It's that man again!
Ildemaro Ruiz, our friend from Venezuela, kept up his winning ways by dominating the second stage of the quarterfinal, outpointing all 48 players to hold a comfortable buffer going into the semi-final, another four-game block for the leading 24 after today's four-game opener.
"I just tried to stay relaxed and focused through this block," Ruiz explained. "I was bowling really well but maybe I should have changed my bowling ball for the last game, as I dropped to 225. I can now have a brief rest and then hope to keep up my game and make the stepladder final."
Going into the semi-final, Ruiz has a 37 point lead over Dominic Barrett of England and Finland's Osku Palermaa is in third place, one point behind the Englishman.
Hopes for a member of the fairer sex to be in the final are raised with Rebecka Larsen of Sweden holding fourth place, but back on 1627, 22 points in arrears to Palermaa.
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24 QUALIFIERS FOR SEMI-FINAL
| P | Player | Federation | Qualify | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pins | Hdcp | Total |
| 1 | Ildemaro Ruiz | Venezuela | 712 | 245 | 247 | 258 | 225 | 975 | 0 | 1687 |
| 2 | Dominic Barrett | England | 742 | 203 | 245 | 245 | 215 | 908 | 0 | 1650 |
| 3 | Osku Palermaa | Finland | 699 | 236 | 256 | 255 | 203 | 950 | 0 | 1649 |
| 4 | Rebecka Larsen | Sweden | 723 | 214 | 245 | 212 | 201 | 872 | 32 | 1627 |
| 5 | Robert Andersson | Sweden | 683 | 225 | 198 | 257 | 246 | 926 | 0 | 1609 |
| 6 | Sami Lampo | Finland | 664 | 192 | 205 | 268 | 268 | 933 | 0 | 1597 |
| 7 | Stuart Williams | England | 651 | 187 | 238 | 279 | 234 | 938 | 0 | 1589 |
| 8 | Martin Larsen | Sweden | 686 | 227 | 256 | 211 | 208 | 902 | 0 | 1588 |
| 9 | Dennis Eklund | Sweden | 690 | 234 | 234 | 226 | 204 | 898 | 0 | 1588 |
| 10 | Frederik Ohrgaard | Denmark | 661 | 259 | 243 | 179 | 237 | 918 | 0 | 1579 |
| 11 | Gery Verbruggen | Belgium | 669 | 220 | 255 | 202 | 225 | 902 | 0 | 1571 |
| 12 | Chris Klerk | USA | 666 | 243 | 225 | 205 | 228 | 901 | 0 | 1567 |
| 13 | Marcial Ovide Marron | Catalonia | 694 | 255 | 180 | 161 | 276 | 872 | 0 | 1566 |
| 14 | Tony Ranta | Finland | 683 | 268 | 205 | 224 | 182 | 879 | 0 | 1562 |
| 15 | Tore Torgersen | Sweden | 698 | 244 | 172 | 201 | 245 | 862 | 0 | 1560 |
| 16 | Kim Ojala | Sweden | 664 | 180 | 258 | 226 | 232 | 896 | 0 | 1560 |
| 17 | Paul Moor | England | 694 | 204 | 224 | 213 | 224 | 865 | 0 | 1559 |
| 18 | Eike Kabowski | Germany | 698 | 244 | 190 | 214 | 210 | 858 | 0 | 1556 |
| 19 | Erik Gulbrandson | USA | 653 | 220 | 233 | 211 | 236 | 900 | 0 | 1553 |
| 20 | Thomas Larsen | Denmark | 675 | 196 | 247 | 221 | 214 | 878 | 0 | 1553 |
| 21 | Alexander Medveditskov | Russia | 653 | 203 | 223 | 218 | 245 | 889 | 0 | 1542 |
| 22 | Mats Maggi | Belgium | 712 | 136 | 255 | 214 | 225 | 830 | 0 | 1542 |
| 23 | Markus Heinonen | Finland | 715 | 212 | 188 | 203 | 222 | 825 | 0 | 1540 |
| 24 | Perttu Jussila | Finland | 689 | 179 | 254 | 234 | 180 | 847 | 0 | 1536 |
