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                          | The European Factor | 1 |  
                          | It can only get better from here | 2 |  
                          | Open Teams Round 1 - Astralia v England | 3 |  |  
                    |  |  |  In the Open, USA led with 71 of a possible 75 VPs. The  leaders of the other three groups were Norway, Denmark and Hungary. In Group C,  the top four teams after three rounds are from Europe.  In the Women’s, Poland, Spain and Germany led the  three groups. Japan and Canada were ahead in the two Senior brackets.  The Americans, captained by Nick Nickell, started  their day with a 51-21 rout of Jordan, then defeated the Philippines 58-21 and  Botswana 75-24.  Norway dispatched a tough team from Egypt 48-28 and  followed with easy wins over Bermuda and Bosnia & Herzegovina.  Germany had the top score of 64 VPs in the Women’s  series, followed by Spain and Poland.  In the Seniors, Canada led with 67 VPs. Japan finished  the first day of play with 65.  Qualifying play will continue through Friday. Knockout  play begins on Saturday. |