# 1996 Mosconi Cup

The 1996 Dr Martens Mosconi Cup, the third edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place 19–22 December 1996 at the Goresbrook Leisure Centre in Dagenham, London, England.
Team USA won the Mosconi Cup by defeating Team Europe 15–13.

## Teams

Team USA :
| Name | State of birth |
| Earl Strickland | North Carolina |
| Mike Massey | Tennessee |
| C.J. Wiley | Texas |
| Roger Griffis | Texas |
| Shannon Daulton | Kentucky |
| Allen Hopkins | New Jersey |
| Danny Harriman | Maryland |
Team Europe :
| Name | Nationality |
| Steve Davis | United Kingdom |
| Vincent Facquet | France |
| Ralf Souquet | Germany |
| Oliver Ortmann | Germany |
| Mika Immonen | Finland |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | United Kingdom |
| Andy Richardson | United Kingdom |

## Results
### Thursday, 19 December
#### Session 1

| | Results | |
| Singles Steve Davis | 0–2 (0–3, 4–5) | Singles Shannon Daulton |
| Singles Andy Richardson | 1–2 (2–4, 3–0, 1–3) | Singles Allen Hopkins |
| Singles Mika Immonen | 2–0 (4–2, 5–3) | Singles Roger Griffis |
| 1 | Session | 2 |
| 1 | Overall | 2 |

#### Session 2

| | Results | |
| Singles Vincent Facquet | 0–2 (0–3, 1–3) | Singles Danny Harriman |
| Singles Ralf Souquet | 2–0 (3–0, 3–0) | Singles C.J. Wiley |
| Singles Oliver Ortmann | 2–1 (3–0, 2–4, 4–2) | Singles Earl Strickland |
| Singles Steve Davis | 2–1 (1–3, 5–3, 3–1) | Singles Mike Massey |
| 3 | Session | 1 |
| 4 | Overall | 3 |

### Friday, 20 December
#### Session 3

| | Results | |
| Singles Oliver Ortmann | 0–2 (0–3, 1–3) | Singles Roger Griffis |
| Doubles Mika Immonen Vincent Facquet | 2–0 (4–2, 5–3) | Doubles Allen Hopkins Mike Massey |
| Singles Steve Davis | 2–1 (0–3, 4–2, 3–1) | Singles Danny Harriman |
| 2 | Session | 1 |
| 6 | Overall | 4 |

#### Session 4

| | Results | |
| Singles Andy Richardson | 0–2 (0–3, 0–3) | Singles C.J. Wiley |
| Doubles Ralf Souquet Oliver Ortmann | 2–0 (3–0, 3–1) | Doubles Danny Harriman Shannon Daulton |
| Singles Mika Immonen | 0–2 (2–4, 0–3) | Singles Earl Strickland |
| Singles Ronnie O'Sullivan | 2–1 (2–4, 3–1, 3–0) | Singles Allen Hopkins |
| 2 | Session | 2 |
| 8 | Overall | 6 |

### Saturday, 21 December
#### Session 5

| | Results | |
| Singles Andy Richardson | 2–1 (1–3, 3–0, 3–1) | Singles Danny Harriman |
| Singles Ralf Souquet | 2–0 (4–2, 3–0) | Singles Roger Griffis |
| Singles Steve Davis | 0–2 (2–4, 2–4) | Singles C.J. Wiley |
| 2 | Session | 1 |
| 10 | Overall | 7 |

#### Session 6

| | Results | |
| Singles Mika Immonen | 2–1 (1–3, 3–0, 3–1) | Singles Mike Massey |
| Singles Vincent Facquet | 0–2 (0–3, 0–3) | Singles Shannon Daulton |
| Singles Oliver Ortmann | 1–2 (3–0, 0–3, 1–3) | Singles Allen Hopkins |
| Singles Ronnie O'Sullivan | 2–1 (1–3, 4–2, 3–1) | Singles Earl Strickland |
| 2 | Session | 2 |
| 12 | Overall | 9 |

### Sunday, 22 December
#### Session 7

| | Results | |
| Singles Ralf Souquet | 0–2 (1–3, 3–5) | Singles C.J. Wiley |
| Singles Andy Richardson | 0–2 (1–3, 2–4) | Singles Roger Griffis |
| Singles Ronnie O'Sullivan | 1–2 (3–1, 1–3, 2–4) | Singles Mike Massey |
| Singles Mika Immonen | 0–1 (4–5) | Singles Shannon Daulton |
| 0 | Session | 4 |
| 12 | Overall | 13 |

#### Session 8

| | Results | |
| Singles Ralf Souquet | 1–0 (3–1) | Singles Earl Strickland |
| Singles Oliver Ortmann | 0–1 (1–3) | Singles Shannon Daulton |
| Doubles Steve Davis Ronnie O'Sullivan | 0–1 (4–5) | Doubles Earl Strickland C.J. Wiley |
| 1 | Session | 2 |
| 13 | Overall | 15 |