Mosconi Cup 2003 Teams Announced After nine highly successful years in the UK, the Mosconi Cup is all set to make its stateside debut when it  takes place from December 18-21, 2003, at the MGM Grand hotel in Las Vegas.Promoters Matchroom Sport can now announce the two teams for what is pool's version of the Ryder Cup.Representing Europe will be :Oliver Ortmann (Germany) Non-playing captainMarcus Chamat (Sweden)Steve Davis (England)Thorsten Hohmann (Germany)Mika Immonen (Finland)Ralf Souquet (Germany)Nick van den Berg (Holland)Flushed with the success of last December when the European team won for the first time in seven years, European veteran Steve Davis said, "It was a tremendous performance from everybody last year. Galvanised by Oliver Ortmann, who was superb, we matched the USA in every department, and we can't wait to get out to Vegas and retain the trophy."
The American side contains several changes from the team that lost 12 - 9 last year but won by a landslide in 2001.The full team is:Nick Varner (Kentucky) Non-playing captainJohnny Archer  (Georgia) Jeremy Jones (Texas)Rodney Morris (Hawaii)Tony Robles (New York)Earl Strickland (Captain)Charlie Williams (Florida)Once again, the entire event will be live o­n Sky Sports in the UK as the two 6-man teams battle it out in a series of singles and doubles matches over four days.The official sponsors of the 2003 Mosconi Cup are Simonis Cloth,  Super Aramith Pro Balls and Predator Cues.The official website of the 2003 Mosconi Cup is www.mosconicup.com.  Visit InsidePOOL for the latest in the sport of billiards and pool.  
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