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Friday

Session 1 - Friday, 19:00

Match 1:

First game up saw Tore Torgersen up against the mighty Chris Barnes. They don't come much closer with both players hitting 257 to take the match to a roll off and Barnes struck out scoring 60 to Tore's 40 and giving the USA a 1-0 lead.

	Name	Nat	Score		Name	Nat	Score
	Chris Barnes	USA	257 +60	vs	Tore Torgersen	EUR	257 +40

												Tie-Break
Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total	9	10	TOT
	X	9/	X	X	X	X	X	9/	X	XX8		X	XXX
Barnes	20	40	70	100	130	159	179	199	229	257	257	30	60	60
	X	X	9/	X	X	X	8/	X	X	XXX		X	7/X
Torgersen	29	49	69	99	127	147	167	197	227	257	257	20	40	40

Match 2:

The second game saw a slow start from Mika with a brilliant recovery to strike out and take the second game from Tim Mack.

	Name	Nat	Score		Name	Nat	Score
	Tim Mack	USA	221	vs	Mika Koivuniemi	EUR	224

Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
	9/	52	X	8/	X	X	X	X	9/	XXX
Mack	15	22	42	62	92	122	152	172	192	221	221
	9-	x	9-	8s-	X	X	X	X	X	XX9
Koivuniemi	9	28	37	45	75	105	145	175	205	224	224

Match 3:

Dom Barrett's debut n the Weber Cup was thwarted when he missed a 10 pin spare in the 4th frame. TommJones did not need a second invitation to make this a relatively easy 2-1 to the USA.

	Name	Nat	Score		Name	Nat	Score
	Tommy Jones	USA	236	vs	Dominic Barrett	EUR	199

Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
	X	X	9/	9/	X	X	X	X	9/	X7s2
Jones	29	49	68	88	118	148	177	197	217	236	236
	X	X	X	9-	9/	X	7/	X	X	6s2
Barrett	30	59	78	87	107	127	147	173	191	199	199

Match 4:

It's now the battle of the lefties.... Jason Couch takes on local hero, Paul Moor. A split in the 7th frame did not deter Jason and he kept focus to beat Paul in a high scoring match 256-246

	Name	Nat	Score	246	Name	Nat	Score
	Jason Couch	USA	256	vs	Paul Moor	EUR	246

Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
	X	X	X	X	X	X	8s1	9/	X	XXX
Couch	30	60	90	120	148	167	176	196	226	256	256
	9/	X	X	X	9/	X	X	X	X	7/X
Moor	20	50	79	99	119	149	179	206	226	246	246

Match 4:

The long awaited appearance of the legendary Pete Weber was greeted by a standing room only crowd. Osku Palermaa gave a captain's performance and strung together the first ten to beat the legend by 60 pins.

	Name	Nat	Score	246	Name	Nat	Score
	Pete Weber	USA	224	vs	Osku Palermaa	EUR	284

Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
	X	X	9/	9/	X	X	9/	X	X	9/8
Weber	29	49	68	88	117	137	157	186	206	224	224
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X7-
Palermaa	30	60	90	120	150	180	210	240	267	284	284

Match 5 (Baker):

So now we face the traditional weak link for the Europe team - the dreaded Baker Team game. But what has happened - Europe are not falling apart - this time it is Team USA that are not able to put it together and Team Europe take an unexpected win 217-160 to end the first session all square 3-3.

Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
	8/	9/	X	9/	X	8s1	6s3	6s/	71	X9-
USA	19	39	59	79	98	107	116	133	141	160	160
	8/	X	9/	8/	X	9/	X	X	9/	XXX
EUROPE	20	40	58	78	98	118	147	167	187	217	217

TEAM ORDER:
USA: WEBER, MACK, COUCH, BARNES, JONES
EUROPE: BARRETT, TORGERSEN, MOOR, PALERMAA, KOIVUNIEMI

Saturday

Session 2 - Sat, 14:00

Match 1: Pete Weber/Jason Couch (USA) vs Osku Palermaa/ Mika Koivuniemi (EUR)

The flying Finns Palermaa and Koivuniemi were just too strong as they breezed past the USA pairing of Weber and Couch with a fine 258 to the USA pair's 215 to make it a 4-3 lead to Europe as things hot up in the Barnsley Metrodome

Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
	8s1	9/	X	X	7/	X	X	X	9/	X9/
Weber/Couch	9	29	56	76	96	126	155	175	195	215	215
	X	X	X	9/	X	X	9/	X	X	XXX
Palermaa/Koivuniemi	30	59	79	99	128	148	168	198	228	258	258

Match 2: Tim Mack (USA) vs Tore Torgersen (EUR)

USA take the lead again as the one and only Timmy Mack defeated Norway's Tore Torgersen in a close battle 235-231., Mack back after shoulder surgery played his captain's role well and gave the USA a little breathing space. All square again at 4-4.

Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
	X	8/	X	X	X	X	X	X	7s2	X7/
Mack	20	40	70	100	130	160	187	206	215	235	235
	X	7/	9/	X	X	8s1	X	X	X	XX6
Torgersen	20	39	59	87	106	115	145	175	205	231	231

Match 3: Chris Barnes/Tommy Jones(USA) vs Dom Barrett/Paul Moor (EUR)

USA take the lead as amazing Tommy Jones and Chris Barnes defeat the all English pairing of Dom Barrett and Paul Moor in a close match, The USA's 232 just ahead of Europe's 229. USA now lead 5-4

Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
	X	X	X	9/	6s2	9/	X	X	X	X9/
Barnes/Jones	30	59	79	95	103	123	153	183	212	232	232
	X	8/	X	9/	X	X	X	X	9/	X9/
Barrett/Moor	20	40	60	80	110	140	169	189	209	229	229

Match 4: Chris Barnes (USA) vs Osku Palermaa (EUR)

Captain of Europe, Osku Palermaa, is a man on a mission as he outscored Chris Barnes with a fantastic 279 to Chris's 238. Osku fired the first seven strikes in a row to give Chris little chance to respond. But for a single pin, As in yesterdays session, Osku might have bowled the first 300 this year. Once again - all square 5-5.

Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
	9/	X	X	X	9/	X	X	X	9/	X9/
Barnes	20	50	79	99	119	149	178	198	218	238	238
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	9/	X	XXX
Palermaa	30	60	90	120	150	179	199	219	249	279	279

Match 5: Tommy Jones & Jason Couch (USA) vs Mika Koivuneimi & Dom Barrett (EUR)

Another tied game. A split in the 3rd from for the Americans gave Mika and Dom an opportunity to take the game, but you can't ever write off Tommy and Jason, they came back and struck out from the 6th, focing the Europeans into a tie. They then repeat frames 9 and 10 - but... another tie. A second tie break repeat of frame 10 finally decided the game with the Europeans taking a hard fought game to lead 6-5.

Names	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total	9	10	Total	10
	X	X	8s/	X	8/	X	X	X	X	XXX		X	6/9		X9
Jones/Couch	28	48	68	88	108	138	168	198	228	258	258	20	39	39
	7/	X	X	X	9/	X	X	X	X	X9/		X	9/9		XXX
Koivuniemi/Barrett	20	50	79	99	119	149	179	209	238	258	258	20	39	39

Match 6 (Baker):

The final game in this afternoon's session saw a repeat of an untypical win for the Europeans in the Baker team match. Europe end the afternoon session with a 7-5 lead.

Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
	X	X	X	X	6s1	9/	9/	X	9/	9/X
USA	30	60	86	103	110	129	149	169	188	208	208
	X	X	X	9/	X	X	X	8/	X	X7/
EUROPE	30	59	79	99	129	157	177	197	224	244	244

TEAM ORDER:
USA: Weber, Mack, Couch, Barnes, Jones
EUROPE: Barrett, Torgersen, Moor, Koivuniemi, Palermaa

Session 3 - Sat, 19:00

Match 1: Tommy Jones (USA) vs Tore Torgersen (EUR)

After a strong team talk by Tim Mack in the interval, the USA came out firing on all cylinders. On any other day the first eight in a row and a 268 could win a game but not today and not when the USA's Tommy Jones blasted all 12 strikes for a perfect 300 to send the crowd delirious. The score now stands at 7-6 to Europe.

Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	XXX
Jones	30	60	90	120	150	180	210	240	270	300	300
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	9/	X72
Torgersen	30	60	90	120	150	180	209	229	249	268	268

Match 2: Jason Couch (USA) vs Osku Palermaa (EUR)

Team USA continue their fight and they certianly mean business as Jason Crouch defeated Europe's captain fantastic, Osku Palermaa with a fine 268 to Osku's 233 and brings the USA back to all square at 7-7.

Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	9/	9/X
Couch	30	60	90	120	150	180	209	229	248	268	268
	X	X	7/	X	X	8s/	9/	9/	X	XXX
Palermaa	27	47	67	95	115	134	153	173	203	233	233

Match 3: Pete Weber (USA) vs Paul Moor (EUR)

Pete Weber extended the lead as he breezed past an unlucky Paul Moor in a close battle 223 to Paul's 215. Paul's two splits in the third and fourth frame cost him the match and meant that Team USA are now back in front 8-7.

Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
	9/	7s2	X	X	9/	X	9/	X	X	XX8
Weber	17	26	55	75	95	115	135	165	195	223	223
	9/	X	7s2	5w3	X	X	X	X	X	9/X
Moor	20	39	48	56	86	116	146	175	195	215	215

Match 4: Pete Weber (USA) vs Paul Moor (EUR)

It's all USA now as they step up a gear with Chris Barnes shooting 267 to Dominic Barrett's 238, Dom's had an amazing year but he just had no real answer to the class of Barnes who always looks so smooth at Barnsley and has become a crowd favourite.

Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
	X	X	X	X	9/	X	X	X	X	X8/
Barnes	30	60	89	109	129	159	189	219	247	267	267
	X	X	9/	X	X	9/	X	9/	X	XXX
Barrett	29	49	69	98	118	138	158	178	208	238	238

Match 5: Tim Mack (USA) vs Mika Koivuniemi (EUR)

Major Mika they call him and he plays a major role as he bring the European team back into it winning the first point for them in the evening session with a fantastic 287 giving Tim no real chance as he fires 211 in reply and takes Europe to just two points behind the USA.

Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
	9/	9/	8s/	X	6s3	X	X	X	X	9/7
Mack	19	37	57	76	85	115	145	174	194	211	211
	9/	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	XX7
Kouveniemi	20	50	80	110	140	170	200	230	260	287	287

Match 6: Baker Game

After two great Baker wins for Europe this year you might think Europe had the format mastered, but it was not to be as the USA blasted a confident 269 against a disconsolate low 178 for Europe and take a 10-8 lead as we break before the final day's play tomorrow.

Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
	8/	X	X	9/	X	X	X	X	X	XXX
USA	20	49	69	89	119	149	179	209	239	269	269
	7s2	7/	9/	X	9/	X	X	7s2	9/	6s/9
EUROPE	9	28	48	68	88	115	134	143	159	178	178

TEAM ORDER:
USA: Weber, Mack, Jones, Barnes, Couch
EUROPE: Barrett, Torgersen, Moor, Palermaa, Kouveniemi

Sunday

Session 4 - Sunday, 13:30:

Match 1 - Chris Barnes & Tommy Jones (USA) vs Osku Palermaa & Dom Barrett (EUR)

Heart-stopping stuff this afternoon, especially when it looked like a double 300 for starters, so the pressure on the bowlers in the tenth frame must have been tremendous. Uncharacteristically, Palermaa was the first to crack, leaving the 2-4-5-8 for Barrett to convert. Then Barnes was denied completing a perfect game with Jones by leaving the 10-pin. Bowl 286 and lose? That will be remembered for decades.

Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X9/
Barnes/Jones	30	60	90	120	150	180	210	240	269	289	289
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X6/
Palermaa/Barrett	30	60	90	120	150	180	210	240	266	286	286

Match 2 - Jason Couch (USA) vs Mika Koivuniemi (EUR)

Glum-looking situation for the European team now as the Americans only need five more points to clinch the 2008 title. The pendulum has certainly swung in favour of the stars and stripes and the team is incredibly enthusiastic, carrying on with their crest of a wave attitude brought about after a strict lecture by their captain Tim Mack yesterday evening.
One outstanding facet of this year's lane installation is the fantastic carry of the corner pins, late 7s and 10s turning spares into strikes and therefore leading to incredible scores. USA now lead by four points 12-8.

Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
	X	X	X	X	9/	X	X	9/	X	XX4
Couch	30	60	89	109	129	158	178	198	228	252	252
	X	X	9-	X	X	X	9/	5s1	X	9/5
Koivuniemi	29	48	57	87	116	136	151	157	177	202	202

Match 3 - Pete Weber & Tim Mack (USA) vs Paul Moor & Tore Torgersen (EUR)

Back to a glimmer of hope for Europe as the Moor/Torgersen combo trounced Weber and Mack. The Americans got off to a bad start when Weber left the 'Greek Church', the 4-6-7-9-10 and then the 2-4-8-10 in the ninth frame. For a moment, it looked as though the Americans would not have a 200 game but a tenth frame finish brought them one pin over par.
Just a 10-pin in the eighth frame robbed Europe of a perfect game, but the doubles team was delighted with a 279. The capacity crown certainly showed their appreciation for a much needed European point.

Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
	5s3	X	8/	X	X	X	X	X	6s3	9-
Weber/Mack	8	28	48	78	108	138	154	173	182	191	191
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	9/	X	XXX
Moor/Torgersen	30	60	90	120	150	179	199	219	249	279	279

Match 4 - Tommy Jones (USA) vs Osku Palermaa (EUR)

"Not a high scoring match but gripping stuff," remarked talented TV commentator Nick Halling. He was right and it was a tense moment when Osku Palermaa stood on the approach in the tenth frame knowing that he had to strike. Alas, the European captain left the 2-8 and once again the Americans notched a victory.
Things looked good for Palermaa when Jones left the 7-10 split in his seventh frame but he failed to capitalize on the situation and apply the noose. Four points needed for USA, eight for Europe - short odds for the visitors from afar.

Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
	X	X	9/	X	X	X	8s1	X	9/	XX9
Jones	29	49	69	99	127	146	155	175	195	224	224
	9/	X	X	X	9/	X	9/	9/	X	8/X
Palermaa	20	50	79	99	119	139	158	178	198	218	218

Match 5 - Pete Weber & Chris Barnes (USA) vs Mika Koivuniemi & Dom Barrett (EUR)

Pete Weber has produced some extraordinary splits this afternoon, but he capped them all by leaving the 3-4-6-7 in the fourth frame but the loss of pinfall points did not matter all that much with the Europeans enjoying a strikefest for a very nice 279, their second of the day.

Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
	X	X	X	6s1	X	9/	X	9/	8/	XXX
Barnes/Weber	30	56	73	80	100	120	140	168	188	218	218
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	9/	X	XXX
Koivuniemi/Barrett	30	60	90	120	150	179	199	219	249	279	279

BAKER TEAM

A surprising double split leave by European lead-off Dominic Barrett put the team in arrears. Kouveniemi stood in the tenth frame needing to strike twice to clinch a Baker win but it was not to be. Now the Americans need just three wins to take the Weber Cup for the sixth time.

Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
	9/	9/	7/	X	X	9/	X	X	8/	X9/
USA	19	36	56	85	105	125	153	173	193	213	213
	8s-	X	X	X	X	8s-	X	X	7/	8/9
Europe	8	38	68	96	114	122	149	169	187	206	206

BAKER TEAM ORDER OF PLAY:
USA: Weber, Mack, Jones, Barnes, Couch.
EUROPE: Barrett, Torgersen, Moor, Palermaa, Koivuniemi

Session 5 - Sunday, 18:30:

Match 1 - Chris Barnes (USA) vs Osku Palermaa (EUR)

Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
	X	X	X	X	X	X	9/	9/	8s/	X9/
Barnes	30	60	90	120	149	169	188	206	226	246	246
	X	X	X	9/	X	X	X	X	X	X9/
Palermaa	30	59	79	99	129	159	189	219	248	268	268

Match 2 - Pete Weber (USA) vs Mika Koivuniemi (EUR)

Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
	X	X	9/	X	X	9/	9/	X	X	9/5s
Weber	29	49	69	98	118	137	157	186	206	221	221
	X	X	X	X	X	9/	9/	9/	X	XXX
Koivuniemi	30	60	90	119	139	158	177	197	227	257	257

Match 3 - Jason Couch (USA) vs Paul Moor (EUR)

Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
	X	9/	9/	9/	9/	X	X	X	X	X9/
Couch	20	39	58	77	97	127	157	187	216	226	226
	X	9/	X	9/	X	X	9/	X	8s1	XX9
Moor	20	40	60	80	109	129	149	168	177	206	206

Match 4 - Tommy Jones (USA) vs Dom Barrett (EUR)

Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
	X	X	X	X	8/	X	9/	X	X	XXX
Jones	30	60	88	108	128	148	168	198	228	258	258
	X	9/	X	X	X	9/	X	8s1	X	XXX
Barrett	20	40	70	99	119	139	158	167	197	227	227

Match 5 - Tim Mack (USA) vs Tore Torgersen (EUR)

Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
	7s1	X	9/	9/	9/	9/	X	9/	X	7s/9
Mack	8	28	47	66	85	105	125	145	165	184	184
	X	9/	9/	X	X	X	X	8s/	X	9/X
Torgersen	20	39	59	89	119	147	167	187	207	227	227

Match 6 - Baker

Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
	8/	X	X	X	X	9/	X	X	X	X9/
USA	20	50	80	109	129	149	179	209	238	258	258
	9/	9/	9/	8/	9/	6s2	X	X	81	XXX
EUROPE	19	38	56	75	91	99	127	146	155	185	185

TEAM PLAYING ORDER:
USA: Weber, Mack, Jones, Barnes, Couch
EUROPE: Barrett, Torgersen, Palermaa, Kouveniemi, Moor

Event Details

THE 9th ANNUAL PartyCasino.com Weber Cup gets underway this Friday, 3rd October, as two five-man teams representing the USA and Europe do battle in tenpin bowling’s annual 'Ryder Cup'.

For the first time, legendary American bowler Pete Weber will make his debut in the event, a tournament named after his late father Dick.

Weber, 45, has never represented his country in the annual USA v Europe tenpin bowling competition before, but will get his opportunity when the two five-man teams meet at the Barnsley Metrodome.

Pete Weber has won more than 30 titles on the Professional Bowlers Association Tour in the United States and is something of a maverick in the bowling world but his tournament record, and over $3 million in prize money, speak for themselves.

The St Louis based Weber will be joined by three of last year’s victorious side – Chris Barnes, Tommy Jones and captain Tim Mack, while left-hander Jason Couch, a winner in 2006, is also among the five.

The Metrodome has successfully hosted this competition and the World Tenpin Masters since 2005 and has established itself as the home of British tenpin bowling.

