Venezuela's Marcano sisters average 240 to take the lead in Women's Doubles
2013 World Championships
Joining the Venezuelans in the top four are teams from the United States, Korea and Sweden


The Venezuelans needed a big final game as Team USA's Stefanie Nation and Shannon O'Keefe (right, r-l) closed with 475 to finish mere 40 pins behind in second place with 2840 (236.67). O'Keefe, the 207 World Champion in Singles, had the field-best 1498 series (249.67 average) and Nation, the 2009 World Champion in Singles, contributed 1342.


The top four duos at the end of the qualifying will advance to the medal round, which is scheduled to start later today at 5 p.m. PDT with the semifinals.


Teams from Germany, Indonesia, Malaysia, England and Singapore rounded out the top 10.
Huang and Wang lead Squad 1 bowlers in All-Events (combined qualifying results in Singles, Doubles, Trios and Team) with 2718 (226.50) and 2680 (223.33), respectively. O'Keefe moved into third place with 2665 with Ryu in fourth at 2653 and Alicia Marcano in fifth at 2608.

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Men's Doubles - Standings after Qualifying (Squad 1 only)
The top four duos after six games on short oil will advance to the Medal Round
Pos | Country/Players | G1 | G2 | G3 | G1-3 | G4 | G5 | G6 | G4-6 | Pins | Avg. |
1. | Venezuela | 478 | 470 | 451 | 1399 | 452 | 526 | 503 | 1481 | 2880 | 240.00 |
Karen Marcano | 247 | 213 | 241 | 701 | 257 | 249 | 247 | 753 | 1454 | 242.33 | |
Alicia Marcano | 231 | 257 | 210 | 698 | 195 | 277 | 256 | 728 | 1426 | 237.67 | |
2. | United States | 478 | 421 | 513 | 1412 | 483 | 470 | 475 | 1428 | 2840 | 236.67 |
Stefanie Nation | 226 | 214 | 247 | 687 | 236 | 223 | 196 | 655 | 1342 | 223.67 | |
Shannon O'Keefe | 252 | 207 | 266 | 725 | 247 | 247 | 279 | 773 | 1498 | 249.67 | |
3. | Korea | 487 | 437 | 450 | 1374 | 418 | 445 | 472 | 1335 | 2709 | 225.75 |
Ryu Seo-Yeon | 239 | 192 | 223 | 654 | 226 | 221 | 234 | 681 | 1335 | 222.50 | |
Son Yun-Hee | 248 | 245 | 227 | 720 | 192 | 224 | 238 | 654 | 1374 | 229.00 | |
4. | Sweden | 501 | 475 | 488 | 1464 | 438 | 402 | 358 | 1198 | 2662 | 221.83 |
Joline Persson Planefors | 247 | 257 | 240 | 744 | 215 | 210 | 187 | 612 | 1356 | 226.00 | |
Rebecka Larsen | 254 | 218 | 248 | 720 | 223 | 192 | 171 | 586 | 1306 | 217.67 | |
5. | Chinese Taipei | 422 | 408 | 443 | 1273 | 493 | 396 | 441 | 1330 | 2603 | 216.92 |
Huang Chiung-Yao | 189 | 194 | 242 | 625 | 238 | 190 | 205 | 633 | 1258 | 209.67 | |
Wang Ya-Ting | 233 | 214 | 201 | 648 | 255 | 206 | 236 | 697 | 1345 | 224.17 | |
6. | Germany | 419 | 426 | 435 | 1280 | 358 | 501 | 456 | 1315 | 2595 | 216.25 |
Lisa Kabowski | 195 | 226 | 246 | 667 | 223 | 278 | 198 | 699 | 1366 | 227.67 | |
Sandra Matz | 224 | 200 | 189 | 613 | 135 | 223 | 258 | 616 | 1229 | 204.83 | |
7. | Indonesia | 459 | 350 | 399 | 1208 | 497 | 409 | 472 | 1378 | 2586 | 215.50 |
