The 2003 Mosconi Cup, the 10th edition of the annual

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competition between teams representing

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and the

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, took place 18–21 December 2003 at the MGM Grand in

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. This was the first time, that the competition was held outside

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and that there were non-playing captains.

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won the

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by defeating

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11–9. __TOC__

Teams

* ¹ Born outside the United States.

Results

Thursday, 18 December

Friday, 19 December

Saturday, 20 December

Sunday, 21 December

References

External links

Official homepage
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