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10-04-2008, 06:02 PM
2008 PartyCasino.com Weber Cup
3-5 October, Metrodome, Barnsley
USA 5 – 7 EUROPE
Weber / Couch 215 - 258 Palermaa / Koivuniemi
Tim Mack 235 – 231 Tore Torgersen
Barnes / Jones 232 – 229 Barrett / Moor
Chris Barnes 238 - 279 Osku Palermaa
Jones / Couch 258 – 258 Koivuniemi / Barrett
(9th and 10th frame decider was 39-39, 10th frame decider was won by three strikes to one)
Baker: America 208 – 244 Europe
Team Europe closed out the second session of the 2008 PartyCasino.com Weber Cup with four wins from the six matches to take an overall 7-5 lead at the Barnsley Metrodome.
Team Europe was led by a stellar performance from skipper Osku Palermaa. “We’re right on pace and another one will be 8-5,” he said.
For the Americans, skipper Tim Mack commented, “They bowled great after we got one back and you just have to take your hats off to them. The scores are high and Osku has been on fire and he started a three-point run for Europe. We have to try some adjustments this evening but we will be back.”
The 2008 Weber Cup features two five-man teams from the USA and Europe competing in a series of singles and doubles matches. The first team to reach 17 points will lift the coveted trophy on Sunday evening.
Europe started the day in style as the all-Finnish pairing of Palermaa and Mika Koivuniemi triumphed over the American duo of Pete Weber and Jason Couch by 258-215.
It was the third successive point that the Europeans had gained as they turned around a 3-1 deficit into a 4-3 advantage.
Palermaa and Koivuniemi gained an instant advantage as Weber left a split with his first ball of the match and the open frame that followed gave the hosts a great opportunity.
Team Europe continued with consistent bowling before they triumphed by 43 pins.
It was proving to be an impressive performance from new European captain Palermaa, who had now played a part in each of his side's last three victories.
"We wanted to get out of the gate fast today and do what we did last year where we had a good lead," said Palermaa.
America’s Tim Mack put in a captain’s performance as he saw off old adversary Tore Torgersen to pull his side level again at 4-4.
Mack, 37, who is playing in his eighth consecutive Weber Cup, got the edge on his opponent courtesy of a superior strike rate. Torgersen’s open frame in the sixth didn’t help his cause but he rallied down the home stretch to run Mack close.
The American left an open frame himself in the 9th but he managed to hold the Norwegian off to record his 23rd Weber Cup victory.
With the strength of the American team apparent, there were those who felt it could be a one sided affair this year in Barnsley.
Mack though is not one of them. “Both teams are super strong and I’ve no doubt it will be a close run thing once again,” he said. “The short format makes it tough for everyone; it’s hard to recover from an early set back although Tore nearly did today.
I’m confident that we are good enough to retain the title but it may go down to the wire on Sunday night.”
European captain Osku Palermaa went into strike machine mode as he overtook Chris Barnes to restore parity for his side at the Barnsley Metrodome as the Saturday afternoon session of the PartyCasino.com Weber Cup unfolded.
The Finn recorded his second victory of the day as he took care of Barnes by a 41-pin margin.
Palermaa opened with seven straight strikes to put Barnes on the defense but a 9 spare in the eighth frame curtailed his progress.
Barnes recovered from spares in the first and fifth frames to get closer to Palermaa but the Finn responded with four strikes to close the match out.
“It was a good win but in these types of matches against players like Chris Barnes, you have to start fast or have no chance,” Palermaa said.
Europe though, regained the lead at after more sudden death shootout drama as the doubles match between the European pairing of Mika Koivuniemi and Dominic Barrett and the American duo of Tommy Jones and Jason Couch ended 258-258.
But there was even more drama as the first shootout, which saw the ninth and tenth frames replayed, also ended tied at 39-39. That forced a tenth-frame shootout, the first time that had happened in the nine-year history of the Weber Cup.
The match was described as “the most dramatic in Weber Cup history” by commentator Nick Halling as both sides battled to claim the advantage with a packed Barnsley Metrodome crowd creating a fantastic atmosphere which seemed to inspire each of the competitors.
Europe went first and Koivuniemi and Barrett were faultless with three successive strikes and the crucial moment came when Jason Couch only hit nine with the second ball.
That gave Europe a 30-19 win after a 258-258 draw and then a 39-39 tie in the first shootout.
Europe ended the Saturday afternoon session on a high as they comfortably won the final Baker format team game by a 36-pin margin to take a 7-5 lead overall.
It was a strong team performance from the Europeans and when Tommy Jones left a split which he couldn’t make, USA fell further behind as their opponents continued to strike.
Tim Mack could only down nine pins in the next frame when a strike was a necessity, but Paul Moor’s 9-spare gave the Americans the tiniest glimmer of hope.
A long overdue strike from Couch, kept the USA in it but the lanky Koivuniemi matched it to keep Europe in the drivers seat.
A 9-spare though from Chris Barnes, effectively ended American hopes as Palermaa struck for Europe as they ended a storming Saturday afternoon session with a 244-208 Baker victory.