Sharon Limansantoso | 256 | 170 | 194 | 620 | 243 | 225 | 224 | 692 | 1312 | 218.67 | |
Alisha Larasati | 203 | 180 | 205 | 588 | 254 | 184 | 248 | 686 | 1274 | 212.33 | |
8. | Malaysia | 383 | 393 | 469 | 1245 | 516 | 433 | 391 | 1340 | 2585 | 215.42 |
Zandra Aziela | 205 | 181 | 224 | 610 | 227 | 226 | 191 | 644 | 1254 | 209.00 | |
Jacqueline Sijore | 178 | 212 | 245 | 635 | 289 | 207 | 200 | 696 | 1331 | 221.83 | |
9. | England | 386 | 432 | 410 | 1228 | 439 | 423 | 493 | 1355 | 2583 | 215.25 |
Nicki Ainge | 206 | 244 | 227 | 677 | 191 | 210 | 267 | 668 | 1345 | 224.17 | |
Lisa John | 180 | 188 | 183 | 551 | 248 | 213 | 226 | 687 | 1238 | 206.33 | |
10. | Singapore | 341 | 460 | 431 | 1232 | 450 | 429 | 463 | 1342 | 2574 | 214.50 |
New Hui Fen | 186 | 182 | 191 | 559 | 222 | 204 | 268 | 694 | 1253 | 208.83 | |
Shayna Ng | 155 | 278 | 240 | 673 | 228 | 225 | 195 | 648 | 1321 | 220.17 | |
11. | Denmark | 531 | 408 | 423 | 1362 | 363 | 373 | 419 | 1155 | 2517 | 209.75 |
Pernille Rasmussen | 296 | 216 | 189 | 701 | 161 | 211 | 192 | 564 | 1265 | 210.83 | |
Sascha Wedel | 235 | 192 | 234 | 661 | 202 | 162 | 227 | 591 | 1252 | 208.67 | |
12. | Mexico | 406 | 417 | 447 | 1270 | 351 | 403 | 484 | 1238 | 2508 | 209.00 |
Sandra Gongora | 181 | 224 | 244 | 649 | 180 | 203 | 224 | 607 | 1256 | 209.33 | |
Aseret Zetter | 225 | 193 | 203 | 621 | 171 | 200 | 260 | 631 | 1252 | 208.67 | |
13. | Canada | 410 | 459 | 326 | 1195 | 430 | 458 | 420 | 1308 | 2503 | 208.58 |
Lynne Gauthier | 191 | 226 | 179 | 596 | 225 | 203 | 185 | 613 | 1209 | 201.50 | |
Isabelle Rioux | 219 | 233 | 147 | 599 | 205 | 255 | 235 | 695 | 1294 | 215.67 | |
14. | Indonesia | 415 | 382 | 430 | 1227 | 448 | 421 | 403 | 1272 | 2499 | 208.25 |
Tannya Roumimper | 183 | 213 | 212 | 608 | 248 | 205 | 222 | 675 | 1283 | 213.83 | |
Putty Armein | 232 | 169 | 218 | 619 | 200 | 216 | 181 | 597 | 1216 | 202.67 | |
15. | Israel | 427 | 464 | 456 | 1347 | 415 | 367 | 365 | 1147 | 2494 | 207.83 |
Sara Mizrahi | 193 | 264 | 210 | 667 | 223 | 167 | 193 | 583 | 1250 | 208.33 | |
Gal Liat Vizenfeld | 234 | 200 | 246 | 680 | 192 | 200 | 172 | 564 | 1244 | 207.33 | |
16. | Japan | 332 | 354 | 360 | 1046 | 495 | 438 | 503 | 1436 | 2482 | 206.83 |
Hikaru Takekawa | 184 | 184 | 172 | 540 | 217 | 202 | 227 | 646 | 1186 | 197.67 | |
Kanako Ishimine | 148 | 170 | 188 | 506 | 278 | 236 | 276 | 790 | 1296 | 216.00 | |
17. | Venezuela | 384 | 399 | 383 | 1166 | 404 | 449 | 437 | 1290 | 2456 | 204.67 |
Joan Gonzalez | 179 | 199 | 215 | 593 | 189 | 217 | 216 | 622 | 1215 | 202.50 | |
Patricia De Faria | 205 | 200 | 168 | 573 | 215 | 232 | 221 | 668 | 1241 | 206.83 | |
18. | Malaysia | 371 | 421 | 413 | 1205 | 435 | 375 | 436 | 1246 | 2451 | 204.25 |
Siti Safiyah | 214 | 225 | 144 | 583 | 202 | 148 | 252 | 602 | 1185 | 197.50 | |
