Michael Schmidt of Canada may still be heading the leaderboard after 12 of the 24 qualifying games in the men's section of the 41st QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup, but the crowds were watching Anders Ohman of Sweden as he nearly shot back-to-back 300s.

His first perfect game came on lanes 23 and 24. He then moved to the other end of the house, to lanes 5 and 6, and continued where he left off. He hit the first 10 in a row, before a slightly light ball left the four pin, giving him a 289 and 813 over his first three games. His 6-game block of 1536 moved him up from 51st place to 4th on a total of 2664.

Asked what he changed from yesterday, he answered simply: 'Everything except my shoes! Seriously! I changed the ball, my line and my clothes – the bag with my clothes had been lost in transit and only arrived yesterday afternoon.'

Anders is competing in the Bowling World Cup for the third time but has yet to make the knock-out finals, a record he is determined to end here in Ljubjana. This was his 19th perfect game but his first for two years, the last one coming in the World Championships in Malaysia.

Canada's Michael Schmidt shot 1459 - higher even than yesterday's score – to consolidate his position in the lead with a total pinfall of 2872. The 25-year-old student from Winnipeg, Manitoba, is aiming to become the first Canadian man since 1972 to win the title.

Lying in second place on 2801 is last year's beaten finalist, Petter Hansen of Norway with Gery Verbruggen of Belgium in third on 2769.

For full results please go to www.amfbowlingworldcup.com or www.arenalive.si and click on the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup logo.

The field will be cut to the top 24 in each section on Thursday evening. Those players will play a further eight games to determine the eight players who will go through to the knock-out finals. The semi-finals and finals will be held on Sunday November 20th and carried live on Slovenian TV.