1st December, Las Vegas: Colombian men and women topped the Men's and Women's 5-player Team second squad of the 2017 World Bowling Championships to moved into second in both the men's and women's standings after the first block.

Local favourite and host nation, Team USA's Jakob Butturff, AJ Johnson, Marshall Kent and Doubles gold medallists, Chris Barnes and Tommy Jones got off to a superb start with 1081 in their opening game to lead Denmark's Jesper Agerbo, Dan Ostergaard-Poulson, Mik Stampe, Carsten Warming Hansen and Thomas Larsen by 25 pins.

The Americans rolled 996 in their second game but could not hold on to their lead as Colombia's Manuel Otalora, Oscar Rodriquez, Santiago Meija, Jaime Gonzalez and Andres Gomez added a splendid 1083 to their first game of 1043 to take over the lead.

Denmark remained in second following their second stronger game of 1048 to trail the Colombians by 22 pins. Team USA slipped down to third, a further 27 pins away.

Colombia had plenty to cheer for as their women also topped the WOmen's 5-player Team second squad with 3105. Korea's Kim Moonjeong, Kim Minhee, Hong Haeni, Lee Nayoung and Jung Dawun set the eraly pace with 1086 to lead Denmark by 31 pins.

Rikke Holm Agerbo, Sascha Wedel, Mika Glud Culdbaek, Britt Brondsted and Singles silver medallist, Mai Ginge Jensen shot the highest game in the second with 1085, adding to their opening game of 1055, to move into the lead.

Chinese Taipei's Chou Chia-Chen, Huang Chiung-Yao, Pan Yu-Fen, Wang Ya-Ting and Tsai Hsin-Yi also rolled a good game of 1084 to trail the Danes by 41 pins as Korea downed only 949 to slip behind Colombia in third.

Juliana Franco, Anggie Ramirez, Rocio Restrepo, Maria Rodriquez and two-time World Cup champion, Clara Guerrero fired a sizzling 1069 in their third game to snatch top spot with 3105.