USA win the Weber Cup after thilling encounter

Europe 15 – 17 USA

Europe 247 - 248 USA
Palermaa 192 - 232 Mike Fagan
Paul Moor 203 - 259 Chris Barnes
Dominic Barrett 251 - 194 Chris Barnes
Paul Moor 290 - 236 Bill O’Neill
Osku Palermaa 233 - 185 Tommy Jones
Mika Koivuniemi 245 - 216 Mike Fagan
Osku Palermaa 237 – 248 Chris Barnes

TEAM USA won the PartyPoker.com Weber Cup after an epic confrontation at the Metrodome in Barnsley.

It went down to the 32nd game of the 33-match series after Europe had mounted a stunning comeback when looking dead and buried.

Chris Barnes sealed the winning point as he saw off Osku Palermaa in a clash of the captains. The final two matches of the competition saw the two captains choose who would be playing for the opposition and, ironically, they both picked each other. Earlier, Europe had won four straight matches as the USA sat one away from victory.

"I thought we showed a lot of heart tonight,” said Barnes.

“Hats off to the Europeans as they were left for dead with four or five games to go and not many teams could've fought back the way they did.

"We had cause for concern near the end but this time we got the fortunate breaks at the end and we took advantage of it.

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