Overnight leaders in the four-person team event of the 14th Mediterranean Challenge Cup, the gallant quartet from Turkey, were not able to maintain their travel on all six cylinders Saturday morning and dropped from first place to seventh over the last three games.

Honors for the gold went to France in a close fought final game, winning the top place on the podium with just a nine-pin buffer over Greece, 4877 - 4868. Home team Catalonia were flying high after games four and five, but they too faded in the home straight but have the consolation of being in the medal count and will have the bronze for their effort of 4727.

Turkey's Habib Dogan tops the men's all events table and therefore will treasure the gold medal. Talented Greeks Georgis Stefanidis and Eveggelos Krizinis take silver and bronze repectively to add to their haul from Doubles, Stefanidis also clinching Singles.

Sue Abela from Malta, of course, takes the ladies' gold with a handsome 3771 count over the 18 games, an average of 209.5, the only woman to top 200. Slim Solene Goron from France held on for silver and the bronze went to Italy's Helga Biaga di Benedetto with 3442.

The final discipline of this 14th edition of the MCC is the Masters, featuring the top eight men and women competing head-to-head over the best of three games.

The finals of both divisions will be televised and web streamed live on www.fiqtv and www.tbowling.cat at 16:30 CET.

TEAM FINAL STANDINGS

MIXED TEAM