Johan Ruijsink (born 21 December 1965) is a

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professional

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manager and coach who captained both the European and American teams at the

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. He captained the European team to draw the 2006 Mosconi Cup, and later won six events between 2007 and 2014, going undefeated as European captain. Ruijsink took over as American captain in 2017, and won the

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and

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events. Ruijsink is the only non-playing captain to win the

as a part of both the European and United States teams. Despite competing at 9 Mosconi Cup events, Ruijsink's only loss came as American captain to his European replacement

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at the 2017 Mosconi Cup.

Career

Johan Ruijsink was born 21 December 1965, and began coaching pool players in the early 90s, credited with empowering Netherlands' pool players, such as

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and Alex Lely, and later

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players such as Ruslan Chinachov and Konstantin Stepanov. Ruijsink took control of the European team for the

in 2007. The European team won one event in the preceding ten years, and under Ruijsink won seven times between 2007 and 2014. In 2014, Ruijsink left his post as European captain, to be replaced by Swedish player

. Three years later for the 2017 event, Ruijsink took over as captain of the American team, losing 4–11 to successor Chamat. The following year, leading the American team (alongside vice-captain Jeremy Jones), and would defeat Chamat, and win the

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9–11. He took charge of the American team once more in

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winning 11–9. Despite this, he was not invited to retain the position for the 2020 Mosconi Cup, being replaced by Jones. , Ruijsink is the only person to captain both squads.

Achievements

**Winner:

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, 2011,

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** Drawn: 2006

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