October sees the ninth time the Weber Cup has been held and America have won it five times, compared to three from Europe.

The 2007 event was one of the most exciting ever as Europe led 14-10 and 15-12 in the race to 17 before the USA won five points in a row to take the trophy 17-15.

Europe will also have a player making his debut as England’s Dominic Barrett, ranked fourth on the EBT rankings and a winner at the World Youth Championships, gets his chance to play at the Weber Cup.

He is joined by countryman Paul Moor, Finnish duo of Mika Koivuniemi and Osku Palermaa, who assumes the captain’s role, and Norway’s Tore Torgersen.

The Weber Cup will be staged over five sessions – Friday at 7pm, Saturday at 2pm and 7pm and Sunday at 1.30pm and 6.30pm.

All the action will be screened live in the UK and Ireland on Sky Sports Xtra or on Sky Sports Xtra’s Interactive Service.

The matches will also be produced by Matchroom Sport into 18 x one hour programmes, which will be distributed and shown around the world.

Previous Results

2007	Barnsley, South Yorks	USA 17 - 15 Europe
2006	Barnsley, South Yorks	USA 18 - 17 Europe
2005	Barnsley, South Yorks	Europe 18 - 16 USA
2004	Altrincham, Manchester	Europe 18 - 11 USA
2003	Altrincham, Manchester	Europe 18 - 14 USA
2002	Ponds Forge, Sheffield	USA 18 - 13 Europe
2001	Dagenham, Essex	USA 18 - 12 Europe
2000	Warsaw, Poland	USA 18 - 11 Europe

Format
The Weber Cup comprises a series of singles, doubles and Baker format matches with each encounter being over one game with total pin fall determining the winner. Ties will be settled by a 9th & 10th frame play-off, with the scores reverting to zero.

Points
Over the three days of play, there will be a potential of 33 matches. The winner of each match will receive one point. The first team to win 17 points will claim the title of 2008 PartyCasino.com Weber Cup champions.

Friday October 3 (6 matches)

7.00 pm

5 singles
1 Baker

Saturday October 4 (12 matches)

2.00 pm

1 doubles
1 singles
1 doubles
1 singles
1 doubles
1 Baker

7.00 pm

5 singles
1 Baker

Sunday October 5 (15 matches)

1.30 pm

1 doubles
1 singles
1 doubles
1 singles
1 doubles
1 Baker

6.30 pm

5 singles
1 Baker
3 singles

To find out about broadcasting the Weber Cup, please contact Karen Manzi, Matchroom Sport’s Head of Television Sales, on +44 1869 340940.

Teams

The Teams

USA

Name	Age	Weber Cup Record
Tim Mack (New Jersey)	37	P47 W22(47%) L25
Chris Barnes (Texas)	38	P15 W8(53%) L7
Tommy Jones (South Carolina)	29	P15 W10(67%) L5
Jason Couch (Florida)	38	P7 W4(57%) L3
Pete Weber (Missouri)	46	DEBUT

Average Age: 38

Europe

Name	Age	Weber Cup Record
Tore Torgersen (Norway)	39	P39 W22(56%) L17
Paul Moor (England)	30	P21 W15(71%) L6
Mika Koivuniemi (Finland)	41	P15 W9(60%) L6
Osku Palermaa (Finland)	24	P7 W2(29%) L5
Dominic Barrett(England)	23	DEBUT

Average Age: 31

Reports

Reports can be found at either

www.webercup.com

or

www.bowlersjournal.com

Podcasts

Dominic "Dominator" Barrett

Pete "The Man" Weber

Matchroom Sport's MC John McDonald
sorry about the squeaky door!

How about a little "Bowls"

2008 WTM Champion Guy Caminski

Tim Mack - Team USA Captain

Osku Palermaa - Team Europe Captain

Tore Torgersen & Tim Mack - Sunday pre-session

Photos

Photos will appear here soon and can also be found at