The 2011 Mosconi Cup, the 18th edition of the annual

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competition between teams representing

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and the

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, took place 8–11 December 2011 at the MGM Grand in

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. Team Europe won the

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by defeating

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11–7. __TOC__

Teams

* ¹ Born outside the United States.

Results

Thursday, 8 December

Friday, 9 December

Saturday, 10 December

Sunday, 11 December

References

External links

Official homepage
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