“Happy 50th Birthday Robert Dong!!!!”

In case you are all wondering why I am wishing Robert a Happy Birthday here, it’s because Robert is not only a dear friend but he is family. He has done so much for team Bowlmart and bowling in the Philippines. For almost my whole career as coach of the Philippines National and National Youth team, Robert has supported me and the team with products. These bowling balls have been influential in the success of the team in the past. Without the support of Storm and Mr. Dong, we might not have seen the steady improvement of the whole national program. Not only did the National and National youth benefit, so did the rest of the developmental program that was installed then.

Understanding the relationship I have with Robert is easy and can be explained in one word, “FAMILY”. When he became gravely ill last year, we all prayed that he would recover and thank God all our prayers were answered. But during that time when his future was not clear, I realized that I never got to really thank this man who has always been there through out my career. Robert Dong has done so much for bowling in the Asian region and beyond but never got the credit for it. He is such a humble and loyal friend. I was once told by my elders not to find so many friends but to search for one true friend. They said that the true wealth of a person is measured by his true friends. I am so fortunate to have so many true friends that have surrounded me through out my life. I am indeed a wealthy and blessed man because of my family’s and true friends’ love. Thank you Robert Dong for being a  “True Friend” and family. Your friendship, love, and support will always be cherished.

Happy happy 50th birthday Robert. Please continue to take good care of yourself. Thanks for your never ending support and gracious love and care. All the best to you my brother and dear friend.

The 13th PBAP Bevida-Storm International Classic concluded today with the crowning of Malaysian Siti Shazwani  as the champion of the open division. The organizer would like to thank the title sponsor Euro-Med Laboratories, the makers of Bevida Distilled Drinking Water and Storm Products Inc. The other sponsors are Wave Products by Ark International, Premiere Insurance and Surety Corporation, EGI, Roto Grip, AZO, Hope Adhesive Paper Products Inc., and Century Park Hotel. The lane maintenance partner is Bowlmart  Training Institute headed by Mr. Yap Kok Wee. The official airline partner is Philippine Airlines and the official media partners are Manila Bulletin and Sports Weekly. The championship match came down to two malaysian female keglers at Pearl Bowling Center at HP Sports Center in Harrison Plaza.In the earlier matches another Malaysian female bowler, Jacqueline Sijore ousted Singapore’s Remy Ong (207), and Korean Cha Ji-Hyun (205) with her score of 245. Sijore then moved on to face third seeded Sin Li Jane and fourth seed Hong Kong’s Lau Kwun Ho. Li Jane showed her form that allowed her to capture the pole position in the qualifying rounds as she bowled a 243 game to Jacqueline’s 218 and Lau’s 170 to move in to the championship match. Siti Shazwani waited on the wings for her opponent and managed to stay hot. The top qualifier rolled a 274 to Li Jane’s 230 to capture the title and the 150,ooo pesos that comes with the trophy.Hall of Famer Paeng Nepomuceno just missed the shootout as he finished seventh with a 1775 series. Hong Kong’s Joshua Chow rolled a 1772 series to finish ahead of his team mate Rickle Kam who had a 1763 series. Newly crowned PBC champion Chester King finished in the tenth spot with a 1761 series. Team Henrich’s Sammy Sy  and Hong Kong’s Vanessa Fung closed out the top 12 position by rolling 1761 and 1757 respectively. Congratulations to all the winners and a big thank you to all the participants and sponsors for making the 13th PBAP Bevida-Storm International Challenge a huge success. See you all at the Euro-Med Bevida International Challenge on October 16 to 22, 2010.

Korean Kim Sung-Jun won the Junior division of the the 13th PBAP Bevida-Storm International Classic. This championship is proudly presented to you by Euro-Med Laboratories Inc., Bevida Distilled Drinking Water and Storm Products Inc.  Wave Products by Arc International, Premiere Insurance & Surety Corporation, Hope Adhesive Paper, EGI, AZO, Roto Grip Inc. and Century Park Hotel. Manila Bulletin and Sports Weekly are the official media partners. Philippine Airlines is the official airlines. Bowlmart Training Institute is the official lane maintenance partner of this championship. Heritage Hotel is the official hotel, while City Garden Hotel is the artery hotel.  The winner will receive 20,000 pesos and the championship trophy. Kim averaged 222 with a series of 1780 as he led the finals pretty much from game two onwards. Singapore’s Ng Chiew Pang rolled a 1751 series to finish in second place. TBAM-Prima bowlers Stewart Ngo and Kenneth Chua rolled 1744 and 1718 respevtively to finish third and fourth. Hong Kong’s Lau Kwun Ho finished with a 1714 series five pins better than MTBA’s Louie Chuaquico.

