Britain and Ireland retained the Seve Trophy at El Saler today, securing their the 14 ½ points to seal victory over Continental Europe.
Captain Colin Montgomerie set the tone in the opening match, beating his counterpart Seve Ballesteros 5 and 4, before Spaniard Ignacio Garrido earned Europe's first point of the day with a 3 and 2 victory over Scot Paul Lawrie.
Englishman David Howell and Justin Rose won two of the next three encounters before Ireland's Padraig Harrington squared a tense match with twice US Masters champion Jose Maria Olazabal to clinch the trophy.
Montgomerie's team had gone into the 10 last-day singles matches 10-8 ahead, needing to win a further 4 1/2 points to clinch the third edition of the Ryder Cup-style event.
The Europeans were dealt a blow when Denmark's Thomas Bjorn pulled out of his scheduled match against Paul Casey with a neck injury. His opponent was awarded the full point for victory.