EDEN SUPERBOWL, ST. JULIANS, MALTA - JUNE 15-19

IT'S BELGIUM vs ENGLAND FOR TOP HONORS
The ding-dong battle between Belgium's Chris van Damme and Paul Moor of England, the latter the defending champion, continued with the opening squad on Sunday morning. Overnight, Moor had just the slim seven pins over the lanky Belgian but lost that after two of the four game stint and had to be content with second place as the 18-man field was cut to just eight for the round robin.
Come the end of the 24th game and the wiping of lots of sweaty brows, Van Damme held pole position over a five nation field for the next round, settling for a 30-pin advantage over Moor to carry through to the round robin.
"For the moment I'm enjoying the joust with Paul, it's so good to be able to keep up with him," said Van Damme. "I can do this once, he does it all the time."
Van Damme was runner-up three years ago, but has his sights set on the top place on the podium this year.
"I got off to a bad start again," commented Moor. "I was fishing for a line as the lanes seemed to be tighter today. It is also a lot warmer in the center than it has been over the past few days and that is making the lanes change a lot quicker."
All 18 players today figure in the prize money and, as mentioned, the top eight progress to the round robin. England's Stuart Williams was the unfortunate victim of the cut, missing out on eighth place by 23 pins.
Pic: Van Damme about to vent his feelings on Moor.

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