Weber Cup

Golf has the Ryder Cup and pool the Mosconi Cup. Now ten-pin bowling has its own high-octance tournament: the Weber Cup.

Named after American bowling legend Dick Weber, the man who helped make bowling the sport it is today, the tournament features two five-man teams battling it out over three days in a series of singles and doubles matches.

The inaugural USA v Europe Ten-pin Challenge took place in Warsaw, Poland in 2000. The USA team coasted to victory, winning with 18 points to Europe's 11. Next year’s result was the same, although the deficit was one game smaller.

Team Europe lost again in 2002 but got a game closer before finally having their revenge in Manchester in November 2003, winning the Weber Cup for the first time.

The European team retained the trophy in 2004, smashing Team USA 18–11 in front of a large enthusiastic crowd. The 2005 Weber Cup, which took place in Barnsley, was once again retained by Europe in a nail-biting clash that went right down to the final few frames.

Team USA regained the trophy in 2006 as their strongest team yet won in the deciding match to triumph 18-17 and they retained the trophy the following year after a spectacular final- session collapse by Europe as they turned a 14-10 lead into a 17-15 defeat.