It was Denmark to the fore after yesterday's second squad, Holland taking over the lead in this morning's opener, and now the turn of Sweden to gain the public eye as Joline Persson-Planefors hit 1384 to win Squad 6, slotting neatly into four place in the overall standings, then pass Go into Sunday's finals.
The 20-year-old native of Gothenburg finished her stint well before most of the other lanes had finished running, her third entry in this year's Catalonia Open. "I won't play any more until Sunday's final rounds," she told us.
If she keeps up the form she showed today she should go far. He six-game set included only one game under 200, a 179, but she made up for that with a couple of 240s, not including her eight points per game bonus.
Currently 18th in the European Bowling Tour rankings, Joline won the women's division of the Dubai International earlier this year, her first visit to the Middle East, winning a couple of thousand US dollars to serve as an incentive to visit the duty free at the airport on the way home.
Gery Verbruggen of Belgium, who was inducted into the World Bowling Writers Hall of Fame here during last year's finals, came second to Joline on this squad with 1361 and Heidi Thorstensen brought Norway into the frame with a third place on 1305.
So no 1400s this time, but two more squads yet to bowl this evening.
STANDINGS AFTER SQUAD 6:
P | Player | Federation | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pins | Hdcp | Total |
1 | Ghislaine V/d Tol | Netherlands | 180 | 244 | 248 | 215 | 230 | 240 | 1357 | 48 | 1405 |
2 | Jesper Agerbo | Denmark | 248 | 248 | 192 | 236 | 278 | 201 | 1403 | 0 | 1403 |
3 | Brian Voss | USA | 254 | 236 | 204 | 235 | 213 | 245 | 1387 | 0 | 1387 |
4 | Joline Persson Planefors | Sweden | 236 | 206 | 179 | 245 | 221 | 249 | 1336 | 48 | 1384 |
5 | Lisanne Breeschoten | Netherlands | 202 | 203 | 269 | 179 | 279 | 184 | 1316 | 48 | 1364 |
6 | Gery Verbruggen | Belgium | 227 | 202 | 221 | 258 | 217 | 236 | 1361 | 0 | 1361 |
7 | Panu Nurmilo | Finland | 257 | 210 | 211 | 239 | 206 | 237 | 1360 | 0 | 1360 |
8 | Or Aviram | Israel | 225 | 182 | 222 | 236 | 279 | 213 | 1357 | 0 | 1357 |
9 | Yoan Alix | France | 209 | 181 | 237 | 256 | 198 | 258 | 1339 | 0 | 1339 |
10 | Anders Lousdal | Denmark | 179 | 183 | 251 | 248 | 247 | 222 | 1330 | 0 | 1330 |
11 | Joonas Jehkinen | Finland | 256 | 185 | 217 | 246 | 214 | 202 | 1320 | 0 | 1320 |
12 | Vincent Cayez | France | 197 | 258 | 215 | 237 | 216 | 190 | 1313 | 0 | 1313 |
13 | Clara Guerrero | Colombia | 214 | 216 | 214 | 236 | 182 | 202 | 1264 | 48 | 1312 |
14 | Rebecka Larsen | Sweden | 222 | 227 | 256 | 188 | 194 | 176 | 1263 | 48 | 1311 |
15 | Heidi Thorstensen | Norway | 237 | 191 | 181 | 222 | 181 | 245 | 1257 | 48 | 1305 |
16 | Peder Grimsen | Sweden | 207 | 225 | 208 | 249 | 227 | 188 | 1304 | 0 | 1304 |
17 | Wendy Kok | Netherlands | 237 | 234 | 207 | 161 | 213 | 199 | 1251 | 48 | 1299 |
18 | Bianca Wiekeraad | Netherlands | 213 | 219 | 234 | 179 | 223 | 180 | 1248 | 48 | 1296 |
19 | Alexander Medvediskov | Russia | 183 | 230 | 234 | 190 | 182 | 268 | 1287 | 0 | 1287 |
20 | Tobias Karlsson | Sweden | 268 | 167 | 232 | 195 | 213 | 212 | 1287 | 0 | 1287 |
21 | Thomas Larsen | Denmark | 171 | 218 | 233 | 231 | 236 | 194 | 1283 | 0 | 1283 |
22 | Hector Roca Roig | Catalonia | 248 | 221 | 211 | 196 | 245 | 149 | 1270 | 0 | 1270 |
23 | Carmen Haandrikman | Netherlands | 213 | 197 | 191 | 215 | 243 | 162 | 1221 | 48 | 1269 |
24 | Jean-Marc Samain | Belgium | 237 | 248 | 181 | 190 | 203 | 204 | 1263 | 0 | 1263 |
25 | Mikael Kanold | Sweden | 217 | 179 | 214 | 205 | 203 | 244 | 1262 | 0 | 1262 |
26 | Diana Zavjalova | Latvia | 210 | 194 | 194 | 200 | 178 | 231 | 1207 | 48 | 1255 |
27 | Ildemaro Ruiz | Venezuela | 212 | 201 | 166 | 233 | 252 | 187 | 1251 | 0 | 1251 |
28 | Marcial Ovide Marron | Catalonia | 186 | 149 | 248 | 238 | 248 | 176 | 1245 | 0 | 1245 |
29 | Artur Colomer Soler | Catalonia | 208 | 233 | 194 | 225 | 158 | 207 | 1225 | 0 | 1225 |
30 | Ron Bogaard v/d | Netherlands | 182 | 222 | 140 | 217 | 238 | 222 | 1221 | 0 | 1221 |
31 | Mathias Arup | Sweden | 176 | 202 | 222 | 161 | 245 | 215 | 1221 | 0 | 1221 |
32 | Marilyn Planchard | France | 178 | 187 | 188 | 191 | 207 | 221 | 1172 | 48 | 1220 |
33 | Antonio Araújo | Portugal | 215 | 216 | 204 | 180 | 227 | 172 | 1214 | 0 | 1214 |
34 | Cheska Tomas | The Netherlands | 206 | 204 | 181 | 164 | 200 | 209 | 1164 | 48 | 1212 |
35 | Pierre-Yves Gonze | Belgium | 186 | 191 | 202 | 194 | 221 | 216 | 1210 | 0 | 1210 |
36 | Kirsten Penny | England | 204 | 218 | 178 | 146 | 206 | 208 | 1160 | 48 | 1208 |
37 | Arturo Rueda | Colombia | 200 | 192 | 191 | 254 | 201 | 163 | 1201 | 0 | 1201 |
38 | Lucas Legnan | Argentina | 196 | 223 | 217 | 172 | 169 | 223 | 1200 | 0 | 1200 |
39 | Mari Nurmilo | Finland | 193 | 170 | 225 | 186 | 177 | 198 | 1149 | 48 | 1197 |
40 | Luza Leal Gonzalez | Catalonia | 156 | 220 | 180 | 184 | 198 | 210 | 1148 | 48 | 1196 |
41 | Moises Perez | Catalonia | 198 | 215 | 191 | 180 | 216 | 194 | 1194 | 0 | 1194 |
42 | Simon Wildenhayn | Germany | 141 | 197 | 180 | 279 | 203 | 193 | 1193 | 0 | 1193 |
43 | Nicole Sanders | Netherlands | 179 | 211 | 215 | 188 | 192 | 160 | 1145 | 48 | 1193 |
44 | Javier Moreno | Spain | 203 | 190 | 181 | 181 | 224 | 213 | 1192 | 0 | 1192 |
45 | Pierre-Luc Sanchez | France | 214 | 214 | 200 | 171 | 192 | 201 | 1192 | 0 | 1192 |
46 | Tommaso Radi | Italy | 191 | 187 | 238 | 165 | 192 | 212 | 1185 | 0 | 1185 |
47 | Priscilla Maaswinkel | The Netherlands | 184 | 168 | 201 | 165 | 246 | 168 | 1132 | 48 | 1180 |
48 | Jean-Marc Lebon | Belgium | 178 | 210 | 171 | 215 | 212 | 193 | 1179 | 0 | 1179 |
49 | Rosa Mas Puigros | Catalonia | 169 | 208 | 173 | 195 | 193 | 190 | 1128 | 48 | 1176 |
50 | Camilla Lindqvist | Sweden | 212 | 185 | 160 | 198 | 170 | 193 | 1118 | 48 | 1166 |
51 | Raul Galvez Galisteo | Catalonia | 173 | 181 | 214 | 179 | 212 | 202 | 1161 | 0 | 1161 |
52 | Joan Piqué Reig | Catalonia | 183 | 171 | 189 | 209 | 205 | 200 | 1157 | 0 | 1157 |
53 | Sandra Torrents Pelaez | Catalonia | 213 | 188 | 200 | 162 | 183 | 162 | 1108 | 48 | 1156 |
54 | Nicki Ainge | England | 180 | 206 | 183 | 185 | 184 | 166 | 1104 | 48 | 1152 |
55 | Raul Jimenez Carrión | Spain | 156 | 190 | 204 | 200 | 207 | 192 | 1149 | 0 | 1149 |
56 | Giorgio Bodis | Hungary | 223 | 161 | 206 | 179 | 168 | 210 | 1147 | 0 | 1147 |
57 | Mark Jacobs | Netherlands | 199 | 160 | 146 | 218 | 247 | 177 | 1147 | 0 | 1147 |
58 | Monica Lislien | Norway | 192 | 179 | 179 | 209 | 175 | 163 | 1097 | 48 | 1145 |
59 | Francisco J Suarez Ferrero | Spain | 199 | 199 | 150 | 223 | 194 | 179 | 1144 | 0 | 1144 |
60 | Diego Peña Noble | Catalonia | 206 | 167 | 182 | 209 | 183 | 189 | 1136 | 0 | 1136 |
61 | Alvaro J Cardona Rosell | Catalonia | 178 | 185 | 190 | 205 | 162 | 213 | 1133 | 0 | 1133 |
62 | Ferran Puerta Sardo | Catalonia | 218 | 136 | 177 | 166 | 228 | 203 | 1128 | 0 | 1128 |
63 | Pilar Perales Alcacer | Catalonia | 154 | 192 | 147 | 217 | 180 | 190 | 1080 | 48 | 1128 |
64 | Pere Sadurni Escolfet | Catalonia | 170 | 182 | 233 | 209 | 153 | 181 | 1128 | 0 | 1128 |
65 | Sven Lindahl | Sweden | 193 | 184 | 186 | 190 | 179 | 195 | 1127 | 0 | 1127 |
66 | Axel Guimo Miranda | Catalonia | 183 | 202 | 183 | 152 | 212 | 194 | 1126 | 0 | 1126 |
67 | Alvar Cardona Burgués | Catalonia | 233 | 199 | 166 | 169 | 232 | 126 | 1125 | 0 | 1125 |
68 | Paco Rodriguez Suances | Spain | 180 | 157 | 200 | 209 | 152 | 225 | 1123 | 0 | 1123 |
69 | Yuri Medvediskov | Russia | 214 | 186 | 197 | 147 | 206 | 172 | 1122 | 0 | 1122 |
70 | Sophie v/d Meer | The Netherlands | 140 | 179 | 185 | 168 | 190 | 197 | 1059 | 48 | 1107 |
71 | Alexandre Vahidi | Iran | 204 | 175 | 189 | 157 | 180 | 197 | 1102 | 0 | 1102 |
72 | Carlos Marti Pi-Figueras | Catalonia | 171 | 171 | 170 | 194 | 186 | 199 | 1091 | 0 | 1091 |
73 | Mats Maggi | Belgium | 194 | 187 | 188 | 180 | 156 | 181 | 1086 | 0 | 1086 |
74 | Ellen Jansen | Netherlands | 154 | 169 | 178 | 164 | 199 | 174 | 1038 | 48 | 1086 |
75 | Cristina Sanz Moreno | Catalonia | 176 | 155 | 165 | 188 | 157 | 191 | 1032 | 48 | 1080 |
76 | Sergi Montaña | Catalonia | 191 | 153 | 189 | 190 | 146 | 198 | 1067 | 0 | 1067 |
77 | Francisco Hernandez | Catalonia | 177 | 209 | 155 | 154 | 182 | 176 | 1053 | 0 | 1053 |
78 | Ruta Tumileviciute | Lithuania | 150 | 169 | 160 | 162 | 164 | 192 | 997 | 48 | 1045 |
79 | Daniele Di Giovani | Italy | 184 | 173 | 147 | 194 | 176 | 170 | 1044 | 0 | 1044 |
80 | Emilio Ruggiero | Italy | 148 | 187 | 170 | 185 | 158 | 185 | 1033 | 0 | 1033 |
81 | Jordi Marti | Catalonia | 162 | 182 | 115 | 204 | 177 | 188 | 1028 | 0 | 1028 |
82 | Lorenzo Sanmarco | Italy | 167 | 157 | 202 | 157 | 180 | 158 | 1021 | 0 | 1021 |
83 | Istvan Polgar | Hungary | 188 | 165 | 125 | 204 | 167 | 153 | 1002 | 0 | 1002 |
84 | Noelia Rastrero Medina | Catalonia | 161 | 145 | 185 | 152 | 185 | 126 | 954 | 48 | 1002 |
85 | Ingrid Julià Inglés | Catalonia | 120 | 154 | 188 | 157 | 201 | 131 | 951 | 48 | 999 |
86 | Agapito Carrasco Ventura | Catalonia | 160 | 191 | 154 | 146 | 164 | 171 | 986 | 0 | 986 |
87 | Lia Mojarro | Catalonia | 163 | 162 | 124 | 131 | 189 | 167 | 936 | 48 | 984 |
88 | Daniel Alberti Corominas | Catalonia | 160 | 118 | 125 | 213 | 185 | 163 | 964 | 0 | 964 |
89 | Oscar Coll Boldó | Catalonia | 190 | 138 | 136 | 167 | 178 | 150 | 959 | 0 | 959 |
90 | Natercia Gouveia | Portugal | 158 | 134 | 130 | 168 | 125 | 151 | 866 | 48 | 914 |
91 | Ignazio Cerami | Italy | 143 | 145 | 160 | 132 | 173 | 146 | 899 | 0 | 899 |
92 | Jordi Tubella | Catalonia | 106 | 142 | 138 | 158 | 189 | 146 | 879 | 0 | 879 |