Immonen and Feijen named in Europe team

The Europe team line-up for the 2008 Mosconi Cup was completed recently when the organisers announced that Finland's Mika Immonen and Neils Feijen, of Holland, will be joining Malta's Tony Drago, Ralf Souquet, of Germany, and Mark Gray, of England.

Malta will be hosting the tournament, pool's version of the Ryder Cup in golf at the Hilton Conference Centre in Portomaso.

Europe vs US will be played over four days. The Americans hold a clear edge in overall successes and lead 10.5-3.5. Last year, Europe, with Drago in the team, won the Mosconi Cup in Las Vegas, beating the US 11-8.

Between them, Immonen and Feijen have played in 15 Mosconi Cup tournaments. Souquet is the player in the European team with the highest number of appearances, 12 editions. Drago played once and Gray will be making his debut in Malta.

World Cup of Pool winning duo, Rodney Morris and Shane van Boening, together with American no.1 Johnny Archers have already been named in the US team. The complete squad will be known in the coming days.

Meanwhile, online ticket booking (www.maltacup.org/mosconi) is building up nicely, organisers said, with 90% of bookings done coming from overseas enthusiasts mainly hailing from England, Germany, Bulgaria and the US.

The main sponsors of the Mosconi Cup are PartyCasino.com while the travel partner of the event, Allevents Malta, which forms part of the UK-based Fraser Eagle Group, are offering various packages including flights, accommodation, transfers and tickets to encourage overseas visitors to attend the event.

Matchroom Sport are the promoters of the Mosconi Cup while Snooker Promotions have been entrusted with the local organisation of the event.