Canadian Caroline Lagrange (pictured left) started her eighth game on long oil with a spare then reeled of ten consecutive strikes to seal the victory in the women's division first round with 1885 8-game total and an average of 235.63.

Her high score was one of two 289 games in the final game, Choy Poh Lai had the other. The Malaysian ended up in third with 1823.

Second place belonged to Zara Glover (right) from England. The three-time World Champion, who led the 25-player field during the first six games after starting with 278, checked in with 1859.


Aumi Guerra (left), Dominican Republic, was the fourth player, who cracked the 1800-bar with 1804.

Asian ranking leader Putty Armein, Indonesia, had a 1742 series to land in fifth position.

Patricia Schwarz (right), Germany, second-place finisher in the 2003 WRM here at the Kegel Training and Tournament Center in Lake Wales, Fla., was three pins behind in sixth place with 1739.

Paola Gomez (left) from Colombia finished with 237 to overtake the seventh place with 1731.

Rounding out the top 8, who after 24 games (eight on long oil, eight on short and eight on dual lane condition) will qualify for the single elimination finals, is Shalin Zulkifli, Malaysia, with 1715 or an average of 214.38.

Defending WRM champion Sara Vargas (left) from Colombia had a slow start into the tournament and is in 20th place with 1623, 92 pins off the pace for the top 8, with a 202.88 average.

Diandra Asbaty (right), United States, 2006 WRM champion and second-place finisher in the USBC Queens a few days ago, is 16th with 1637.

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