Chinese Taipei’s Li Min-Jhe and Singaporean Gregory Gan tied for the seventh spot with a series of 1671. Thai bowler Songvit Lappasubpaisan bowled a 1637, while TBAM-Prima’s Kevin Cu rolled a1625 series to finish in the top 10 finalist. A pair of Singaporean occupied the 11th and 12th spot, which are the last two spots to cash. Brandon Lee and Justin Lim rolled a 1619 and 1604 series respectively. The Open division will roll off at 10 am tomorrow. The organizers would like to thank all the sponsors and participants for making the 13th PBAP Bevida-Storm International Classic successful.

SLETBA’s RJ San Diego started slow but finished with a bang in winning  the Classified division of the 13th PBAP Bevida-Storm International Classic held at Pearl Bowling Center at HP Pearl Sports Center in Harrison Plaza. RJ led the finals with a 1799 series for an average of 224, nine pins in average ahead of the rest of the field. Team Henrich member, Hamilton Hernandez, finished the eight games of final with a 1729 series eight pins ahead of Singapore team member, Gina Lim. Hong Kong’s Vanessa Fung and Chinese Taipei’s Chen Hung-Chih both rolled 1699 as they finished just in front of Singapore’s Andrew Lee by four pins. The top six then moved on to a shoot out for the championship. Euro-Med Laboratories, Bevida Distilled Drinking Water, and Storm Products Inc. are the title sponsor of this classic. Other major sponsors are Roto Grip Inc., AZO, EGI, Premiere Insurance and Surety Corporation, Hope Adhesive Paper, and Century Park Hotel. The official hotel is Heritage Hotel and the artery hotel is City Garden Hotel. Philippine Airlines is the official airline. Bowlmart Training Institute is official lane maintenance partner. The official Media partner is Manila Bulletin and Sports Weekly.

Michael Sia of team Henrich finished in seventh place with a 1676 series ten pins ahead of PBAP-Team Bowlmart’s Sheena Go. Singapore’s Fok Ka Wai made a late charge to finish in ninth position with a1635 series. Last years winner, Jeremy Fang, also from Singapore finished in tenth with a 1630 series. PBAP-Bowlmart’s Lara Posadas (1613) and Chinese Taipei’s Yang Shih-Chieh(1601) rounds up the top twelve finishers in the Classic division and all of them cashed in. A total of ten countries participated with more than a hundred participants.

In the first shootout Chinese Taipei’s Chen Hung-Chih turned up his game and rolled a 255 game to beat Hong Kong’s Vanessa Fung (223) and Singapore’s Andrew Lee 194. Chen then moved on to meet second seed  Hamilton Hernandez and third seed Gina Lim. In a very tight match Gina was able to roll two strikes in the tenth frame to edge out Hamilton(190) and Hung-Chih(184) with her 192 to advance and challenge top seed RJ San Diego. Both San Diego and Lim, who have been so hot in the finals, ran out of gas and RJ out lasted Gina  184 to 144 to win the Classic Division Championship and 150,000 pesos.

Sin Li Jane of Malaysia, who finished third in the just concluded PBC open, took over the lead with a 5144 series in the open division of the 13th PBAP Bevida-Storm International Classic held at Pearl Bowling Center at HP Sports Center in Harrison Plaza. Tsang, who bowled extremely well yesterday finished up with a 5140 series to finish in second position ahead of Singapore’s Remy Ong (5126) and Hall of Famer Paeng Nepomuceno (5095). Current PBC champion Chester King rolled a 5086 series to finish ahead of Malaysian lady bowler Hee Kar Yen(5042),  Singapore youth bowler, Justin Lim (5029), and Chinese Taipei’s Wang Ling-Gang(4963). Korean Cha Ji-Hyun finished with a 4950 series to stay ahead of another Malaysian lady Kegler Jacqueline Sijore (4949) rounding out the top 10 qualifiers in the open division. The final cut to the top 24 finalist is Jeremy Posadas of SLETBA-Team Bowlmart with a 4863 series. This prestigious tournament is sponsored by Euro-Med Incorporated, Bevida Distilled Drinking Water, Storm Products Inc., and Wave products by Ark International. Other sponsors are Roto Grip, AZO, EGI, Premiere Insurance and Surety Corp., Hope Adhesive, Century Park Sheraton and Storm Asia Warehouse. The official media partners are Manila Bulletin and Sports Weekly. The official hotel is Heritage Hotel, while the artery hotel is City Garden Hotel. Philippine Airlines is the official airline and the official lane maintenance partner is Bowlmart Training Institute.

PBAP-Team Bowlmart’s Sheena Go  also wrested the lead away from Singapore’s Andrew Lee as she rolled a 4989 series to Lee’s 4956.  Chinese Taipei’s Wang Che-Chun(4896) out scored Singapore’s Jeremy Fang(4763) and country men Wang Che-Chi(4735)to finish third to fifth respectively. Three female bowlers, Hong Kong’s Vanessa Fung (4725), PBAP-Bowlmart’s Lara Posadas(4721) and Singapore’s Gina Lim(4694), occupies the next three spots. Singapore’s Eric Ching (4670) and Chinese Taipei’s Wang Yung-Hsiang(4668) rounds up the top ten finalist in the Classified division. PBAP’s Oca Abuan finished with a 4551 series to make the top 24 finalist advancing to tomorrow’s final.

