Ramos bags bowl title

Ellen Ramos upset elimination round top seed Lippy Uy to bag the Powerbowl Perfect 300 Challenge title at the Power Plant Mall in Rockwell Center Saturday.

Seeded sixth entering the playoffs, Ramos won pulling away, 209-183, in the finals of the meet sponsored by Prudential Guarantee, Windows Café, PLDT, Lockheed Group, Philippine-Sundt, Boysen, Hi-Integra, Summa Kumagai Inc., Burgoo and Dish.

The win was worth P150,000 worth of gift certificates for Ramos while Uy settled for the P70,000 runner-up purse.

Ramos subdued RP Youth stalwart Nico Valderrama, 256-213, in the semifinals while Uy beat Trixie de Luna, another Youth mainstay, in the other Final Four pairings, 202-196, to set up the championship meeting.

Valderrama, de Luna and the four others who qualified in the quarterfinal -- Nenette Enriquez, Edgar Gatchalian, Joonee Gatchalian and Tris Besa -- also received corresponding gift certificates amounting from P20,000 to P10,000.

Ramos whipped RP team members RJ Bautista, winner of the tournament’s sole perfect game, and Joonee Gatchalian early in the playoff round.

A total of 26 players made it to the one-day finals of the tournament held in celebration of Powerbowl’s first year anniversary.