Shalin Zulkifli | 157 | 196 | 269 | 622 | 233 | 227 | 184 | 644 | 1266 | 211.00 | |
19. | Finland | 452 | 406 | 456 | 1314 | 394 | 369 | 354 | 1117 | 2431 | 202.58 |
Nina Kovanen | 237 | 196 | 211 | 644 | 161 | 144 | 162 | 467 | 1111 | 185.17 | |
Marjo Pöntinen | 215 | 210 | 245 | 670 | 233 | 225 | 192 | 650 | 1320 | 220.00 | |
20. | Philippines | 396 | 382 | 327 | 1105 | 425 | 430 | 469 | 1324 | 2429 | 202.42 |
Liza Clutario | 171 | 222 | 164 | 557 | 221 | 211 | 222 | 654 | 1211 | 201.83 | |
Madeline Llamas | 225 | 160 | 163 | 548 | 204 | 219 | 247 | 670 | 1218 | 203.00 | |
21. | Latvia | 361 | 410 | 398 | 1169 | 435 | 433 | 384 | 1252 | 2421 | 201.75 |
Jelena Brandt | 150 | 166 | 193 | 509 | 198 | 195 | 178 | 571 | 1080 | 180.00 | |
Diana Zavjalova | 211 | 244 | 205 | 660 | 237 | 238 | 206 | 681 | 1341 | 223.50 | |
22. | Netherlands | 426 | 385 | 416 | 1227 | 379 | 414 | 386 | 1179 | 2406 | 200.50 |
Lisanne Breeschoten | 240 | 212 | 222 | 674 | 197 | 247 | 209 | 653 | 1327 | 221.17 | |
Danielle van der Meer | 186 | 173 | 194 | 553 | 182 | 167 | 177 | 526 | 1079 | 179.83 | |
23. | Hong Kong | 416 | 428 | 380 | 1224 | 406 | 369 | 404 | 1179 | 2403 | 200.25 |
Christine Cheung | 181 | 215 | 172 | 568 | 183 | 159 | 190 | 532 | 1100 | 183.33 | |
Joan Cheng | 235 | 213 | 208 | 656 | 223 | 210 | 214 | 647 | 1303 | 217.17 | |
24. | Australia | 329 | 400 | 448 | 1177 | 396 | 457 | 371 | 1224 | 2401 | 200.08 |
Rebecca Voukolos | 155 | 188 | 181 | 524 | 216 | 245 | 178 | 639 | 1163 | 193.83 | |
Bianca Flanagan | 174 | 212 | 267 | 653 | 180 | 212 | 193 | 585 | 1238 | 206.33 | |
25. | Colombia | 306 | 476 | 331 | 1113 | 433 | 400 | 454 | 1287 | 2400 | 200.00 |
Juliana Franco | 159 | 198 | 159 | 516 | 204 | 203 | 255 | 662 | 1178 | 196.33 | |
Rocio Restrepo | 147 | 278 | 172 | 597 | 229 | 197 | 199 | 625 | 1222 | 203.67 | |
26. | Hong Kong | 320 | 425 | 432 | 1177 | 397 | 415 | 407 | 1219 | 2396 | 199.67 |
Victoria Chan | 159 | 209 | 255 | 623 | 203 | 196 | 178 | 577 | 1200 | 200.00 | |
Zoe Tam | 161 | 216 | 177 | 554 | 194 | 219 | 229 | 642 | 1196 | 199.33 | |
27. | Netherlands | 403 | 363 | 439 | 1205 | 395 | 389 | 402 | 1186 | 2391 | 199.25 |
Wendy Kok | 206 | 182 | 243 | 631 | 190 | 181 | 222 | 593 | 1224 | 204.00 | |
Mandy van de Louw | 197 | 181 | 196 | 574 | 205 | 208 | 180 | 593 | 1167 | 194.50 | |
28. | Russia | 402 | 421 | 390 | 1213 | 399 | 382 | 379 | 1160 | 2373 | 197.75 |
Nadezhda Umnyakova | 211 | 198 | 180 | 589 | 153 | 191 | 166 | 510 | 1099 | 183.17 | |
Yulia Gorbacheva | 191 | 223 | 210 | 624 | 246 | 191 | 213 | 650 | 1274 | 212.33 | |
29. | Germany | 376 | 381 | 446 | 1203 | 391 | 388 | 389 | 1168 | 2371 | 197.58 |
Laura Beuthner | 173 | 185 | 214 | 572 | 176 | 184 | 184 | 544 | 1116 | 186.00 | |
Patricia Luoto | 203 | 196 | 232 | 631 | 215 | 204 | 205 | 624 | 1255 | 209.17 | |
30. | Japan | 386 | 439 | 370 | 1195 | 322 | 465 | 386 | 1173 | 2368 | 197.33 |
