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Team USA’s Andrew Anderson went on a torrid stretch for three consecutive games Sunday that helped boost him easily into the top spot halfway through singles qualifying at the 2018 World Bowling Men’s Championships.

Anderson fired a six-game total of 1,473, a 245.5 average, to lead the field after two of four squads in Hong Kong. The rest of the field will compete Monday to finalize the top four players who will advance to Saturday’s singles medal round live on FloBowling.

After starting off with a 200 game, Anderson turned it up a notch and shot 279, 278 and 300 in his next three games, a total of 857, before closing with 201 and 215.

Results: World Championships Singles Qualifying

Anderson, who last week was named the PBA Player of the Year for the 2018 season, is in prime position to advance to the singles medal round but will need to withstand the challenge from two more squads to advance.

"This definitely was an amazing start to my Team USA career, and I don't think you could've written it up any better," Anderson told BOWL.com. "The first game didn't go as well as I would've liked, but if the first shot of any tournament is hard, the first game representing your country is even harder. Once I got comfortable, I was able to get some breaks and momentum, and that helped. I did leave some pins out there during the block, but those middle three games - that was pretty cool."

Teammate Kyle Troup sits in second place with a six-game total of 1,368 after averaging 228 during his qualifying squad. Rafiq Ismail of Malaysia is third with 1,361, while Niko Oksanen of Finland is fourth with 1,310.

"It was very impressive how Andrew got into a rhythm today, and he was able to get his swing really long and loose, which led to great ball reaction," Team USA head coach Rod Ross told BOWL.com. "His ball reaction then kept his swing loose, and that combination helped him pull away from the field. Because of what he did, the bowlers on the second squad attacked the lanes a little differently, so the transition was different. Kyle saw that and bowled well, too, which is great. Now, we'll take what we learned and see what happens tomorrow. Every squad will be a little different because all teams are evaluating and making changes, just like we are."

All medal rounds at the World Championships will be broadcast live on FloBowling for audiences in North America.