Group Europe beat USA 11-6 to win the Mosconi Cup for the fifth consecutive title in Florida.
Captain Jayson Shaw beat opposing skipper Skyler Woodward 5-0 to increase Europe’s lead by 5 factors, getting their evening off to an ideal begin at 10-5.
Fedor Gorst took some extent again earlier than Francisco Sanchez Ruiz beat Woodward 5-4 himself to seize an 11-6 win, ending with a 9 ball into the center pocket.
“It’s like a dream come true because when I was younger I always dreamed of playing Mosconi and I made a nine ball so dreams come true sometimes,” mentioned Ruiz on Sky Sports activities.
“It’s an amazing feeling. First of all, I want to say thank you to all the fans, American fans and Europe fans, I was feeling a lot of pressure and feel like I can’t speak right now.”
Group Europe received the match in 2023 win at Alexandra Palace.
Mickey Krause, the European Open champion and the one rookie of the match, mentioned: “It’s amazing, all these guys played great. He really deserved to win this match. It’s about trying to have fun.”
Shaw added: “I just wanted to say thank you to everybody who came and watched this week. It couldn’t have been the same without you guys.
“It has been traumatic and much more work this 12 months, I needed to get the blokes ready nicely and get them collectively 9 days earlier than this.
“We worked on a lot of things, a lot of double matches and I’m just super proud of the boys, it’s a pleasure to have them on my team.”
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