Sunday, December 22, 2024 – CENTRAL LANES BOWLING CENTER, Tamuning, Guam
Ray San Nicolas triumphed over defending Budweiser King of the Lanes Grand Champion RJ Santos to win the 2024 edition. The championship match concluded dramatically, with Santos failing to strike in the final frame. Despite taking an early 22-pin lead after San Nicolas opened the first two frames, Santos faltered in the third and fifth frames, allowing San Nicolas to seize control. Maintaining his composure under the dual pattern conditions, San Nicolas clinched the crown and the top prize.
Top seed Santos had qualified for the finale by narrowly outpacing 6th seed Noah Taimanglo by five pins, thanks to Taimanglo’s unfortunate 4-6-7-10 split in the final frame. Similarly, 2nd seed San Nicolas benefited when 5th seed Cisco Taimanglo left a 4-6 split in the final stanza, ending his run. In the first elimination match, Noah Taimanglo defeated 3rd seed Jay Leon Guerrero, while Uncangco outmaneuvered 4th seed Brian Manibusan in a clash of southpaws.
Santos led the triple pattern lane conditions qualifying rounds with an impressive 211 average, finishing 30 points ahead of San Nicolas. Leon Guerrero, Manibusan, Uncangco, and Taimanglo followed in the rankings, with Evan Duenas missing the cut by just one pin. Jeremiah Camacho, Matthew Cruz, and Cameron Santos rounded out the top ten.
San Nicolas, Leon Guerrero, Uncangco, and Camacho will represent Guam at the 2024 IBF Bowling World Cup in Hong Kong from January 5-14, 2024.
Eyan Duenas Captures Prince Title
Eyan Duenas claimed the Prince title by defeating 3rd seed Leody Ersando. Duenas began the match with a turkey and maintained his lead throughout, securing the crown and prize fund.
In the semi-final matches, Ersando overcame the must-beat-twice format to convincingly defeat top seed Aron Hernandez in both games. Duenas faced a tougher opponent in Shannon Bukikosa-Esplana but managed to advance to the finale by a narrow three-pin margin. Ersando eliminated sixth seed Justin Cabrera, while Bukikosa-Esplana dispatched 5th seed MaryJane Nisperos in the first elimination round.
Hernandez led the field with a 189 average, followed by Duenas, Ersando, Bukikosa-Esplana, Nisperos, Cabrera, Dylan Taimanglo, Rield Brantley, John Raymundo, and Elijah Duenas, who completed the top ten.
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