Del Rosario, Benitez capture bowl crowns
June 15, 2002 | 12:00am
Liza del Rosario saved her best for last, beating Irene Benitez by four pinfalls to bag the womens singles title of the 31st Boysen-PBC International Open Thursday at the Green Valley Center.
Last years World Cup runner-up came through with 981 in the final day of competitions, edging out Benitez who held the lead since Day 1 of the meet serving as part of the CGU Asian Bowling Tours third leg.
Benitezs 977 total still landed her at second place while Malaysian Wendy Chai settled for third in the tournament which has Boysen, the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), Prudential Guarantee, Bowlmart, Prima Pasta, Kegel, ILO Construction and Manila Galleria Suites.
Benitez (1829) of SLETBA however, bounced back and won the womens all events class O over Southeast Asian Games singles gold medalist Shalin Zulkifli (1770) and PBAPs Ces Yap (1711).
National team stalwart RJ Bautista, meanwhile, ruled the mens singles class O with a 1009 total, turning back the challenge of shawn Ng of Singapore (1000) and fellow national Botchok Rey (998).
But the host country failed to make it an all-Filipino show as national team mentor Purvis Granger (1870) and Arnold Lecaros (1870) lost to Azidi Ameran of Malaysia (1897) for the mens all events crown.
In team events, the RP squad of Bautista, Biboy Rivera and Rey won the mens class O championship by defeating PBAP-Bowlmart, 1451-1425, although its womens counter-part of Liza Clutario, Jojo Canare and del Rosario lost the title to Malaysias Sarah Yap, Sharon Chai and Chalin Zul, 1349-1207.
Del Rosario, Bautista and Benitez lead the locals campaign as qualifying for next weeks Asian Bowling Tour began yesterday.
So far the three are well within the top 14 men and women qualifiers eligible to see action in the two-day knock-out tournament at the Pearl Bowling Center.
Other Filipinos also in contention include Rey, Rivera, Granger, Angelo Constantino, Paolo Valdez, Chester King, Jong Enriquez, CJ Suarez, Yap, Clutario, Canare, Ellen Ramos, Lovella Catalan and Kathlynn Lopez.
Last years World Cup runner-up came through with 981 in the final day of competitions, edging out Benitez who held the lead since Day 1 of the meet serving as part of the CGU Asian Bowling Tours third leg.
Benitezs 977 total still landed her at second place while Malaysian Wendy Chai settled for third in the tournament which has Boysen, the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), Prudential Guarantee, Bowlmart, Prima Pasta, Kegel, ILO Construction and Manila Galleria Suites.
Benitez (1829) of SLETBA however, bounced back and won the womens all events class O over Southeast Asian Games singles gold medalist Shalin Zulkifli (1770) and PBAPs Ces Yap (1711).
National team stalwart RJ Bautista, meanwhile, ruled the mens singles class O with a 1009 total, turning back the challenge of shawn Ng of Singapore (1000) and fellow national Botchok Rey (998).
But the host country failed to make it an all-Filipino show as national team mentor Purvis Granger (1870) and Arnold Lecaros (1870) lost to Azidi Ameran of Malaysia (1897) for the mens all events crown.
In team events, the RP squad of Bautista, Biboy Rivera and Rey won the mens class O championship by defeating PBAP-Bowlmart, 1451-1425, although its womens counter-part of Liza Clutario, Jojo Canare and del Rosario lost the title to Malaysias Sarah Yap, Sharon Chai and Chalin Zul, 1349-1207.
Del Rosario, Bautista and Benitez lead the locals campaign as qualifying for next weeks Asian Bowling Tour began yesterday.
So far the three are well within the top 14 men and women qualifiers eligible to see action in the two-day knock-out tournament at the Pearl Bowling Center.
Other Filipinos also in contention include Rey, Rivera, Granger, Angelo Constantino, Paolo Valdez, Chester King, Jong Enriquez, CJ Suarez, Yap, Clutario, Canare, Ellen Ramos, Lovella Catalan and Kathlynn Lopez.
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