Weber Cup
- Thread starter Gnarkill
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tye
i was watching weber cup today and i was thinking to myself why dont they have one of them sought of tournies in australia that would be a heaps good idea
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tye
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tye
The Weber Cup is an annual tournament between US and Europe, its a bowling version of the Ryder Cup in Gold i spose, they play singles and doubles that i am aware of, and points for each match win
Its a great idea... AUS vs NZL or even better... AUS vs ENG
An ashes in bowling, now that would be good
Its a great idea... AUS vs NZL or even better... AUS vs ENG
An ashes in bowling, now that would be good
SCOOTER_26
Member
Its a tournament between the USA and Europe its a good tournament theres Tim Mack and Bill Hoffman and stuff
SCOOTER_26
Member
Yeah wot BT said
Weber Cup as has been said is between USA and Europe there are Teams games undertaken in the Baker Format (1st bowler bowls 1st and 6th Frame, 2nd bowler 2nd and 7th frame and so on like Royal Rumble!!) Doubles undertaken in the Scotch Doubles format and singles games!! Each game earns a point for the team and the first to 18 points takes out the title!!! Aust V NZ or Eng sounds good haha!!!
Dion
Dion
KnuckleHead
Vic Represent
USA vs EUROPE U bowl singles doubles and a baker system and u get a point for every match and it's the first to 18 points or something like that it would be good to see AUS vs NZL or AUS vs ENG that would be good to see over one lane but u have to find a big enough plce to find run it
Gnarkill
Member
Yeh, and in a doubles match, each player takes alternate turns. ie, if bowler 1 bowls a 7, then bowler 2 goes for the spare. In order for bowler 2 to bowl for a strike, bowler 1 must bowl a strike first. In the Baker team format, there are teams of 5. Bowler 1 bowls frame 1, 2 bowls frame 2 and so on. This means that each bowler bowls two frames per game.
It's this format that makes gameplay so interesting.
Finding a centre to host this though would probably be hard though. Maybe Wonderbowl Castle Hill. I've bowled there a couple of times for our Defence Tournaments and they're quite a big centre.
It's this format that makes gameplay so interesting.
Finding a centre to host this though would probably be hard though. Maybe Wonderbowl Castle Hill. I've bowled there a couple of times for our Defence Tournaments and they're quite a big centre.
KnuckleHead
Vic Represent
umm in America and in England they don't find a bowling center to hold it they find shopping centers and they put one lane in and after the tournament they remove the lane. It's the Same as the masters they have on tv there in england on one lane in a shopping center. thats what i have heard
Tiger
Active Member
There was one of sorts back in the late 80's (87/88 I think) which involved Australia's best women bowlers of the time playing against a group of LPBT (PWBA) professionals.
The Australian team had players like Cheryl Munson, Ruth Guerster, and a few others......(I'll find the Pin Action mag later)
The Americans had Dana Miller-Mackie, Wendy McPherson, Anne-Maree Pike, Donna Adamek to name a few.
It was a very successful tournament from memory, and I think was held at Bankstown in Sydney.
It didn't have this, five bowlers bowling the one game stuff, like the World Team Challenge do though.
The Australian team had players like Cheryl Munson, Ruth Guerster, and a few others......(I'll find the Pin Action mag later)
The Americans had Dana Miller-Mackie, Wendy McPherson, Anne-Maree Pike, Donna Adamek to name a few.
It was a very successful tournament from memory, and I think was held at Bankstown in Sydney.
It didn't have this, five bowlers bowling the one game stuff, like the World Team Challenge do though.
Murderdoll
INSINR8R
i think they should do a round robin tournament for the weber cup. Instead of just USA vs Europe, they should throw in a few other countries and do it that way. At least it wont be the same 2 teams every year.
dazgore
Member
There is also a Baker format, where each of the five members bowls a frame, then another 5 frames later. So if you lead off you bowl the first, then the 6th. The Captain bowls last, and throws all potential 3 in the 10th.
The Yanks have dominated this over the last few years, but Europe is starting to get the hang of it now.
The alternate shot doubles makes for interesting viewing, if you are the lead off bowler and dont throw a strike, your partner is always just shooting your spares. They only get a chance for a strike, when you get one.
Darryl
oops - sorry just re-read posts, this has already been mebntioned. Sorry
The Yanks have dominated this over the last few years, but Europe is starting to get the hang of it now.
The alternate shot doubles makes for interesting viewing, if you are the lead off bowler and dont throw a strike, your partner is always just shooting your spares. They only get a chance for a strike, when you get one.
Darryl
oops - sorry just re-read posts, this has already been mebntioned. Sorry
~Mrs STORM~
Revless Wonder...
I thought they held both events at the Goresbrook Leisure Centre in Dagengham. I know that the Masters is held there...
KnuckleHead
Vic Represent
nah cause they held it in America in 2003 so i don't know what happens
S
Sham
Ash said:
Perhpas a Tri-Nations tournament with Aus, NZ, and RSA wouldn't be a bad idea huh...
Had to check your forum out!
Ash
I can't think of a title.
I've always wondered why the Baker format has never really been used here in OZ, I think it's a great format, and would love to see a tournament much the way the world team challenge in the US works, where you bowl 5 man teams in qualifying then baker format in the stepladder final...
I wonder if there is anyone around willing to set something like this up? would there be enough interest to host a National event like this, say once a year or so?
I wonder if there is anyone around willing to set something like this up? would there be enough interest to host a National event like this, say once a year or so?
