Shane Van Boening spoilt the party yesterday with a 6-5 victory over Nick Van Den Berg and continued to delay it on the final day with another win over the Dutchman. The two locked together at 2-2 before a poor push out allowed Van Boening to take a 3-2 against the break and the South Dakota Kid took the match 6-2 to reduce the overall score to 10-6.
Last year's MVP, Darren Appleton, was the second man to try and retain the Mosconi Cup for Europe. His opponent was the veteran Johnny Archer and The Scorpion really took the game to Appleton. Archer secured the second golden break of the tournament to take a 4-1 lead.Appleton couldn't reduce the arrears and Archer won 6-3 to make it 10-7 overall.
The third man to attempt to take the Mosconi Cup back home was Niels Feijen as he took on Rodney Morris. The two were also locked at 2-2 before Feijen picked up a crucial break to lead 4-2. Morris then missed the 5-Ball in the seventh rack to possibly put the final nail into USA's coffin. Feijen looked to have offered a lifeline by breaking dry and Morris made it 5-3. Morris again had an opportunity from his break but he committed pooling suicide to hand the Mosconi Cup to Europe for the fourth time in five years. Final score 11-7 Europe. The other accolade saw Niels Feijen deservedly pick up this year's MVP award for his invaluable efforts this week.
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