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Norway leads the five-player team event in the Men's World Championships 2008 after the first 3-game block on the very tough long oil pattern. The Norwegians felled 3198 pins, an average of 213.20. None of the teams in Squad 2 reached the 3,000 mark (200 average) The
Philippines (left) led the way with 2995 (199.67), good for sixth place overall.
Germany (right) was second with 2985 and
Colombia third with 2979, good for 8th and 9th place. All teams return on Wednesday for the second block on short oil.
Team USA won its second consecutive five-player team gold medal at the 2008 World Tenpin Bowling Association Men's World Championships in a dramatic tiebreaker Wednesday. After the two teams tied in the one-game finals at 1,084, Team USA's Rhino Page of Topeka, Kan., defeated Korea's Kim Tae-Young, 49-39, in the one-player, ninth-and-10th frame roll-off.
Germany (left) is the surprise leader after the 26 5-player teams of Squad 2 have completed their six-game series in the Team event at the Men's World Championships 2008 in Bangkok. The Germans rolled three consistent games on the short oil pattern to lead Squad 2 after six games with 6145 and an average of 204.83. Colombia was second with 6135, with Malaysia in third at 6130 and Venezuela in fourth 6073. Mexico (right), which set a new championship record for one team game with 1240 by topping Malaysia's 1212 from game #1, had to settle for fifth place with 6069. 
Team Norway (pictured left with coach Mats Karlsson) led the first squad of the five-player team event in the Men's World Championships 2008 Tuesday morning at SF Strike Bowl Ngamwongwan in Nonthaburi, Bangkok, Thailand. Per Kristian Eide, Glenn Morten Pedersen, Tore Torgersen, Mads Sandbækken and Petter Hansen posted a 3198 3-game total, an average of 213.20, on the 43-feet long oil pattern what must be one of the toughest patterns ever in the 54-year history of WTBA World Championships. Finland is second, with England in third while United States and Korea are tied for fourth.