England's team of Fiona Banks, Kirsten Penny, Zara Glover, Jemma Smith and Lisa John have scooped the bronze medal in the team event at the Women's World Championship in Mexico. Over the two 3 game blocks, first on the short oil pattern and then on the long oil pattern, Fiona bowled 1320, Kirsten bowled 1323, Zara bowled 1247, Jemma bowled 1110 and Lisa bowled 1197. 

After the first 12 games of qualifying, Herman Wimmer led on 2966 with England's Ron Deacon second on 2825. Third was Sergio Bellini with 2823 and fourth was Al Jenkins with 2822. Yves van Damme rounded out the top five with 2761. Team UKtenpin's Mo Singleton lay in thirteenth on 2682 while other leading English bowlers at that point were Ron Oldfield sixteenth on 2662, Les Grant seventeenth on 2658, Bob Winckle twenty second on 2612 and Mike Halliwell twenty fourth on 2593.