England set a cracking pace to lead the first block of the Trios event on Tuesday. Their players, who claim to have difficulty on the short oil pattern, frolicked home with a score of 1970 over the three games, 55 pins clear of second-placed France, who set their score on the first squad.

Star of the English threesome was Fiona Banks with games 0f 235, 290 and 224, despite a sprained wrist, a pain which she claims will not interfere with the second squad on long oil pattern on Wednesday. Jemma Smith, daughter of English multi-champion and WBW Hall of Famer Pauline Buck, is the big surprise of the English team, contributing an admirable 629 series to the English score.

Banks also leads the All Events after the 15 games so far completed. Her current 225.67 average holds an 81 point buffer over doubles gold medalist Mai Ginge Jensen of Denmark with the 300-girl Patricia Schwarz in third place.

Germany's star trio stormed to a 3858 finish to leave the competitors in the final squad a hard task to get into the top four for the semifinals and final later this evening.
Tina Hulsch was the top performer on the long oil condition this morning, hitting an even 700 over the three games, the highest individual score of the day.
This leaves Team England's trio a target of 1889 when they takes to the lanes this afternoon, but 1710 will get them into the top four as the scores stand now.

 

 

 

 

 

 

German pacesetters Martina Beckel, Patricia Schwarz
and Tina Hulsch

England, Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands will advance to the semifinals as the top four teams after the gruelling six games of trios.

Highlights`of the final squad were the perfect game by Mai Ginge Jensen of Denmark in the second game on the long oil pattern and the 742 team game opener for the England trio.

 

 

 

 

English trio Jemma Smith, Fiona Banks and Katie Jowsey

Semifinal matches:

England vs Netherlands

Germany vs Denmark
 

For finals scores, see: TRIOS FINALS

STANDINGS FOR SQUAD 1 & 2 - WEDNESDAY:
Final 6 of 12 games - Top 4 qualify for semifinals.
 

	Squad 1	G1	G2	G3	Short Oil	G4	G5	G6	Long Oil	TOTAL
	Smith, Jemma	205	199	225	629	246	195	172	613	1242
	Jowsey, Katie	195	194	203	592	247	206	192	645	1237
	Banks, Fiona	235	290	224	749	249	267	208	724	1473
1	ENGLAND	635	683	652	1970	742	668	572	1982	3952
	Beckel, Martina	224	192	204	620	170	236	222	628	1248
	Hulsch, Tina	193	213	158	564	217	234	249	700	1264
	Schwarz, Patricia	257	202	202	661	222	217	246	685	1346
2	GERMANY	674	607	564	1845	609	687	717	2013	3858
	Brondsted, Britt	247	198	226	671	255	193	206	654	1325
	Ginge Jensen, Mai	227	155	215	597	213	300	226	739	1336
	Kjeldsen, Kamilla	211	200	171	582	168	191	215	574	1156
3	DENMARK	685	553	612	1850	636	684	647	1967	3817
	Kok, Wendy	225	192	172	589	235	235	188	658	1247
	de Jong, Marieke	233	226	255	714	213	205	216	634	1348
	van der Tol, Ghislaine	190	172	203	565	183	213	220	616	1181
4	NETHERLANDS	648	590	630	1868	631	653	624	1908	3776
	Flack, Nina	190	183	208	581	224	222	202	648	1229
	Glendert, Malin	183	216	224	623	193	196	191	580	1203
	Johnsson, Helen	209	278	190	677	208	223	214	645	1322
5	SWEDEN	582	677	622	1881	625	641	607	1873	3754
	Planchard, Marylin	213	186	190	589	150	218	168	536	1125
	Maitre, Laetitia	226	190	217	633	192	215	204	611	1244
	Saldjian, Isabelle	225	266	202	693	242	212	231	685	1378
6	FRANCE	664	642	609	1915	584