SEA Games: PH bowlers bag silver, bronze medals in team event

By Erma Edera

The Philippine bowling team hauled two more medals after bagging silver (men’s) and bronze (women’s) in the team event of the 30th Southeast Asian Games at the Coronado Lanes in Starmall, Mandaluyong City Friday night.

Kenneth Chua, Merwin Tan, Frederick Ong and Patrick Nuqui snagged a silver with a total of 4937 pinfalls in the six-game series.

Nationals coach Biboy Rivera said it was eight years ago since the country’s men’s bowling team won a medal.

“I am very happy that both of the men and ladies won a medal in the team event especially for the men it was eight years ago since last time na nanalo ng medal noong 2011,” Rivera told the Manila Bulletin.

The men’s team bucked its slow start after placing fourth on the first three games of the team’s event with a combined total of 2446 pinfalls.

The Nationals recovered in the second half but the Malaysians still ruled the event with a 4980 total while the Thailand team took the bronze with 4896 pinfalls.

Their female counterpart, composed of Alexis Sy, Bea Hernandez, Lara Posadas Wong, and Liza del Rosario, captured the bronze medal after producing a total of 4,735 pinfalls.

The Philippine women’s team ranked first after the morning’s first block with combined pinfalls of 876 but could not sustain it as the Singaporeans, with all guns blazing, took the lead early in the second block.

Singapore’s keglers ended the eight-year gold medal drought with 4833 pinfalls followed by Malaysia copping the silver with 4803 pinfalls.

Source: Manila Bulletin