Cyprus's Andri Eleftheriou topped women's skeet qualifying at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup ©Getty Images

Commonwealth Games champion Andri Eleftheriou of Cyprus topped women's skeet qualifying at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Shotgun World Cup in Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates. 

Competitors took part in three rounds of qualifying, with another two rounds tomorrow.

Eleftheriou, who took Commonwealth gold in Gold Coast last year, achieved a near-perfect score of 24 to top the leaderboard. 

In joint-second was Lucie Anastassiou of France, who finished on 73. 

Olympic champion Diana Bacosi of Italy was third in women's skeet qualifying at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup ©Getty Images
Olympic champion Diana Bacosi of Italy was third in women's skeet qualifying at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup ©Getty Images

She shared her position with Italy's Diana Bacosi, who also scored 73.

Bacosi is the women's skeet Olympic champion, having won gold at Rio 2016. 

Some 71 participants competed in today's event. 

The next two rounds and the final will take place tomorrow. 

The men's qualifying will also be held tomorrow, with their final on Monday (April 15).