Mosconi Cup: Dates, venue, teams, format, schedule, history & more

All the details you need to know ahead of the 2026 Mosconi Cup, including dates, venue, teams, format, schedule and history.

What is the Mosconi Cup?

The Mosconi Cup is an annual nine-ball pool match between players from Europe and the USA, named after the legendary 18-time world champion Willie Mosconi, who died in 1993, a year before this competition was played for the first time.

The US used to dominate the four-day showpiece but now it's Europe's turn, as they will head into the 2024 competition having triumphed in each of the last six years and in 14 of the previous 16 events.

Mosconi Cup dates

The Mosconi Cup has been held in late November or December ever since it started and the 2026 staging will be no different.

The 33rd edition will run from 27th until 30th November.

Mosconi Cup location and venue

USA have home advantage for the 2026 Mosconi Cup that will take place at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida.

Who competes in the Mosconi Cup?

The Mosconi Cup is contested between Europe and the United States with both teams selecting five players, as well as a non-playing captain.

Three players from each team will qualify based on the World Nineball Rankings one-year list, while the remaining two places on each side are selected by team captains on a wildcard basis.

Mosconi Cup - Format

The 2026 Mosconi Cup runs over four days, featuring a mix of team matches, doubles, and singles contests.

There are 21 points up for grabs, which means a team needs to win 11 points to be crowned champions.

Who won last year's Mosconi Cup?

Europe completed their sixth successive win in 2025 as they cruised to an 11-3 victory over the USA in London.

Mosconi Cup history

The first Mosconi Cup was held at the Roller Bowl in Romford with six-time world snooker champion Steve Davis among the inaugural European team.

It was the US who won that match 16-12, part one of a decade or so of dominance, as by 2005 the Americans held a 10-2 edge over Europe.

The change came the next year, a 12-12 draw in Rotterdam in which the host continent blew a 12-10 lead, but it confirmed to them that the Americans were beatable.

The very next year a strong European team, featuring nine-ball legends such as Ralf Souquet, Niels Feijen and Daryl Peach, went to Vegas and beat an awesome American side containing the incomparable Earl Strickland, Jonny Archer and Rodney Morris.

It was the first time the Americans had been beaten on their own turf and it was a truly transformational moment.

Europe has now won 14 of the last 16 Mosconi Cups, including a never-to-be-forgotten 11-2 destruction of the Americans at the Mirage in Las Vegas in 2013, when Strickland and his team-mates were swept aside in just two-and-a-half days.