UAE bet shows way in PBC open singles tilt

Shaker Alhassan of United Arab Emirates rolled a 1077 series Sunday to lead the men’s open singles event in the 34th Philippine Bowling Congress Euro-Med International Open Championships at the Pearl Bowling Center in Paranaque City.

Alhassan posted lines of 298, 246, 265 and 268 to take a 75-pin advantage over national youth Jeff Chan, who had a total of 1002 (222-268-266-246). TBAM’s Ian Dychangco placed third with 975 (268-212-275-220).

Alhassan’s 1077 also gave him the lead in the foreign open division. His teammate Mohd Almajili scored (939) for second place followed by Thailand’s Surasak Manuwong (913), Tosrin Kunawat (910) and Australian Andrew Frawley (898). Singaporean Yap Seok Kim topped the ladies qualifiers with 866 followed by Indonesian Sharon Limansanto (852), Thailand’s Lukkhana Panya (769) and Gunnnalada Aree (723), and Hong Kong’s Violet Yung (651).

In the youth masters event, Jeff Chan’s 1002 put him on top of the boys division followed by Ian Dychangco’s 975 and Frederick Ong’s 937 (267-189-257-224). Apple Posadas kept the lead in the girls’ division with 929 followed by Angeli Lao (829), Cheche Abrantes (827), Lara Posadas (806) and Sheena Go (794).

In the men’s open doubles, Thailand’s Somkiat Sea-Tang and Terporn Manophaibo scored 929 pinfalls to dislodge RP-Eastwood’s Markwin Tee and Tyrone Ongpauco for second place. The Filipino tandem totalled 926 pinfalls. Thailand’s Somjade Kusonpithak and Yannaphon Larapharat remained on top with 964.

In the men’s Class B division, Paolo Joquico and Ricky Esteban tallied 845 to grab the lead from TBAI’s Larry Tinio and Ernie Gutierrez, who scored 828 pinfalls. RP-Eastwood’s Alfred Arreza and JP Lao scored 825 to take third spot.

The top five masters qualifiers other divisions: Men’s Open — Biboy Rivera (964), Chester King (955), CJ Suarez (946), Garry Custodio (946) and Markwin Tee (935); Women’s Open — Cecilia Yap (898), Liza del Rosario (895), Kathlynn Lopez (874), Apple Posadas (870) and Irene Benitez (865); Men’s Graded — Jayson Tubid (960), Von Bautista (954), Kerwin Lao (935), Mark Ho (909) and Lippy Uy (897); Women’s Graded — Holly Josef (850), Alesson Flor (833), Jessica Jopson (797), Angeli Lao (794) and Girlie Solis (791); Men’s Associate - Renz Taylo (957), Alfred Arreza (924), Edmon Lara (899), Angelo Carandang (859) and Masa Ishizuka (857).