World Champ Peach Completes Euro Mosconi Cup Line-up

Deuel makes appearance No.4

Newly-crowned World 9-Ball Champion Daryl Peach will fill out Team Europe at the Mosconi Cup while Corey Deuel will complete Team USA.

Peach, the 35 year-old veteran from Blackpool, recorded a string of superb performances at the Araneta Coliseum, Manila, culminating in a magnificent 17-15 victory over Filipino Roberto Gomez in the championship match.

The World Champion will be making his second Mosconi Cup appearance and the omens are good. He was a member of the 1995 side that won in Basildon, England.

“America is a very strong side but at the Mosconi Cup it always comes down to bottle and this year we have a team to compete and take the title,” said Peach.

“I always knew I was capable of getting back in the team. I played in it in 95 and I was unlucky not to get in it a few times after that. I always knew I had the bottle which is what is needed to play in this tournament and now with my World Pool Championship victory I have proved it again,” he added.

Taking the fifth and final spot for Team USA is Ohio’s Corey Deuel who will be making his fourth appearance in the annual USA v Europe match. Deuel, 30, sports a nine wins from 13 games record in the competition and won the final match of the competition last year to allow the Americans to retain the trophy.

“It’s always a great honour to represent the United States in the Mosconi Cup. There’s something about the event that gets everyone going – players and fans alike – and I will be doing my very best,” said Deuel.

This year will see the 14th running of pool’s answer to the Ryder Cup and the current score stands at 10 ˝ - 2 ˝ to the Americans.

The Teams 

USA

Johnny Archer (Georgia)

Shane Van Boening (S Dakota)

Rodney Morris (Hawaii)

Earl Strickland (N Carolina)

Corey Deuel (Ohio)

Non-playing captain: Kim Davenport

Europe

Ralf Souquet (Germany)

Niels Feijen (Holland)

Tony Drago (Malta)

Konstantin Stepanov (Russia)

Daryl Peach (England)

Non-playing captain: Johan Ruijsink

The official sponsors of the 2007 Mosconi Cup are Brunswick Tables, Simonis Cloth, Super Aramith Pro Balls, Predator Cues and the Flexi-Rest.

The event’s official website is www.mosconicup.com

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