Team Europe were crowned Mosconi Cup champions for a record-extending seventeenth time, delivering a ruthless final-day whitewash to seal an emphatic 11–3 victory over Team USA at Alexandra Palace.
2025 MOSCONI CUP RESULT
Team Europe 11 – 3 Team USA
European captain Jayson Shaw said: “The goal all week was simple: finish the job. And the boys delivered. We believed from the first break shot that we would do it, but winning on home soil, with my family here, makes it even more special. I’m incredibly proud of this team—especially our rookies, Pijus and Moritz. I knew they would rise to the moment, and Moritz being named MVP proves exactly that.”
In a moment reminiscent of Joshua Filler’s breakout MVP performance in 2017, debutant Moritz Neuhausen claimed the MVP crown after a remarkable week that saw him deliver under pressure time and time again.
Neuhausen reflected: “It feels unbelievable. I’m honoured to be MVP, but it’s because of the team around me. Jayson has been a great leader, and being alongside David, Josh, and Pijus made everything easier. To win on my debut—it’s something I’ll never forget.”
Match Twelve
Joshua Filler & Moritz Neuhausen 5 – 2 Fedor Gorst & Skyler Woodward
The 2023 World Cup of Pool finalists, Filler and Neuhausen reunited in doubles and delivered Europe’s first strike of the final day. USA jumped ahead early—Woodward escaping Filler’s safety in rack one, followed by a scratch from Neuhausen—but momentum shifted sharply.
Filler produced a stunning escape of his own to narrow the gap before Woodward’s missed cut allowed the Germans to level. A missed 9-ball from Woodward and a scratch from Gorst handed Europe control, and despite escaping a safety, Gorst’s miss on the 3-ball sealed it for the Europeans.
Filler said: “USA had momentum last night, but today was a fresh start. Moritz is the perfect doubles partner—we’ve shown before we play great together, and we proved it again. I’m thrilled we got the point, but even more impressed by how he’s played all week.”
Match Thirteen
Pijus Labutis 5 – 3 Billy Thorpe
Labutis opened strongly before Thorpe levelled, but a scratch from the American handed Labutis control, and the Lithuanian converted cleanly to build a two-rack lead. Thorpe responded by punishing a push-out, but a failed safety on the 5-ball helped Labutis reach the hill.
Thorpe produced a strong clearance to stay alive, but Labutis delivered a confident break-and-run to claim his first Mosconi Cup singles victory—and move Europe to the brink of lifting the Cup.
Labutis said:
“I felt good out there—it was my first singles match and to win it was huge. But at that moment the job wasn’t finished. The boys still had one more to get the Cup, and I trusted them completely.”
Match Fourteen
Jayson Shaw & David Alcaide 5 – 2 Shane Van Boening & Tyler Styer
USA surged to a 2–0 lead after capitalising on a scratch from Alcaide, but errors soon crept in. Styer’s miss on the 5-ball and a foul from Van Boening allowed Europe to level. Another miss from Styer gifted Shaw and Alcaide the lead.
With trademark flair, Shaw produced a superb 5–9 carom to put Europe on the hill. Van Boening’s miss on the 3-ball in the next rack opened the door, and Shaw stepped up to sink the tournament-winning 9-ball—crowning Europe champions for the sixth consecutive year.
Alcaide said:
“When you look at the rankings, there are so many young players pushing through. But I still have the fire when I’m out there—that passion you need at the table. One day when that fire fades, that’s when I’ll know. For now, I’m proud to be a six-time Mosconi Cup champion.”
Europe’s victory at the iconic Alexandra Palace marks their seventeenth Mosconi Cup title and further cements their modern dominance in this transatlantic showdown. From debut brilliance to veteran composure, Europe proved once again why they remain the standard-bearers of the Mosconi Cup.
The Mosconi Cup returns next year, heading back to the stunning Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida from 27–30 November 2026, where Team Europe will attempt to defend their crown on American soil against a determined Team USA.
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