Yuka Ohshima | 151 | 187 | 174 | 512 | 145 | 187 | 201 | 533 | 1045 | 174.17 | |
Misaki Mukotani | 235 | 252 | 196 | 683 | 177 | 278 | 185 | 640 | 1323 | 220.50 | |
31. | Australia | 389 | 350 | 409 | 1148 | 423 | 398 | 394 | 1215 | 2363 | 196.92 |
Rebecca Whiting | 176 | 156 | 233 | 565 | 231 | 226 | 204 | 661 | 1226 | 204.33 | |
Jacinta Gilliland | 213 | 194 | 176 | 583 | 192 | 172 | 190 | 554 | 1137 | 189.50 | |
32. | Finland | 377 | 421 | 334 | 1132 | 456 | 389 | 386 | 1231 | 2363 | 196.92 |
Hannele Impola | 165 | 214 | 144 | 523 | 255 | 215 | 192 | 662 | 1185 | 197.50 | |
Sanna Pasanen | 212 | 207 | 190 | 609 | 201 | 174 | 194 | 569 | 1178 | 196.33 | |
33. | England | 377 | 367 | 387 | 1131 | 378 | 434 | 419 | 1231 | 2362 | 196.83 |
Joanne Allsebrook | 183 | 188 | 190 | 561 | 143 | 244 | 208 | 595 | 1156 | 192.67 | |
Hayley White | 194 | 179 | 197 | 570 | 235 | 190 | 211 | 636 | 1206 | 201.00 | |
34. | Puerto Rico | 346 | 363 | 456 | 1165 | 427 | 379 | 389 | 1195 | 2360 | 196.67 |
Neishka Cardona | 171 | 180 | 243 | 594 | 201 | 221 | 195 | 617 | 1211 | 201.83 | |
Yoselin Leon | 175 | 183 | 213 | 571 | 226 | 158 | 194 | 578 | 1149 | 191.50 | |
35. | Costa Rica | 367 | 401 | 376 | 1144 | 475 | 354 | 382 | 1211 | 2355 | 196.25 |
Viviana Delgado | 157 | 205 | 204 | 566 | 206 | 170 | 197 | 573 | 1139 | 189.83 | |
Marie Ramirez | 210 | 196 | 172 | 578 | 269 | 184 | 185 | 638 | 1216 | 202.67 | |
36. | Sweden | 361 | 416 | 372 | 1149 | 323 | 415 | 433 | 1171 | 2320 | 193.33 |
Victoria Johansson | 170 | 213 | 178 | 561 | 160 | 211 | 189 | 560 | 1121 | 186.83 | |
Caroline Jonsson | 191 | 203 | 194 | 588 | 163 | 204 | 244 | 611 | 1199 | 199.83 | |
37. | New Zealand | 373 | 345 | 404 | 1122 | 427 | 372 | 388 | 1187 | 2309 | 192.42 |
Christine Rota | 178 | 168 | 202 | 548 | 212 | 161 | 200 | 573 | 1121 | 186.83 | |
Brooke Malone | 195 | 177 | 202 | 574 | 215 | 211 | 188 | 614 | 1188 | 198.00 | |
38. | China | 367 | 418 | 410 | 1195 | 440 | 327 | 344 | 1111 | 2306 | 192.17 |
Chen Dongdong | 166 | 226 | 200 | 592 | 211 | 204 | 150 | 565 | 1157 | 192.83 | |
Sun Hongdou | 201 | 192 | 210 | 603 | 229 | 123 | 194 | 546 | 1149 | 191.50 | |
39. | Israel | 390 | 340 | 362 | 1092 | 373 | 376 | 464 | 1213 | 2305 | 192.08 |
Shahaf Antin | 208 | 187 | 171 | 566 | 204 | 201 | 266 | 671 | 1237 | 206.17 | |
Mali Mizrahi | 182 | 153 | 191 | 526 | 169 | 175 | 198 | 542 | 1068 | 178.00 | |
40. | Poland | 347 | 458 | 382 | 1187 | 336 | 423 | 358 | 1117 | 2304 | 192.00 |
Daria Pajak | 173 | 201 | 200 | 574 | 155 | 259 | 179 | 593 | 1167 | 194.50 | |
Greta Frost | 174 | 257 | 182 | 613 | 181 | 164 | 179 | 524 | 1137 | 189.50 | |
41. | Mexico | 420 | 297 | 372 | 1089 | 380 | 438 | 396 | 1214 | 2303 | 191.92 |
Gabriela Hernandez | 207 | 140 | 192 | 539 | 181 | 212 | 200 | 593 | 1132 | 188.67 | |
