The 2006 Mosconi Cup, the 13th edition of the annual

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competition between teams representing

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and the

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, took place 7–10 December 2006 at the

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. The event ended in a 12–12 draw, thus Team USA retained the

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as the prior year's winner. The possibility of ties was removed for the following year's event. __TOC__

Teams

Results

Thursday, 7 December

Session 1

Friday, 8 December

Session 2

Session 3

Saturday, 9 December

Session 4

Session 5

Sunday, 10 December

Session 6

Session 7

References

External links

Official website
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