MIXED TEAM

For quite a while it looked as though the Greeks were going to dominate the first three games of the Mixed Team, placing themselves in the running for gold in the third discipline, but a superb three-game run of 705 from Turkey's Habib Dogan set his quartet in first place at the halfway stage but Greece are hot on their tails with just a nine-point deficit to make up when the second three-game block takes to the Bowling Pedralbes lanes tomorrow morning.

Also in the running are the local stars of Catalonia, 31 points aback of Greece and the French are in fourth place.
Saturday's schedule highlights the conclusion of the team event and then the Masters for the top eight men and eight women, playing best of three game knockout rounds, before the televised semi-finals and final.

The Men's All Events table, set after 15 games, has Habib Dogan of Eryham, Ankara, turkey in pole position with just three more games to complete the 18 game stint.

The Rollhouse bowling center manager has a total pinfall of 3299, a 219.93 average and heads doubles gold medalists Evaggelos Kizinis and George Stefanidis from Greece on 3170 and 3140 respectively in second and third place.

The field cuts to eight at the close of the team event and sitting on the cusp is Matez Fegus of Slovenia, one of the three newcomer nations to this year's MCC.

On the distaff side, Sue Abela from Malta, now christened Queen of the Mediterranean, has an impressive 3168 (211.20) total pinfall to hold first place, the only woman to better a 200 average. sue holds a 267 pin advantage over second placed Solene Goron of France (2891/192.73). Cypriot Niki Schiza holds third place with 2886/192.40.

Current eighth place for the best of three-game Masters is Ebru Ozogluunter of Turkey, 2804 and 186.93.

STANDINGS AFTER 3 OF 6 GAMES