30th November, Las Vegas: Team USA's Danielle McEwan, Kelly Kulick and Shannon O'Keefe sealed their spot in the Women's Trios Semi-finals at the 2017 World Bowling Championships after topping the final Squad 1 while Squad 2 leader, Japan reamined unbeaten to claim top spot in the men's division.

Having only led the first block by six pins over Germany, O'Keefe, McEwan and Kulick had a great start in the fourth game of the second block with 657 to extend their lead over the German trio of Janine Gabel, Tina Hulsch and Patricia Luoto to 79 pins.

The American threesome knocked down another superb game in the fifth but the Germans responded with 681 to narrow the gap to 56 pins. With the benchmark of 3721 set by the leader of Squad 3 Chinese Taipei, Team USA needed 496 or more to beat it and claim top spot.

O'Keefe, McEwan and Kulick shot a respectable 595 to seal their spot in the semi-finals as topseed with a margin of 35 pins. Su Shu-Wen, Pan Yu-Fen and Chou Chia-Chen settled for second position.

Meanwhile, Finland's first trio of Joonas Jahi with Doubles bronze medallist, Petteri Salonen and Niko Oksanen, who was eighth in the first block of Squad 1, 131 pins behind the leader and 19th overall, 192 pins adrift, posted 616, 657 and 685 in the second block to lead the squad with 3784.

Chinese Taipei's first trio of Chen Wu-Chi, Xu Zhe-Jia and Singles silver medallist, Wu Hao-Ming set the early pace with 659 in their opening game to take over the running, eighth pins ahead of overnight squad leader, Korea.

Finland quickly went into the lead and never looked back. Needing big games of 769 to beat Squad 2 leader, Japan and 709 to beat Squad 3 leader, Hong Kong, the Finns totaled 3784 to top the squad and claimed third position overall.

Chinese Taipei 1 finished second to Finland with 3757 to clinch fourth spot with 3757. Squad 3 leader of Eric Tseng, Wu Siu Hong and Michael Mak of Hong Kong took made the semi-finals in second position with 3308.