'My kingdom for some strings of strikes' must be the heartfelt cry of many of Europe's top bowlers as they try, mostly in vain, to get

near Luz Adriana Leal's 1366, the tournament lead.

Squad 7 just finished and king of that hill came to be 18-year-old Anders Lousdal from Middelfart, Denmark. He came home with 1326 and rues his opening 166 which he followed with solid 200-plus games. He bowls on the Danish national team, so is a player of some repute and deserves every pin of his scores this afternoon.

"This is my first visit to Barcelona and I am enjoying it very much," he told us. "It's a lot warmer than Denmark right now, too.

"There's a big difference from lane to lane here, so I had to adjust very quickly. I'm not ssure whether I will bowl again before the final on Sunday, but I will think about it."

Lousdal was the sole player to exceed 1300, the next position on the squad was taken by Christian Evensen with 1294. England's Nicki Ainge, 2009 European Tour top-ranked player, took third with 1293.

It seems quite strange that there are very few high games. Top scores of this squad were Artur Colomer's 257 and Francois Sacco's 253. Nobody has come near the 300 set by Peder Grimsen in the first game this morning.