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The 2020 Weber Cup is underway at Ricoh Arena in Coventry, England, with the first team winning 23 points claiming the title. Follow this page for match updates from FloBowling senior editor Lucas Wiseman during the first day of competition. Please keep refreshing this page throughout the session for updates.

The event uses World Bowling's current-frame scoring system where a strike equals 30 pins, a spare equals 10 pins plus the pinfall of the first shot and an open equals the pinfall for the frame.

For updates on Matches 1-7, click here, for Matches 8-13, click here, and for Matches 14-19, click here.

Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 – 4:14 p.m. ET

Match 25: Svensson/Palermaa def. Troup/O’Neill, 278-266 (USA 16, Europe 9)

In the final match of the day, Jesper Svensson and Osku Palermaa gave Europe a victory over Kyle Troup and Bill O’Neill, 278-266.

Heading into the final day at the Weber Cup, the USA leads 16-9 in the race to 23 points. The Americans will just need to win seven out of 20 remaining matches to claim the title, while Europe will need to win 14 matches.

Troup and O’Neill started with three strikes in a row and were up by 11 pins but then Troup hit a rough patch. He left a 2-8, a four pin and a ring 10 pin in successive frames in the scotch doubles format.

The Scandinavian pair were able to keep the pressure on with strikes from the sixth frame onward, including a point-clinching strike from Svensson in the final frame.

The teams will be back on the lanes at 8 a.m. Eastern on Wednesday for the final day of competition.

Super Swede!

A superb final game from Scandinavian stars Jesper Svensson and Osku Palermaa sees Europe level the session and cut USA's overnight lead to seven points..#WeberCup pic.twitter.com/k5jRuC7XSq

— Weber Cup (@webercup) October 20, 2020

Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 – 3:44 p.m. ET

Match 24: O’Neill def. Larsen, 256-232 (USA 16, Europe 8)

Team USA continues to creep closer to the winning number of 23 as Bill O’Neill takes down Thomas Larsen, 256-232. The USA now leads 16-8.

O’Neill looked unstoppable early in the match, starting with the front five and building a 46-pin lead. His look, however, got a little shaky in the final half of the game but he had built enough of a lead to win handedly.

Larsen opened with a double before leaving a 3-6-9-10, a devastating loss of count in the World Bowling scoring format. He went on to leave a 2-8-10 split in the fifth that nearly sealed his fate.

The final match of the day is up next as Jesper Svensson and Osku Palermaa take on O’Neill and Kyle Troup.

Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 – 3:12 p.m. ET

Match 23: Barnes def. Svensson, 267-256 (USA 15, Europe 8)

In what can only be described as a massive upset, Chris Barnes took down Europe’s top player, 267-256, as the USA has stretched the lead to 15-8 over Europe. The first team to win 23 points wins the title.

Svensson, who has looked fantastic thus far, left a trio of seven pins in the back half of the match and was unable to keep up with Barnes.

Barnes put the pressure on with strikes from the sixth through the ninth frames and when he got to the final frame only needed nine pins for the win. He left a nine pin for the victory.

Another singles match is next with Thomas Larson taking on Bill O’Neill.

Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 – 2:40 p.m. ET

Match 22: Troup def. Palermaa, 254-202 (USA 14, Europe 8)

After losing three straight matches, Kyle Troup got USA going in the right direction with an easy 254-202 win over Osku Palermaa. The USA now leads 14-8 and are nine points away from claiming the title.

Palmeraa’s start to the match could be described as nothing short of a disaster as he left the 4-9 split in the first frame and the 4-6-7 split in the second frame. Those two opens left him down 42 pins after just two frames.

Troup, meanwhile, plugged away, going double, spare, double, spare, double, spare to easily take the win.

Europe’s stalwart is back for a singles match as Jesper Svensson takes on Team USA captain Chris Barnes in the next match.

Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 – 2:12 p.m. ET

Match 21: Williams def. Barnes, 234-210 (USA 13, Europe 8)

Europe are officially on a roll having won three consecutive points thanks to Stu Williams’ victory over Chris Barnes. The USA still leads 13-8.

Williams had previously struggled in the event but was able to take a 234-210 win in a low-scoring match against Barnes.

In the final frame, Williams needed a strike to secure the victory and tossed one of his best shots of the day.

Barnes struggled from the get-go, leaving the 3-10 split in the first frame, the 2-5-8 in the second and the 4-7 in the third. In the blink of an eye he found himself down by 33 pins.

Barnes rallied to pull to within two, however, after six frames thanks in part to a pair of errors by Williams, who left the 2-4-8-10 in the fourth and the 4-6-7 in the sixth.

Regardless, Williams had enough of a cushion to hold on for the victory in the end.

In the next match Osku Palermaa will face Kyle Troup.

Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 – 1:38 p.m. ET

Match 20: Europe def. USA, 263-233 (USA 13, Europe 7)

Momentum may be starting to swing in the favor of Europe after they started the second session of the day with a Baker match win to narrow the gap to 13-7.

In the first match where Europe was able to take a relatively easy victory, they defeated Team USA, 263-233.

The match was close throughout the first five frames but that’s when the USA started to crumble and Europe started to shine.

Kyle Troup left a 10 pin in the sixth frame, Chris Barnes went wide right and left a 1-2-4 in the seven and Anthony Simonsen left the 3-6-9-10 in the eighth.

Meanwhile, in those same frames for Europe, Thomas Larsen, Dom Barrett and Stu Williams all struck and essentially put the match away.

Williams will face Barnes in a singles match next.

Europe take the Baker Match!

And we even see a trick shot from @OskuPBA to cement the victory@Stu900's reaction says it all 😂#WeberCup pic.twitter.com/tkM1yECB49

— Weber Cup (@webercup) October 20, 2020

Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 - 1:11 p.m. ET

Matches set for Day 2, Session 2

There are six matches on the schedule for the final session of the day as Team USA leads Europe 13-6.

This session will kick off with a Baker match, just the second Baker match of the entire competition thus far, before transitioning into four consecutive singles matches.

Stu Williams will bowl Chris Barnes in Match 21, Osku Palermaa faces Kyle Troup in Match 22, Jesper Svensson takes on Chris Barnes in Match 23 and Thomas Larsen and Bill O'Neill will battle in Match 24.

The final match of the day will be a doubles skirmish featuring Palermaa and Svensson against O'Neill and Troup.