The idea behind the Buffett Cup is that the two teams should include many of the world's finest players from either side of the Atlantic. In the inaugural 2006 match, those playing included Bob Hamman, for 20 years ranked the number one player in the world; Sabine Auken, the number one woman's player, and the then world champions Norberto Bocchi and Giorgio Duboin of Italy.
The teams for the 2008 rematch once again featured two strong line ups, including three representatives of the Norwegian team that won the 2006 European Championships in Pau, France. The American team was led by the formidable sounding partnership of Bob Hamman and Zia Mahmood.
The teams for the 2010 match are in the same strong tradition, with four members of the United States team that triumphed at last year's World Championships in Sao Paulo (Hamman-Zia, Meckstroth-Rodwell) and a welcome return for two pairs (Duboin-Sementa and Nunes-Fantoni) who finished second in that match.
Teams in the 2010 match
Europe:
Sabine Auken and Daniela Von Arnim; Boye Brogeland and Erik Saelensminde; Giorgio Duboin and Antonio Sementa; Fulvio Fantoni and Claudio Nunes; Jason and Justin Hackett; Geir Helgemo and Tor Helness; Non-Playing Captain Paul Hackett.
North America
David Berkowitz and Alan Sontag; Bob Hamman and Zia Mahmood; Bobby Levin and Steve Weinstein; Jill Levin and Jill Meyers; Jeff Meckstroth and Eric Rodwell; Geoff Hampson and Fred Gitelman; Non Playing Captain Donna Compton.
Teams in the 2008 match
Europe:
Sabine Auken and Marion Michielsen; Michel and Thomas Bessis; Boye Brogeland and Espen Lindqvist; Tom Hanlon and Hugh McGann; Tor Helness and Jan Peter Svendsen; Michal Kwiecien and Jacek Pszczola.
North America:
Bob Hamman and Zia Mahmood; Geoff Hampson and Dick Freeman; Alan Sontag and David Berkowitz; Tobi Sokolow and Janice Seamon-Molson; Howard Weinstein and Steve Garner; Roy Welland and Bjorn Fallenius.
Teams in the 2006 match
Europe:
Sabine Auken-Daniela Von Arnim (Germany): Jan Jansma - Louk Verhees (Netherlands): Norberto Bocchi-Giorgio Duboin (Italy): Jason and Justin Hackett (England): Tom Hanlon- Hugh McGann (Ireland): Geir Helgemo-Tor Helness (Norway).
Non-Playing Captain Paul Hackett (England).
North America:
David Berkowitz-Larry Cohen: Bob Hamman-Paul Soloway: Geoff Hampson-Fred Gitelman: Bobby Levin-Steve Weinstein: Jill Levin-Jill Meyers: Zia Mahmood- Roy Welland.
Non-Playing Captain: Donna Compton (USA).