2007 Weber Cup

The 2007 Weber Cup, took place from October 19th to 21st at the Barnsley Metrodome.

With the overall score standing at 4-3 to the Americans, there was everything to play for following the previous year’s nail-biting epic which saw the destiny of the trophy decided in the final few frames of the deciding match.

The Europeans were once again skippered by Sweden’s Tomas Leandersson who had opted for a Nordic influenced line-up which includes veteran Tore Torgersen of Norway, PBA star Mika Koivuniemi (Finland) playing in his second Weber Cup and 3-time EBT champion, Paul Moor (England). The new boy on the team was two-handed Finnish star Osku Palermaa, who at the time topped the EBT rankings.

For Team USA, Weber Cup stalwart Tim Mack again captained Team USA. He was joined by another Weber Cup veteran, Bill Hoffman and two of the PBA stars who helped secure the trophy in 2006, as Chris Barnes and Tommy Jones made their second appearances in the competition. The American debutant was PBA Player of the Year Doug Kent, andPBA Denny's World Championship titlist.

2007 Teams

Team Europe (Left to Right)
*flagicon|Sweden Tomas Leandersson (captain)
*flagicon|Finland Osku Palermaa
*flagicon|Norway Tore Torgersen
*flagicon|England Paul Moor
*flagicon|Finland Mika Koivuniemi

Team USA (Left to Right)
*flagicon|South Carolina Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, South Carolina
*flagicon|Texas Chris Barnes, Flower Mound, Texas
*flagicon|New Jersey Doug Kent, Newark, New Jersey
*flagicon|Ohio Bill Hoffman Columbus, Ohio
*flagicon|New Jersey Tim Mack, Garfield, New Jersey (captain)

2007 results

Day 1, evening session

Paul Moor once again opened for Team Europe, this time against Chris Barnes for Team USA. Moor and Barnes were never matched up in the 2006 tournament, and this was the first time they had gone head-to-head since Barnes beat Moor in the final of the 2006 World Tenpin Masters. Moor avenged this defeat with a comfortable 232-201 victory, to set Team Europe on their way. Barnes missed 2 single pins during the match.
Match 2 saw Mika Koivuniemi up against Team USA Captain Tim Mack. Koivuniemi started with the first 7 strikes, and won 267-240, to put Team Europe 2-0 ahead.
Team Europe debutant Osku Palermaa was able to stretch the lead even further, with a 237-206 win over Weber Cup veteran Bill Hoffman.
Match 4 brought together Tore Torgersen and Team USA's debutant Doug Kent. The match went right to the wire, with Kent edging it 264-258 to gain Team USA's first point.
Tommy Jones was then able to narrow the gap further, rolling only the 2nd ever perfect game in Weber Cup History. Jones opponent, Tomas Leandersson managed just 204, but was able to finish with 4 strikes in a row.
The final match of the session was the team baker game. Historically this has been a strong game for Team USA, and they were able to level the tournament at 3-3, winning the match 234-215, snatching it at the end with Tommy Jones rolling 3 strikes in the 10th frame, taking his total to 16 strikes from a possible 16.

Day 3, afternoon session

Day 3, evening session

Results table

Year	Venue	Winners		Losers
2000	Warsaw, Poland	flagicon|USA USA	18	flagicon|Europe Europe	11
2001	Dagenham, England	flagicon|USA USA	18	flagicon|Europe Europe	12
2002	Sheffield, England	flagicon|USA USA	18	flagicon|Europe Europe	13
2003	Greater Manchester, England	flagicon|Europe Europe	18	flagicon|USA USA	14
2004	Greater Manchester, England	flagicon|Europe Europe	18	flagicon|USA USA	11
2005	Barnsley, England	flagicon|Europe Europe	18	flagicon|USA USA	16
2006	Barnsley, England	flagicon|USA USA	18	flagicon|Europe Europe	17
2007	Barnsley, England	flagicon|USA USA	17	flagicon|Europe Europe	15

Past events

*2007 Weber Cup - Team USA Win, Barnsley Metrodome.
* [http://www.bowlingdigital.com/bowling/2006_Weber_Cup 2006 Weber Cup] - Team USA Win, Barnsley Metrodome.
* [http://www.btba.org.uk/weber.htm 2005 Weber Cup] [http://www.matchroomsport.com/tenpin1_frieve.htm] - Team Europe win, Barnsley Metrodome.
* [http://www.bowlersjournal.com/tournaments/webercup2004/index.htm 2004 Weber Cup] [http://www.bowlersjournal.com/tournaments/webercup2004/open_2.htm] - Team Europe win, Altrincham Leisure Centre, Greater Manchester, England.
* [http://www.bowlersjournal.com/tournaments/weber_03/index.htm 2003 Weber Cup] - Team Europe win, Altrincham Leisure Centre, Greater Manchester, England.
* [http://www.bowlersjournal.com/tournaments/weber_02/index.htm 2002 Weber Cup] - Team USA win, Ponds Forge International Center, Sheffield, England.
* [http://www.bowlersjournal.com/tournaments/weber_01/ 2001 Weber Cup] - Team USA win, Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, England
*2000 Weber Cup - Team USA win, Inaugural event in Warsaw, Poland.

imilar events in other sports

*Ryder Cup — Men's golf
*Solheim Cup — Women's golf
*Mosconi Cup — Nine-ball pool
*Continental Cup of Curling — Curling
*IAAF World Cup — Athletics
*NFL Global Junior Championship — American Football, includes a Team Europe

External links

* [http://www.webercup.com Official website of the Weber Cup]
*http://www.btba.org.uk/weber.htm
*http://www.bowlersjournal.com/tournaments/
* [http://www.bowlinglinks.de Bowlinglinks all over the World, sorted by categories]