Sunday, November 17, 2024 – CENTRAL LANES BOWLING CENTER, Tamuning, Guam
Ray San Nicolas secured his third monthly title of the year by dominating the field on the short oil pattern during the November edition of the Budweiser King and Prince of the Lanes tournament. San Nicolas led the final monthly qualifier by 35 pins, clinching the top position, with Aaron Elliott finishing even par in second place. RJ Santos, Ricky Duenas, Brian Manibusan, Sean Lee, Evan Duenas, Gregory Borja, Erwin Aguilar, and Daniel Lee joined the top two seeds in qualifying for the elimination rounds.
In the first round, Brian Manibusan, Sean Lee, RJ Santos, and Gregory Borja defeated their respective opponents to advance to the quarterfinals. Manibusan narrowly beat Sean Lee, while Borja overcame defending Grand Champion RJ Santos to move into the semifinals against the top two qualifiers. San Nicolas outscored 5th seed Manibusan, while Borja eliminated 2nd seed Elliott. In the finals, San Nicolas dominated with his Swag ball, winning by a margin of 269 to 181, thus cementing his place in the Grand Finals.
In the Prince division, 15-year-old Eyan Duenas earned his first career title. 7th seed Duenas defeated 4th seed John Raymundo in the finals, winning by seventeen pins as Raymundo failed to capitalize on missed opportunities. Duenas bested top seed Sheila Bangs in the semifinal match, while Raymundo overcame second seed Dylan Taimanglo to set up the monthly finale.
Bangs led the field after starting with a 258 game and maintained her lead. Taimanglo finished a distant second, followed by Gabe Aguon, Raymundo, John Ramos, Jevin Espirity, Duenas, Zayne Zamora, Elijah Duenas, and Justin Cabrera rounding out the top ten.
The Grand Finals will take place on Sunday, December 22, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at the Central Lanes Bowling Center. The event is open to the top 20 bowlers in both the King and Prince divisions.
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