may be added to this list should they materialise.
The Points
Category 1
1 – 30 pts
2 – 25
3 – 22
4 – 19
5/6 – 16
7/8 – 13
9/12 – 10
13/16 – 8
17/24 – 6
25/32 – 4
Category 2
1 – 20 pts
2 – 16
3 – 14
4 – 13
5/6 – 11
7/8 – 9
9/12 – 7
13/16 – 5
17/24 – 3
25/32 – 2
Category 3
1 – 15
2 – 12
3 – 11
4 – 10
5/6 – 8
7/8 – 7
9/12 – 5
13/16 – 4
17/24 – 3
25/32 – 2
The Events
- Derby City Classic 9 Ball (Category2)
January 23-26, Horseshoe Southern, Elizabeth, Indiana (this event has a slightly different points allocation due to the unique format).
- 22nd US Bar Table Championships (Category3)
February 16-22, Grand Sierra Resort & Casino, Reno, NV
10-Ball
9-Ball
8-Ball
- Super Billiards Expo (10 Ball) (Category2)
16-19 April, Oaks, PA
- US Open 10-Ball (Category3)
July 22 - August 1, Rio Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
- US Open 8-Ball (Category3)
July 22 - August 1, Rio Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
- Turning Stone 2 (Category2)
August 20-23, Verona, NY
- US Open 9-Ball (Category1)
October 25-31, Sheraton Hotel, Norfolk, VA
Tickets for the 2015 PartyPoker Mosconi Cup will be available soon
2015 PARTYPOKER Mosconi Cup is sponsored by PartyPoker, the world's leading online poker site. The Official Table of the Mosconi Cup is supplied by Diamond Billiards, the cloth is supplied by Iwan Simonis and the Official Balls are Super Aramith by Saluc. Predator is the Official Cue of the event.
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.