THE 2007 WEBER
CUP
EUROPE vs UNITED STATES
Barnsley
Metrodome, England
October 19-21, 2007
Europe
 Tomas
Leandersson (captain), Nationality:
Swedish.
Nickname:
None.
Age: 41
(date of birth 11/4/66).
Career
achievements: Elected in World Bowling
Writers Hall of Fame 2001, World Cup winner
2000, World Bowling Writers Amateur Bowler
of the Year 1993.
Favourite
bowler: Brian Voss.
Highest
game: 300 (20 times).
Highest
3-game series: 827.
Balls used: Independent at the moment.
 Tore
Torgersen,
Nationality: Norwegian.
Nickname:
TT.
Age: 39
(date of birth 10/9/68).
Career
achievements: World Cup winner 1994, 2000
World Amateur Bowler of the Year, 1999 All
Event World Champion.
Favourite
bowler: Tim Mack.
Highest
game: 300 (20 times).
Highest
3-game series: 837.
Balls used: Storm Paradigm, Passion,
Fired Up.
Paul
Moor,
Nationality: English.
Nickname:
Rodge.
Age: 29
(date of birth 3/9/78).
Career
achievements: 2005 World Bowlers Writers
World Bowler of the Year, three-time
European Ranking Champion and winning member
of the 2005 European Weber Cup side.
Favourite
bowler: Patrick Allen.
Highest
game: 300 (23 times).
Highest
3-game series: 857.
Balls used: Brunswick, Ebonite,
Columbia, Storm.
Mika
 Koivuniemi,
Nationality: Finnish.
Nickname:
Big Finn / Major Mika.
Age: 40
(date of birth 6/4/67).
Career
achievements: 2003-2004 PBA Player of the
Year, 2001 US Open Champion and 2000 ABC
Masters Champion.
Favourite
bowler: Amleto Monacelli.
Highest
game: 300 (47 times).
Highest
3-game series: 847.
Balls
used: Brunswick.
Osku
Palermaa,
Nationality: Finnish
Nickname:
Ode
Age: 23
(date of birth 18/11/83)
Career
Achievements: World Bowling Writers Bowler
of the Year 2006, World Cup Winner 2006,
U.S. Open 2004
Favourite
Bowler: Norm Duke
Highest
Game (and how many times if 300): 300 x 26
Highest 3
Game Series: 826
Balls Used: Storm
USA
 Tim
Mack (captain)
Based:
Indiana.
Nickname:
Big Mack / Mack Truck.
Age: 36
(date of birth 20/6/71).
Career
achievements: Three-time World Bowling
Writers’ World Amateur Bowler of the Year,
winner of 62 titles on five continents, one
gold and four silver medals at World
Championships, has broken two world records
and tied one.
Favourite
bowler: Tore Torgersen / Tomas Leandersson.
Highest
game: 300 (67 times).
Highest
3-game series: 866.
Balls used: Storm bowling products.
Chris
Barnes,
Based:
Texas.
Nickname:
Son of Jor-El.
Age: 37
(date of birth 25/2/70).
Career
achievements: 2005 US Open Champion, 2006
Tournament of Champions winner, 2006 World
Tenpin Masters winner.
Favourite
bowler: Rick Steelsmith.
Highest
game: 300 (74 times).
Highest
3-game series: 857.
Balls used: Columbia 300, Action Max,
Apongee, Jinx.
Tommy
Jones,
Based:
South Carolina.
Nickname:
TJ
Age: 28
(date of birth 2/11/78).
Career
achievements: Named as 2005-06 PBA Player of
the Year, became only the second bowler in
history to have won both the PBA Player of
the Year and PBA Rookie of the Year titles
(he won Rookie of the Year in 2001-02), 2006
US Open winner.
Favourite
bowler: Patrick Allen.
Highest game: 300
 Bill
Hoffman,
Based:
Ohio.
Nickname:
Joker / Hoff.
Age: 33
(date of birth 23/3/74).
Career
achievements: Two-time World Tenpin Team Cup
Champion (2004 and 2000), gold medallist at
the 2003 Pan American Games (doubles), 2003
US National Amateur Champion and
semi-finalist in the 2003 AMF World Cup.
Favourite
bowler: Pete Weber / Mika Koivuniemi.
Highest
game: 300 (40 times).
Highest
3-game series: 857.
Balls used: 15lb Legends bowling balls.
Doug
Kent,
Based:
New Jersey
Age: 40
(date of birth 9/2/67).
Career
achievements: 2002 PBA World Championship,
2006 USBC Masters, 2007 Denny’s World
Championship, PBA Player of the Year
(2006-07).
Favourite
bowler: Norm Duke
Highest
game: 300
Highest
3-game series: Unknown.
Balls used: Hammer.
For further information, contact Keith Hale:
keithhale679@aol.com
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