The Mosconi Cup comes back home as Europe took just two matches in the last session to overcome the Americans 11-8. The first match of the evening session saw Van Boening take on the Mosconi Cup 2010 MVP Darren Appleton. Van Boening won the lag and cut and run from his initial break. Appleton replied instantly before Van Boening made an illegal break in the third to allow Appleton to take the lead. Appleton missed the two ball in the fourth rack but went onto make a 4-9 combination shot to make it 3-1. Van Boening kept in the hunt with a cut and run to make it 3-2 but Appleton shut him out. He again replied with a cut and run of his own in the sixth rack before Van Boening missed the one ball to let Appleton reach the hill. Appleton finished Van Boening off in style with an average break, potting a ball, but then making a 3-5 combination and a length bank four ball on his way to winning the game 6-2. Meaning that Europe were on the hill.
Who better to bring the Mosconi Cup home but captain Ralf Souquet. He hasn't had the best tournament by any means but winning the final point for Europe will be a sweet ending for The Kaiser. His opponent was Corey Deuel but Souquet won the lag and set the marker with a cut and run. Deuel replied before taking the third after Souquet missed the seven following a missed safety on the two from Deuel. Deuel then extended his lead to 3-1 after a safety battle from Deuel's dry break. Deuel then fouled on the two in the fifth frame to let Souquet pull a leg, the German then levelled after potting a five from a snooker from Deuel. Souquet re-took the lead with a crucial cut and run and made it to hill in the eighth after both players were showing signs of nerves. Souquet missed the two in the ninth following a push out to allow Deuel back to the table, he went onto make a 4-9 combination to make it 5-4. Europe weren't to be denied and Deuel came up dry in the tenth break to allow Souquet a clear run. He made a 2-7 carom on his way to the nine ball to win the game 6-4 and win Europe the Mosconi Cup 2010 11-8.
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