Cu, Marquez, Agluba, Bea rule 20th Sletba Open

Kevin Cu (right) receives his prizes from Sletba president Mar Lualhati.

Philippine team member Kevin Cu stamped his class against some of the country’s veteran and rising stars of tenpin bowling to rule the Masters division of the 20th Sta. Lucia East Tenpin Bowling Association (Sletba) Open Championships in Cainta, Rizal, on Sunday.

Cu, who represented PBAP in the annual event, finished with a 2637 score in 12 games to clinch a runaway win against Mar Serac of TBAM-Prima (2458) and another member of the national team, Benshir Layoso of MTBA-Gruppo (2448).

Except for three games in the series, Cu burned the lanes with 200 plus games and was clearly the winner with at least three more games to go. He dominated the field that included four-time World Cup champion Paeng Nepomuceno, national team members Kenneth Chua, Krizziah Tabora, and Nicco Olaivar, and youth standouts Art Barrientos, Kenzo Umali and Anton Marquez.

Earlier in the day, Alex Bea of Pasig Bowling Association posted  a 10-game series of 2161 to capture the Seniors crown, beating fellow PBA member Nelia Santos  (2129) and Sletba’s Mil Tan (2117), Alex Yabut (2084) and Lito Santarinala (2068).

Anton Marquez of PBA topped the Graded Masters field on Saturday with a 10-game total of 2137, followed by Ver Nido of Sletba (2049) and Biboy Tajo of TBAM-Prima (2019).

The Associate Masters event, meanwhile, was ruled by Sletba, with Pet Agluba emerging as champion with a 10-game total of 2113, followed by Ching Umali with 2023 and Annie Estrada with 1981.
All the winners received cash prizes and trophies. CBB

Anton Marquez

Pet Aguba

Alex Bea