Cantorna, Nuqui capture TBAM titles
LOUIS CANTORNA and Patrick Nuqui dominated their respective fields to win titles in the recent Tenpin Bowling Affiliation of Makati, Inc. (TBAM)-Boysen Easter Open Bowling Championship at the Superbowl in Makati Cinema Square in Makati City.
Cantorna of TBAM- Prima defeated Kenzo Umali, also of TBAM Prima, 234- 224, in the second match of the shoot- out finals to bag the Mixed Youth Masters crown of the week-long annual competition. Cantorna came from third place after 10 games, with a total of 2140 pinfalls in the qualifiers, while Umali topped that round with 2194. John Abad of PBAP placed second with 2145 and Xyrra Cabusas of BTA Prima, was in fourth place with 2137.
Cantorna started the shootout match on a high note scoring 234, surpassing Abad (220) and Cabusas ( 229), to face the top seed Umali in the Final match.
Nuqui of PBA Nobleland, for his part, captured the Mixed Rookie Masters title by scoring a total of 1685 in eight games to outplay second placer Ariscel Lobo (1583) of PTBA and third placer Norel Nuevo (1570) of PBA Nobleland.
In other events supported by Boysen Paints, Prima Pasta, Cebuana Pera Padala and Alveo Land, Orlean Batistil of MBA Sarimanoks and JD Campos of TBAM Prima won the Associate Masters and Graded Masters events, respectively.
Batistil tallied 1668 to clinch the Associate Masters crown while Enzo Marquez of PBA registered 1586 to settle for 1st runner- up while Orly Gan of TBAM Prima came from behind to snatch third place with 1575.
Campos bowled 267 on the positioning game to grab the Graded Masters title from the leaders with his 2123 total, while Jawo Tarrobal of PBAP Bowlmart settled for first runner-up with 2106 and Collins Jose of TBAM Prima got 2097 for a second runner-up finish.