The lanky Ponce managed to hang on and defeated Roy Laude for the top post.
William Encorporado grabbed the third place while Itong Badayos came out fourth.
It was a last minute decision of the organizers to make the latest event another single's event and not doubles as earlier planned because the local darters want to use the event as tune-up game for the half a million pesos Governor's Cup in Cabadbaran, Agusan next month. - Caecent O. No-ot