The 1997 Virtual Pool 2 Mosconi Cup, the fourth edition of the annual nine-ball

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competition between teams representing

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and the

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, took place 18–21 December 1997 at the

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won the

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by defeating

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13–8. __TOC__

Teams

Results

Thursday, 18 December

Session 1

Friday, 19 December

Session 2

Session 3

Saturday, 20 December

Session 4

Session 5

Sunday, 21 December

Session 6

Session 7

References

External links

Official homepage
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