Six rounds into the qualifying stages of the three major events, the teams designated USA 1 are atop the leader boards in each – the Bermuda Bowl, Venice Cup and Senior Bowl.

In the Bermuda Bowl, USA 1 maintained their lead despite losing in round four to South Africa. They made up for it by thumping Canada 81-38 and India 81-26 in the next two matches.

Right behind the Americans as play starts today are Poland followed Norway and Italy, who put on a terrific show on vugraph on Monday. Norway prevailed 38-34.

The top eight finishers at the end of the round-robin will begin knockout play on Sunday. Each team has 15 matches to go.

In the Venice Cup, USA 1 remained undefeated, holding a lead of 6 victory points over USA 2. New Zealand lost two matches after starting out 4-0 but were third. Just 1 VP behind them are England.

After losing their opening match in the Senior Bowl, USA 1 has recorded five straight blowouts to lead by 8 VPs over Italy. Egypt is third, with USA 2 and Australia tied for fourth-fifth.