Wi urges Europe to take Royal Trophy seriously

South Korean Charlie Wi is hopeful Asia's commanding 10-6 win in the Royal Trophy will convince Europe to start taking the competition seriously and field stronger teams.

Wi, who plays on the US PGA Tour, said Asia's humbling of the twice champions had boosted the credibility of the matchplay contest and could see big name players signing up to restore European pride next year.

"It's great to win, maybe they'll realise they need to pick better players," Wi told Reuters after Asia's triumph at the Amata Spring Country Club on Sunday.

"We'll see what happens next year but we all want everyone to take this seriously. I was surprised they didn't."

Europe won the first two editions, the second by a massive nine-point margin, but last week fielded a weakened side that featured just two members of the Ryder Cup squad that lost to the United States in 2008.

Wi, who had four top-10 finishes in the US last year, said the Royal Trophy was ideally placed on the calendar, a week before the Abu Dhabi Championship, and should be attractive for top European players.