FRIDAY OCTOBER 20:                       EUROPE 2 - USA 4
 

The wonderful perfect game by Paul Moor in the opening match against Jason Couch set the scene for what turned out to be a truly exciting evening for this seventh Weber Cup. The enthusiastic crowd at this superb Barnsley Metrodome were treated to the memorable spectacle of what we believe to be the first-ever 300 game on live television and the excitement of that surfed through the evening session.

Maybe a result of 3-3 would have summed up the evening beautifully, but that dreaded Baker Team finale proved to be the downfall for the Europeans and the pendulum swings in the American's favor.

"It's not bad. Just OK," commented European team captain Tomas Leandersson. "I really thought that the evening would end with a tie as we should have won at least one of the last two games, but still the Baker seems to be our major trouble. Perhaps the name of that should be changed - or something!"

American skipper Tim Mack smiled at taking the lead: "This was a very positive performance, so of course I'm pleased, but there is still room for improvement as most matches went down to the tenth frame, it could so easily have been 4-2 against us.

"Weber Cup rookies Jason couch and Tommy Jones bowled great, as I expected. It was tough for Jason to combat the 300 game from Moor, but if he bowls 258 every game over the next two days I will be pleased."

Match 1 - 7:00 pm

Name Nat. Score   Name Nat. Score   Jason Couch 258 USA vs Paul Moor Europe 300

What is claimed to be the first perfect game ever screened in Europe came with Paul Moor's 300 in the opening match of the 2006 Weber Cup.
"I couldn't have wished for more," said Paul. "I got lucky when I needed that most. It was all unbelieveable. This brings my total of 300 games up to 24."

Match 2:
 

	Name	Nat.	Score		Name	Nat.	Score
	Tim Mack	215	USA	vs	Tore Torgersen	Europe	200

 

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
	72	9/	X	81	X	X	X	X	X	8/X
Mack	9	29	48	57	87	117	147	175	195	215	215
	81	54	9/	X	X	X	X	6/	X	9/6
Torgersen	9	18	38	68	98	124	144	164	184	200	200

Two bowlers well experienced on America's Pro Bowlers faced faced one another in this second match. Tim Mack, now well recovered from shoulder surgery is about to become a father for the first time and is anxiously phoning his wife in between matches tonight, but no news is forthcoming at the moment.
Norway's Tore Torgersen knows the feeling well, his daughter Tone was born just five months ago.
Good buddies they may be, but a good finish from Mack saw him home and clinch the win.

Match 3:
 

	Name	Nat.	Score		Name	Nat.	Score
	Bill Hoffman	USA	238	vs	Jens Nickel	Europe	228

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
	X	6/	X	X	9/	X	X	X	9/	XXX
Hoffman	20	40	69	89	109	139	168	188	208	238	238
	X	6/	X	X	X	9/	9/	X	9/	XXX
Nickel	20	40	70	99	119	138	158	178	198	228	228

Bill (The Joker) Hoffman matched the good-humored Jens Nickel for the first four frames and then fell slightly behind. However, all was not lost and three strikes from the sixth frame and striking out in the tenth brought him ten pins to the good when the dust of battle had settled.

Match 4:
 

	Name	Nat.	Score		Name	Nat.	Score
	Chris Barnes	USA	228	vs	Tomas Leandersson	Europe	237

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
	9/	X	8/	X	8/	X	X	X	X	8/X
Barnes	20	40	60	80	100	130	160	188	208	228	228
	X	X	9/	X	X	9/	X	X	9/	XXX
Leandersson	29	49	69	98	118	138	167	187	207	237	237

Chris Barnes, the 2006 World Tenpin Masters champion, a title won here in Barnsley in April, looked as though he was going to sneak into the winners' circle by a single pin, but European team captain Tomas Leandersson struck out in the tenth frame to make the match two-all.

Match 5:
 

	Name	Nat.	Score		Name	Nat.	Score
	Tommy Jones	USA	259	vs	Mika Koivuniemi	Europe	227

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
	X	X	X	X	9/	X	9/	X	X	XXX
Jones	30	60	89	109	129	149	169	199	229	259	259
	9/	X	X	9/	X	X	X	9/	9/	X9/
Koivuniemi	20	49	69	89	119	148	168	187	207	227	227
BAKER TEAM	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	TOTAL
USA	X	8s1	X	X	X	9-	X	X	X	7/X
	19	28	58	87	106	115	145	172	192	212	212
EUROPE	9/	X	9/	X	9/	8/	63	X	7/	XXX
	20	40	60	80	98	114	123	143	163	193	193