De Leon, Tan bag Senior Masters titles

Ding de Leon of Magallanes Bowling Association and Lynn Tan of Pasig captured the men’s and ladies’ Senior Masters titles in contrasting fashion Saturday in the 41st PBC-POC-PSC Open championships at SM Lanes in Mall of Asia, Pasay City.

Banking on a respectable showing in the last four games, De Leon posted an eight-game series of 1640 pinfalls, including handicap, to whip MTBA’s Joe Cabactulan (1591) and PBA’s Nilo Penado (1572) for the crown.

Tan had a tougher time in the ladies’ group, but she rallied with a 219 in the eighth and final game to trim BALP’s Nida Lagrisola by three pins and TBAM-Prima’s Girlie Solis by 34.

Solis, the tournament’s deputy chairperson, slumped to a 160 in her final game after starting with a sizzling 245.

De Leon and Tan won P60,000 and P30,000, respectively, while Cabactulan and Lagrisola bagged P30,000 and P15,000.

Cash prizes of P120,000 and P100,000 are at stake in the Open men’s and ladies’ Masters event of the tournament sponsored by the Philippine Sports Commission, Philippine Olympic Committee, Boysen, PCSO, Team Prima, F.R. Sevilla Construction and HCG.

Here’s how the other Senior Masters finalists finished:

Men—Boy de Leon, 1556, Odjie Guerrero, 1545; Jules Pedrajas, 1542; Par Pineda, 1535; John Mendoza, 1533; Vener Reasonda, 1533; Regie Flores, 1518; Mar Serac, 1516; Tato Carabeo, 1512; Boyet Tiu, 1509; Ceasar Muere, 1474; Puring Batin, 1452; Willy Lim, 1450; Rene Rodelas, 1446; George Ongkeko, 1428; Juncky Tabora, 1422; Benny Tanlo, 1420; Butch Samonte, 1413; Lito Santarinala, 1409; Robert Tutana, 1390; and Steve Robles, 1364.

Ladies—Nelia Santos, 1504; Carmen Talosig, 1481; Letty Pineda, 1473; Susan San Diego, 1468; Jojie Cabacungan, 1463; Marissa Campita, 1437; Lina Labaguis, 1433; Tess Eusebio, 1386; and Wanda Teer, 1332.