Lilia Robles | 213 | 157 | 180 | 550 | 199 | 226 | 196 | 621 | 1171 | 195.17 | |
42. | Colombia | 395 | 407 | 333 | 1135 | 345 | 384 | 411 | 1140 | 2275 | 189.58 |
Anggie Ramirez | 161 | 215 | 174 | 550 | 157 | 195 | 198 | 550 | 1100 | 183.33 | |
Natalia Rico | 234 | 192 | 159 | 585 | 188 | 189 | 213 | 590 | 1175 | 195.83 | |
43. | Brazil | 407 | 393 | 325 | 1125 | 424 | 387 | 331 | 1142 | 2267 | 188.92 |
Stephanie Martins | 212 | 199 | 158 | 569 | 248 | 180 | 164 | 592 | 1161 | 193.50 | |
Roseli Santos | 195 | 194 | 167 | 556 | 176 | 207 | 167 | 550 | 1106 | 184.33 | |
44. | France | 330 | 340 | 430 | 1100 | 356 | 429 | 381 | 1166 | 2266 | 188.83 |
Lauriane Celie | 161 | 171 | 205 | 537 | 184 | 234 | 164 | 582 | 1119 | 186.50 | |
Gaëlle Laplanche | 169 | 169 | 225 | 563 | 172 | 195 | 217 | 584 | 1147 | 191.17 | |
45. | Canada | 353 | 393 | 401 | 1147 | 345 | 340 | 420 | 1105 | 2252 | 187.67 |
Jo-Ann Sanesac | 170 | 181 | 228 | 579 | 155 | 177 | 228 | 560 | 1139 | 189.83 | |
Alyssa Cicconi | 183 | 212 | 173 | 568 | 190 | 163 | 192 | 545 | 1113 | 185.50 | |
46. | Poland | 355 | 381 | 367 | 1103 | 311 | 369 | 445 | 1125 | 2228 | 185.67 |
Malgorzata Kiedrowska | 178 | 202 | 196 | 576 | 130 | 225 | 221 | 576 | 1152 | 192.00 | |
Joanna Merklejn | 177 | 179 | 171 | 527 | 181 | 144 | 224 | 549 | 1076 | 179.33 | |
47. | Macau | 345 | 329 | 299 | 973 | 390 | 478 | 381 | 1249 | 2222 | 185.17 |
Chan Weng Hang | 185 | 136 | 143 | 464 | 198 | 242 | 192 | 632 | 1096 | 182.67 | |
Veronica Dias De Souza | 160 | 193 | 156 | 509 | 192 | 236 | 189 | 617 | 1126 | 187.67 | |
48. | New Zealand | 386 | 353 | 367 | 1106 | 352 | 373 | 377 | 1102 | 2208 | 184.00 |
Kelly Wilson | 209 | 171 | 187 | 567 | 150 | 151 | 167 | 468 | 1035 | 172.50 | |
Sarah Young | 177 | 182 | 180 | 539 | 202 | 222 | 210 | 634 | 1173 | 195.50 | |
49. | Costa Rica | 351 | 307 | 363 | 1021 | 442 | 360 | 345 | 1147 | 2168 | 180.67 |
Sylvia Villalobos | 181 | 161 | 191 | 533 | 226 | 179 | 189 | 594 | 1127 | 187.83 | |
Tamara Solano | 170 | 146 | 172 | 488 | 216 | 181 | 156 | 553 | 1041 | 173.50 | |
50. | Italy | 321 | 330 | 373 | 1024 | 329 | 411 | 393 | 1133 | 2157 | 179.75 |
Vanessa Benetazzo | 172 | 177 | 166 | 515 | 170 | 228 | 182 | 580 | 1095 | 182.50 | |
Helga Di Benedetto | 149 | 153 | 207 | 509 | 159 | 183 | 211 | 553 | 1062 | 177.00 | |
51. | Catalonia | 428 | 316 | 366 | 1110 | 383 | 339 | 324 | 1046 | 2156 | 179.67 |
Noelia Rastrero | 241 | 167 | 211 | 619 | 211 | 169 | 178 | 558 | 1177 | 196.17 | |
Roser Romero | 187 | 149 | 155 | 491 | 172 | 170 | 146 | 488 | 979 | 163.17 | |
52. | Lithuania | 287 | 296 | 356 | 939 | 332 | 370 | 328 | 1030 | 1969 | 164.08 |
Julija Uzubalyte | 118 | 161 | 184 | 463 | 161 | 155 | 163 | 479 | 942 | 157.00 | |
Zaneta Smidtiene | 169 | 135 | 172 | 476 | 171 | 215 | 165 | 551 | 1027 | 171.17 |
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