The 2001 Daily Star Mosconi Cup, the eighth edition of the annual

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competition between teams representing

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and the

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, took place 20–23 December 2001 at the

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won the

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by defeating Team Europe 12–1. __TOC__

Teams

* ¹ Born outside the United States.

Results

Thursday, 20 December

Session 1

Friday, 21 December

Session 2

Saturday, 22 December

Session 3

Sunday, 23 December

Session 4

Session 5

References

External links

Official homepage
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