Team Europe lift Mosconi Cup for fourth time in succession, and 16th overall; Europeans clinch dominant 11-3 win over Team USA at Alexandra Palace; At 9-2 ahead, Europe needed two more points on Saturday; Joshua Filler & Albin Ouschan won doubles match, before David Alcaide secured trophy
Saturday 9 December 2023 22:24, UK
Team Europe clinched a convincing 2023 Mosconi Cup win, as they wrapped up an 11-3 success vs Team USA at Alexandra Palace on Sunday, claiming a fourth win in a row in doing so.
Having swept the opening night 4-0 in London, Europe extended their advantage to 7-1 on the second evening and 9-2 on the third, but it was the USA who struck first on day four.
The USA's most famous player Shane Van Boening defeated Joshua Filler 5-2 in the opening clash, but Europe then hit back to claim a vital point in the subsequent doubles clash. Indeed, Filler and Albin Ouschan beat Skyler Woodward and Tyler Skyler 5-3, to put Europe one point away from overall victory.
Spaniard David Alcaide was next to the table for Europe, but the USA's Shane Wolford put up a fight to drag the clash to 4-4.
The loss equals the USA's heaviest ever away defeat in the Mosconi Cup.
