Turbo Grips

10/14/2009

Following three days of solid performances at the Barnsley Metrodome, Team Europe, represented by L-R Mika Koivuniemi (Finland/USA), Paul Moor, England, Osku Palermaa (Finland), Dominic Barrett (England) and Martin Larsen (Sweden) defeat Team America in a dramatic fashion. The main damage was done on the Sunday afternoon session whenEurope won five out of six matches to leave themselves one match to win and the Americans a mountain to climb.).

The Americans though, gave it a go as they won the first three evening matches, but in the end it was England's Weber Cup veteran Paul Moor who delivered the winning blows as he beat American captain Tim Mack, 257-193, to trigger scenes of celebration among his team mates and the 500 strong crowd in the arena. "It's just amazing to shoot a strike to win the Weber Cup for Europe," said Moor.

"We have five of the best bowlers in the world and we believe we have a chance. We've got our backs to wall and it's frame by frame not game by game anymore and we know what our job is here," said a determined Jones afterwards.

The battle was hard fought by the Americans. Fellow Team Turbo staffer bowling for the Americans, Jason Couch took down Mika Koivuniemi in one of the most exciting matches in Weber Cup history. It ended in a 9th and 10th frame play-off as they tied the match at 195-all as the onus moved from player to player. They both started the bowl off with a 9 spare but Couch mopped up with strikes as his opponent faltered to take the match and keep US hopes alive.

That was the Americans last gasp though as Paul Moor was on top against Tim Mack from the start and the

captain could never make up the shortfall as the Englishman held his nerve for a magnificent win.

Another Team Turbo veteran and European team captain Osku Palermaa said, "We're happy and we've enjoyed the whole time. We were down but built up the momentum, they took it back before we won. We were a bit worried but there are five good men here in our team.

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