CEBU, Philippines - His family name is Calipay, which in English means happiness.
That is exactly the present state of Dante Calipay after he claimed the P50,000 bounty for topping the masters division of the 13th Bowlingplex Tenpin Association (BTA) Sinulog Open last Sunday at the Gaisano Bowlingplex in Brgy. Banilad, this city.
Calipay of Team 55 AB 1-BTA bowled to the pitch of 2, 246 pinfalls or an average of 224.6ppg in the 10-game series to outclass a bunch of top caliber players and some rising stars of the sport.
Sam Lagcao and Xyrra Cabusas, both of Prima 4, placed second and third with 2, 196 and 2, 156 pinfalls, respectively. Jomar Jumapao of Prima 8 came out fourth with 2, 146 followed by Luke Bolongan of Prima 1 with 2, 132.
Lagcao pocketed P25,000, Cabusas took home P10,000, while Jumapao and Bolongan got P5,000 and P3,000.
Making it to the top 11 list were BTA president Bede Ilano (2,131), Boy Fabrigas of ITBA-Imus 3 (2, 129), World Bowling champion and Asian Games gold medallist Engelberto "Biboy" Rivera of Prima 8 (2, 126), Ric Crisologo of ITBA-Imus 2 (2, 112), Rachelle de Leon of Prima 7 (2, 102) and Egay Alqueza of Alberto's Pizza (2,093).
The four-day tilt organized by BTA was chiefly backed up Zumyrphil, Inc. in partnership with Asian Home Appliance, Albert Surplus, Caravan Coffee, City Express Laundry, Pearl of the Pacific Rent A Car, Telltrans, Inc. and Cebu MMF Glass and Aluminum Supply. - THE FREEMAN