REY Velarde and Jomar Jumapao rallied in the final two frames to win the Sugbuanon Bowlers United weekly doubles event at the SM Seaside Bowling Center on Oct. 20, 2024.
Velarde and Jumapao finished with 1,643 after posting the day’s best scores of 438 and 416 and in the final two rounds to beat GJ Buyco and Heber Alqueza, who finished with 1,590 with a best showing of 424 in Round 2.
Chris Ramil and Geff Buyco conceded second place by just two pins as they settled for third at 1,588, scoring 386, 392, 396, and 414 in the event.
Luther Tapaya and Luke Bolongan finished at fourth with 1,569 after an impressive 451 in round two, while MJ Villa and Rommel Calipay got fifth place with 1,545. On the other hand, Raymund Adlawan and Joma Avila opened with a tournament best 453 in round 1 but failed to breach the 400-barrier in the next three rounds to settle for sixth place at 1,533.
The rest of the top 10 pairs are Celis Viloria and David Pena (1,519), Uwe Schulze and Robert Sarvida (1,503), Ted Convocar and Lemuel Paquibut (1,466), and Arthur Tapaya and Rene (1,443).
Meanwhile, Adlawan and Avila got the prize for Round 1 after scoring 453, while Schulze and Sarvida got second with 423. In Round 2, Bolongan and Tapaya took the top prize with 451, with Buyco and Alqueza at second place with 424. It was a close battle in Round 3 with Velarde and Jumapao winning first place with 438, just one ahead of Villa and Calipay.
Velarde and Jumapao also won round 4 narrowly with 416, just two ahead of second placer Chris Ramil and Geff Buyco.