Mika: Victory banishes ghosts of 06
MIKA IMMONEN believes he has banished the ghosts of two years ago as he becomes a Mosconi Cup hero.
In 2006, Immonen missed a glorious opportunity to win the cup for Europe, before the event ended as a tie.
But Immonen has gone from villain to hero in 2008 as he won all four of his singles matches, clinched the Most Valuable Player award and potted the decisive 9-ball.
"I had played out what happened in 2006 over and over again in my mind," said Immonen. "Even last year when the guys won it I was thinking that I'd got kicked out of the team for a good reason and had deserved it.
"I needed to redeem myself and wanted to prove it - and I did, the right way. Just to
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