3-5 October, Metrodome, Barnsley
USA 5 – 7 EUROPE
Weber / Couch 215 - 258 Palermaa / Koivuniemi
Tim Mack 235 – 231 Tore Torgersen
Barnes / Jones 232 – 229 Barrett / Moor
Chris Barnes 238 - 279 Osku Palermaa
Jones / Couch 258 – 258 Koivuniemi / Barrett
(9th and 10th frame decider was 39-39, 10th frame decider was won by three strikes to one)
Baker: America 208 – 244 Europe
Team Europe closed out the second session of the 2008 PartyCasino.com Weber Cup with four wins from the six matches to take an overall 7-5 lead at the Barnsley Metrodome.
Team Europe was led by a stellar performance from skipper Osku Palermaa. “We’re right on pace and another one will be 8-5,” he said.
For the Americans, skipper Tim Mack commented, “They bowled great after we got one back and you just have to take your hats off to them. The scores are high and Osku has been on fire and he started a three-point run for Europe. We have to try some adjustments this evening but we will be back.”
The 2008 Weber Cup features two five-man teams from the USA and Europe competing in a series of singles and doubles matches. The first team to reach 17 points will lift the coveted trophy on Sunday evening.
Europe started the day in style as the all-Finnish pairing of Palermaa and Mika Koivuniemi triumphed over the American duo of Pete Weber and Jason Couch by 258-215.
It was the third successive point that the Europeans had gained as they turned around a 3-1 deficit into a 4-3 advantage.
Palermaa and Koivuniemi gained an instant advantage as Weber left a split with his first ball of the match and the open frame that followed gave the hosts a great opportunity.
Team Europe continued with consistent bowling before they triumphed by 43 pins.
It was proving to be an impressive performance from new European captain Palermaa, who had now played a part in each of his side's last three victories.
"We wanted to get out of the gate fast today and do what we did last year where we had a good lead," said Palermaa.
America’s Tim Mack put in a captain’s performance as he saw off old adversary Tore Torgersen to pull his side level again at 4-4.
Mack, 37, who is playing in his eighth consecutive Weber Cup, got the edge on his opponent courtesy of a superior strike rate. Torgersen’s open frame in the sixth didn’t help his cause but he rallied down the home stretch to run Mack close.
The American left an open frame himself in the 9th but he managed to hold the Norwegian off to record his 23rd Weber Cup victory.
With the strength of the American team apparent, there were those who felt it could be a one sided affair this year in Barnsley.
Mack though is not one of them. “Both teams are super strong and I’ve no doubt it will be a close run thing once again,” he said. “The short format makes it tough for everyone; it’s hard to recover from an early set back although Tore nearly did today.
I’m confident that we are good enough to retain the title but it may go down to the wire on Sunday night.”
European captain Osku Palermaa went into strike machine mode as he overtook Chris Barnes to restore parity for his side at the Barnsley Metrodome as the Saturday afternoon session of the PartyCasino.com Weber Cup unfolded.
The Finn recorded his second victory of the day as he took care of Barnes by a 41-pin margin.
Palermaa opened with seven straight strikes to put Barnes on the defense but a 9 spare in the eighth frame curtailed his progress.
Barnes recovered from spares in the first and fifth frames to get closer to Palermaa but the Finn responded with four strikes to close the match out.
“It was a good win but in these types of matches against players like Chris Barnes, you have to start fast or have no chance,” Palermaa said.
Europe though, regained the lead at after more sudden death shootout drama as the doubles match between the European pairing of Mika Koivuniemi and Dominic Barrett and the American duo of Tommy Jones and Jason Couch ended 258-258.
But there was even more drama as the first shootout, which saw the ninth and tenth frames replayed, also ended tied at 39-39. That forced a tenth-frame shootout, the first time that had happened in the nine-year history of the Weber Cup.
The match was described as “the most dramatic in Weber Cup history” by commentator Nick Halling as both sides battled to claim the advantage with a packed Barnsley Metrodome crowd creating a fantastic atmosphere which seemed to inspire each of the competitors.
Europe went first and Koivuniemi and Barrett were faultless with three successive strikes and the crucial moment came when Jason Couch only hit nine with the second ball.
That gave Europe a 30-19 win after a 258-258 draw and then a 39-39 tie in the first shootout.
Europe ended the Saturday afternoon session on a high as they comfortably won the final Baker format team game by a 36-pin margin to take a 7-5 lead overall.
It was a strong team performance from the Europeans and when Tommy Jones left a split which he couldn’t make, USA fell further behind as their opponents continued to strike.
Tim Mack could only down nine pins in the next frame when a strike was a necessity, but Paul Moor’s 9-spare gave the Americans the tiniest glimmer of hope.
A long overdue strike from Couch, kept the USA in it but the lanky Koivuniemi matched it to keep Europe in the drivers seat.
A 9-spare though from Chris Barnes, effectively ended American hopes as Palermaa struck for Europe as they ended a storming Saturday afternoon session with a 244-208 Baker victory.