Zara Glover (pictured left) of England fired a huge 1424 six-game series Sunday at Bol 300 in Hermosillo, Mexico en route to shoot into the lead in the women's division at the 44th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup.

The multiple World and European champion, who won the European Champions Cup last month, had games of 278, 244, 184, 200, 278 and 240 and the highest average of all competitors, both men and women, with 237.33.

"This is my first time at the Bowling World Cup and I am so excited to be here. Everyone has told me what a great tournament it is and I have come second in our qualifying twice. I have been trying to get through to the World Cup for 10 years so to be on top is especially thrilling for me, even if it is only after six games," Glover said afterwards.

"In the middle three games my timing went off so I had to try to get it back and it really worked with two good games to follow."

Colombia's Sara Vargas (right) thrilled the big audience at Bol 300 when she posted the first 300 game of this year's event and the seventh by a woman in the history of the Bowling World Cup. To watch our video, click here.

Vargas used the perfecto to finish day one of the preliminaries in fifth place with 1334 (222.33).

The 2006 World Ranking Masters champion, who traveled to Hermosillo as a spectator, was added to the tournament roster when travel complications forced Colombian qualifier Rocio Restrepo to miss the trip.

Vargas has been running a bowling center and coaching youth bowlers in Saudi Arabia, and came to the World Cup this year to attend a bowling center management seminar, cheer on Saudi Arabia's Abdul Hakim Al Saud and help Restrepo with her game.

"I just happened to bring three balls and a pair of bowling shoes with me, but I didn't bring any clothes to bowl in and haven't even thrown a ball in two weeks," said Vargas, a long-time Colombian national team member and former standout at Wichita State University. "

I got permission to bowl from my federation back home, and the tournament staff was nice enough to get some shirts embroidered for me. It's much too early to think about winning, but the 300 already made the trip worthwhile. Even though I haven't bowled, I think that coaching has really helped me see things differently. I know I have a lot of work to do this week, but I am really enjoying this opportunity."

Trailing Glover by 44 pins to sit in second place is Singapore's national team member Jasmine Yeong-Nathan, (left) who felled 1380 pins including a high game of 257 and five games between 212 and 239.

Krista Pöllänen, Finland, was mere seven pins behind, with 1373. Both Yeong-Nathan and Pöllänen topped the result of the men's division leader (1372).

Two-time BWC champion Shannon Pluhowsky, United States, sits in fourth place with 1346 including a high game of 263 and five consistent games between 210 and 224.

"The lanes played a little different from pair to pair, so that gave me the chance to try a few things and see what the differences were while it's still early," said Pluhowsky, who could become the first woman to win three World Cup titles. "Now that we've had a full day of competition, I have a better idea about what moves to make, and hopefully, I'll be able to make them sooner tomorrow. Physically, I feel good, and I made good shots, so I'm definitely confident right now."

Three more women cracked the 1300-bar in the first of four blocks in the preliminaries. Anne Gales (left), Denmark, was sixth with 1332, followed by Marie Ramirez, Costa Rica, in seventh with 1303 and Lisanne Breeschoten, Netherlands, in eighth place with 1300.

Rounding out the top 10 are two of the world's finest in women's bowling, World and Asian champion Esther Cheah, Malaysia (9th; 1295) and European Masters champion Helén Johnsson (right), Sweden (10th; 1293). Defending champion Ann-Maree Putney, Australia, is currently in 20th place with 1204 (200.67).

The 63 women will return on Monday for the second block.

All competitors will bowl four six-game blocks (24 games overall) over four days before the field is cut to the top 24 on Wednesday. Advancing players will bowl an additional eight games on Thursday, Nov. 13 before the field is cut to the top 8. The remaining players will bowl eight more games round robin match play with bonus points on Friday morning to determine the top 3 for Friday's stepladder finals.