STATUS QUO AFTER SQUAD C
That score of 1325, set by Sweden's Torbjorn Karlsson in Squad A this morning has withstood the challenges of all following men and still has a 30 point buffer over second-placed Walter Feldhofer, also from Sweden.

The top score of Squad C was Sonny Olsson, 53, from Kalmar (pictured), another Swede fighting for honors. This is his third attempt of jousting for the title and currently holds third place with another six games of qualifying to complete. "This is a great tournament," he commented. "The Eden SuperBowl has a wonderful atmosphere and I really like the lane condition, and Malta is always a great pleasure to visit."

For the ladies, the top of the leader board is a tied position with Gun Alstrom's 1200, set during the A Squad this morning, equalled by veteran Barbro Hjerten, 64, from Boras in Sweden (pictured), a lady who has placed in the top eight of the last six events and has the best position of runner-up to Bep van Os of the Netherlands. She is a fan of the Malta Senior Open because she says that the bowling here is great and she enjoys the warmer weather compared to that in Sweden at this time of the year.

Squad C now has to wait until 9:00am on Friday morning to complete their second block of qualifying games.

OVERALL STANDINGS AFTER SQUADS A, B, C - FIRST SIX OF 12 GAMES: