Ghislaine van der Tol, Netherlands, won the women's qualifying in the 43rd QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup at Continent Bowling Center in St. Petersburg, Russia. The Dutch lefty rolled a 1402 series in the fourth and final qualifying round to jump from 9th to first with a 5179 24-game total and an average of 215.79. Another lefty,
Sharon Koh, Malaysia, finished in second place with 5168. Squad B leader
Helen Johnsson, Sweden, needed a 235 to earn the top spot but had to settle for third with 5140 behind a 195 in the final game.
Nofar Herskovitch, Israel, took the 24th and final qualifying spot with 4756 or an average of 198.17.
Jason Belmonte (l.), the High Roller champion from Australia, rolled games of 245, 190, 206, 289, 253 and 197 to lead the men's QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in St. Petersburg, Russia, for the third consecutive day. The two-hander, who is going to be married in eleven days, added a 1380 series to the 1452 from day one and the 1374 from day two for a 4206 18-game total and an average of 233.67. Glenn Morten Pedersen (r.), Norway, finished Squad A with back-to-back 279 games and a 1469 series to jump into second place with 4119. 
Marcelo Suartz (l.), Brazil, took over the lead in the men's Squad B at the 43rd QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in St. Petersburg, Russia behind games of 212, 246, 259, 279, 275 and 247 and 1518 six-game series. The 20-year-old overtook previous squad leader Petteri Salonen (r.), who was third in the overall standings, by 62 pins to lead the 43-player field with 4059 18-game pinfall and an average of 225.50.