Tabora bags World Cup women’s bowling crown
AFTER 14 years, Krizziah Lyn Tabora earned the distinction to capture the Bowling World Cup international crown on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) in Hermosillo, Mexico.
Getting a second crack at the world’s most prestigious keg title in five years, the 27- year- old Tabora did not let the opportunity escape her this time by blasting Malay Rahman, 236 to 191, in the Colombia’s Rocio Restrepo,
“I feel very happy and so overwhelmed,” Tabora said moments after clinching the women’s title in the 53rd BWC to join legendary Paeng Nepomuceno, the late Lita de la Rosa, Bong Coo and Christian Jan Suarez in the distin- guished list of Filipino champions.
Nepomuceno won the title four times -- in 1976 in Teheran, Iran, 1980 in Jakarta, Indonesia, 1992 in Le Mans, France and 1996 in Northern Ireland.
American Jakob Butturff produced a dominating performance to take the men’s plum. Butturff demolished Colombia’s Oscar Ro knocking out Malaysia’s Ahmad Muaz Mohd Fishol, 266-176, in
- ing with Tabora by ousting last year’s champion and this year’s consistent frontrunner, Sweden’s Jenny Wegner, 227- 197, while Rodriguez ousted Venezuela’s Ildemaro Ruiz Jr., 232- 193, in the other semifinal matches. The other Filipino entry, Jomar the men’s division with a 24-game series of 4757 pinfalls.
from Mexico on Tuesday night.