Yang Hao-Ting, Tsai Hsin-Yi and Tang Ya-Chun (r-l) from Chinese Taipei set the pace in the preliminaries of the World Trios Championships after the 35 trios from Squad 2 have completed their six game block Friday morning. The team posted games of 617, 678 and 595 for 1890 and added that to the 1908 from the first block yesterday. The six-game total of 3798 and a 211.00 average propelled the Chinese Taipei bowler to the top of Squad 2. However, the top 4 trios from Squad 1, United States, Korea, Denmark and Hong Kong, each averaged higher than the Chinese Taipei trio in the first block.
The light ball bowlers from Chinese Taipei stunned the bowling heavyweights
from the United States in the title match of the Trios World
Championships Friday evening.
The underdogs defeated the favorites, 660-602, to claim the gold medal.
The team consisting of two spinners Tsai Hsin-Yi and Yang Hao-Ting and a traditional style bowler, anchor Tang Ya-Chun,
showed excellent accuracy throughout the match and was firmly in control of
the match entering the 10th frame. They bowled a clean 10th frame and
cruised to victory. Team USA got silver while Japan and Denmark shared the bronze medal. 
Team USA's Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, Liz Johnson and Singles World Champion Stefanie Nation
earned the No. 1 seed for the for the World Trios Championships in Las
Vegas. The Americans felled 1942 on short and 1916 pins on the medium
oil pattern to finish atop the leaderboard with 3858 pinfall total and
an average of 214.33. The Americans will bowl No. 4 Maki Nakano, Ayano Katai and Nao Ohish, Japan in one semifinal and No. 2 Yang Hao-Ting, Tsai Hsin-Yi and Tang Ya-Chun, Chinese Taipei takes on No. 3 Anne Gales, Kamilla Kjeldsen and Rikke Rasmussen, Denmark, in the other. The winners will bowl for the title and
the losers will share the bronze medal. 
Clara Juliana Guerrero, Paola Gomez and Rocio Restrepo (l-r) from Colombia led the field of 68 trios after the first block of three games at the Women's World Championships in Las Vegas. The Colombians felled 1960 pins and averaged 217.78 Thursday at Cashman Center. Guerrero also is leading in All Events after 15 of 24 games with 3312 total (220.80). All competitors will return Friday to test their skills on the 40-foot WTBA Athens pattern. After representatives from 45 countries complete their six-game
preliminaries, the top four trios will advance to the semifinals, which
will be held Friday at 5.00 local time.
Colombia's Paola Gomez/Clara Juliana Guerrero/Rocio Restrepo set
the pace in the Women's World Championships Trios event as the
competition has reached its halfway point. The Colombians overtook the lead with 1960 pinfall total and
an average of 217.78 for the three games on the WTBA Stockholm pattern. 2005 World Ranking Masters champion Guerrero led the team with the
field-best 735 series en route to overtake the lead in All Events after
15 of 24 games with 3312 total (220.80). Squad 1 leaders United States, Korea nd Denmark slipped one spot to second through fourth place. The top 4 after tomorrow's second block will advance to the finals. 
Liz Johnson/Carolyn Dorin-Ballard/Stefanie Nation (left
to right) from the host country of the United States rolled a big game
at the end of the first block to take the lead in the Women's World
Championships Trios event after Squad 1. Places 2 and 3 belonged to Korea and Denmark, who showed a strong performance in the championships so far. Rounding out the top 4 is Hong Kong. Squad 2 will start their first block this afternoon. The second block on the medium Athens pattern and the finals will follow on Friday. 
On the third day of competition, the first medals of the 2009 Women's World Championships will be given to the winners in Singles and Doubles competition Thursday evening in Las Vegas, Nevada. USBC plans to live stream portions of the event on bowl.com, and bowling fans around the world will be able to watch the finals and select semifinals. Before the top 4 qualifiers from the Singles and Doubles preliminaries take to the lanes at Cashman Center, the first of two blocks of the Trios event will be staged in the arena from 9am through 5pm.
