THE 2007 WEBER
CUP
EUROPE vs UNITED STATES
Barnsley
Metrodome, England
October 19-21, 2007
LOOKING FOR A
SUCCESSFUL
TITLE DEFENCE
Just one change in the
line-up of the American quintet that returns
to Barnsley this month, determined to put
their name on the Weber Cup for the fifth
time.
Doug Kent takes the place
of Jason Couch, who evidently has an injured
foot as well as being with his wife for the
birth of a baby.
With the overall score
standing at 4-3 to the Americans, there will
be everything to play for following last
year’s nail-biting epic which saw the
destiny of the trophy decided in the final
few frames of the deciding match.
The Europeans are once
again skippered by Sweden’s Tomas
Leandersson who has opted for a
Scandinavian influenced line-up which
includes veteran Tore Torgersen of
Norway, PBA star Mika Koivuniemi
(Finland) playing in his second Weber Cup
and coming straight from wins in Japan and
Singapore, and England’s Paul Moor,
the 2006 European No.1.
 The
new boy on the team is two-handed Finnish
star Osku Palermaa, the current
European No.1.
For Team USA, Mack is back as Weber Cup
stalwart. Tim Mack again captains
Team USA. He is joined by another Weber
veteran, Bill Hoffman and two of
the PBA stars who helped secure the
trophy last year, as Chris Barnes
and Tommy Jones make their second
appearances in the competition.
The American
debutant in October is PBA Player of the
Year Doug Kent, the current PBA World
Champion.
Tickets for the event are free and available
from:
info@matchroom.com, +44(0)1277 359912, the
Barnsley Metrodome and from Alan Bennett on
+44(0)114 2680188.
Sessions:
October
19 – Friday 7.00 pm; October 20 –
Saturday - 1.30 pm & 7.00 pm; October 21 –
Sunday - 3.00 pm & 7.00 pm
Format
Matches to be over one game with total pinfall determining the winner. Ties will be
settled by a sudden death 9th & 10th frame
play-off. Frame score reverts to zero.
Points:
Three days play, 35 matches. One point for
each game won with the first team to 18 points
winning the Weber Cup
Friday 19 October (6 matches) - 7.00
pm: 1 Baker team; 5 singles.
Saturday 20 October (12 matches) - 1.30
pm: 1 Baker team; 1 doubles; 1 singles; 1
doubles: 1 singles; 1 doubles.
7.00 pm: 1 Baker team; 5 singles.
Sunday 21 October (17 matches) - 3.00
pm: 1 Baker team; 1 doubles; 1 singles; 1
doubles; 1 singles; 1 doubles.
7.00 pm - 5 singles; 1 Baker team; 5
Singles.
Luke Riches, Matchroom Sport
For further information, contact Keith Hale:
keithhale679@aol.com
or
www.matchroomsport.com
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