The 2008 Mosconi Cup, the 15th edition of the annual

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competition between teams representing

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and the

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, took place 11–14 December 2008 at the Hilton Conference Center in

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won the

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by defeating

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11–5. __TOC__

The teams

Results

Thursday, 11 December

Session 1

Friday, 12 December

Session 2

Saturday, 13 December

Session 3

Session 4

Sunday, 14 December

Session 5

Gallery

References

External links

Official homepage
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