Thomas Larsen (pictured left) of Denmark won the qualifying of the 14th Qatar Bowling Open, a European Bowling Tour "Platinum" and World Bowling Tour "major" event, which concluded Wednesday night with the Desperado Squad at Qatar Bowling Center in Doha.

The current European Bowling Tour point ranking leader toppled 1503 pins including one of two 300 games this week (Swede Magnus Johnson had the first), an average of 250.50, to lead a field of 102 players from 22 countries.

The next six places belonged to U.S. bowlers, who dominated the last qualifying day winning all three squads. Eight-time PBA champion and Player of the Year 2011-12, Sean Rash (above right), was second with 1456 (242.67) and was followed by Mike Fagan, who owns 4 PBA & 5 EBT titles, in third place with 1454. PBA rookie Marshall Kent, finished fourth with 1448.

Craig Nidiffer (left) posted 1437 (239.50) in Squad 15 and received a $250 bonus for the highest series on Wednesday. Nidiffer had games of 214, 245, 267, 209, 248 and 254. PBA Player of the Year 2005-06 Tommy Jones, who owns 15 PBA titles including three WBT titles, was sixth with 1432.

Six-time PBA titlist Bill O'Neill (right) paced Squad 16 with 1413 (235.50) behind games of 243, 269, 253, 230, 213 and 205 to move into seventh place in the overall standings. Finnish two-hander Osku Palermaa, a four-time PBA champion and 13-time EBT titlist, was just one pin behind O'Neill to land eighth place with 1412.

One-time PBA titlist and six-time EBT champion, Stuart Williams was ninth with 1408. Rounding out the top 10, who will enjoy a first-round bye, was his Williams' compatriot John Wells (left) with 1396 or an average of 232.67. Ghanim M Aboujassoum was the best Qatari bowler in 13th place with 1389 and an average of 231.50.

PBA Player of the Year 2007-08, Chris Barnes (right), United States, led the final Squad 17 with 1343, good enough to make the cut in 28th place. The 17-time PBA champion, who won the QubicaAMF World Cup earlier this month, is looking for his third European Bowling Tour title.

Barnes, Rash, Fagan, Jones, O'Neill and Kent will be on the team that represents the United States in the 2014 Men's World Championships which will be held from Dec. 4-15 at Khalifa International Bowling Center in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Eric Tseng (left) of Hong Kong took the 34th and last qualifying spot 1437 or an average of 216.50. Three out of seven women survived the first cut. 2014 PABCON Masters champion Danielle McEwan (right), United States, had a 1347 series including 48 pins handicap in Squad 15 to land in 25th place.

USBC Queens champion Diana Zavjalova of Latvia was 32nd with 1336 total. Mai Ginge Jensen of Denmark, 2011 World Champion in All-Events, was one of six players who earned berths into the finals by virtue of finishing 1, 2 in the first three qualifying days.

The last three spots for the finals were given to the top 3 of the one-game Desperado Squad. Anže Grabrijan of Slovenia led the way with 260 and was followed by Mattias Olsson of Sweden (258) and Mohammed H Al-Merekhi of Qatar (247).