Hong Kong’s Michael Tsang continues to lead the Youth division with his 5140 series. Wang Ling-Gang(5083) moved ahead of Singapore’s Justin Lim(5029) to finish second and third respectively. Korean Kim Sung-Jun rolled a 4888 series to better Hong Kong’s Lau Kwun Ho by two pins. Thailand’s Songvit L.(4873), Singapore’s Brandon Lee(4840), Hong Kong’s Carlos Lai(4779), Singapore’s Gregory Gan(4748), and Roto Grip’s Lara Posadas (4721) occupies the top 10 position in the Youth division. MTBA’s Louie Chuaquico is the final cut for the Youth division with a 4498 series. The finals will also be held tomorrow after the Classified division finals.

The second day of the 13th PBAP Bevida-Storm International Classic saw the foreigners lead the three divisions. Euro-Med Laboratories and Bevida Distilled Drinking Water are the title sponsor along with Storm Products Inc. Other Major sponsors include Wave products by Ark International, Roto Grip, AZO, EGI, Premiere Insurance and Surety Corporation, Hope Adhesive, and Century Park Hotel. Heritage Hotel is the official hotel and City Garden Hotel is the artery hotel. Manila Bulletin and Sports Weekly are the official media partner.  The official airline is Philippine Airlines. Bowlmart Training Institute is the official lane maintenance partner. Hong Kong’s Michael Tsang took over the lead from Remy Ong, of Singapore (3438), with a series of 3613 to lead the Open division. Malaysian lady kegler Sin Li Jane rolled a 3425, four pins better than newly crowned PBC champion, Chester King, representing TBAM-Prima. PBAP- Bowlmart’s Jeremy Posadas is currently in fifth with a 3392 series, while Hall of Famer Paeng Nepomuceno made a big jump with his 3358 to move in to sixth. Singaporeans Jason Young-Nathan and Justin Lim rolled 3357 and 3322 respectively to sandwich two Malaysian bowlers. Hee Kar Yen (3336) and Aris Ardila(3328) of Team Malaysia are currently in eighth and ninth place in the open division.

Singaporean Andrew Lee took over the lead in the Classified division with a 3386 series. Team Bowlmart’s Sheena Go, AZO ball rep, also moved up to second with a 3348 series to finish ahead of SLETBA’s RJ San Diego who rolled a 3279 series a pin better than Chinese Taipei’s Wang Che-Chun. Singapore’s Jeremy Fang made a big leap with his score of 3250 to finish in fifth position ahead of PBAP-Bowlmart’s Lara Posadas who finished the day with a 3234 series.  Another spinner from Chinese Taipei Wang Che-Chi finished with a 3195 to finish ahead of three Singaporeans. Eric Ching(3184), Gina Lim(3160), and Amanda Ng(3150) finished eight to tenth in the classified division.

Hong Kong national team mainstay, Michael Tsang rolled impressive numbers to dominate the Junior division qualifying with his 3613 series. Wang Ling-Gang of Chinese Taipei bowled a 3338 series but could not keep up with Tsang. Upcoming Singaporean bowler Justin Lim (3322) and Korean Kim Sung-Jung(3291) are currently in a distant third and fourth place. Two more Singaporeans Gregory Gan(3242) and Brandon Lee(3236) are ahead of two Filipinos. Roto Grip’s ball rep, Lara Posadas, is the only girl in the top ten with a score of 3234. PBA’s Oliver Mandilag’s 3195 places him in eight place. Hong Kong’s Lau Kwun Ho bowled a 3177 to put him in the ninth spot.  TBAM-Prima’s Stewart Ngo’s 3166 rounds up the top ten qualifying scores for the Youth division. Tomorrow is the third and final day of qualifying for the three division. The top 24 qualifiers in each division will advance to Thursday(Classified and Youth) and Friday’s(Open) finals. Top twelve in each division will win cash prize and are gunning for the first place prize of 150,000 pesos in both open and classified division and 20,000 pesos in the youth division. The classic is held at Pearl Bowling Center located at HP Pearl Sports Center in Harrison Plaza.

Over a hundred participants hit the lanes at Pearl Bowling Center in HP Sports Center, Harrison Plaza, trying to win the PBAP Bevida-Storm International Classic title. There are three division being contested. Asian Games Gold medallist Remy Ong of Singapore burned the lanes for a 1785 series to take the pole position in the Open division. Just a pin behind is Hong Kong’s youth bowler Michael Tsang, who also averaged 223 over eight games. Korean bowler Cha Ji-Hyun from Uiwang city shot a 1760 series just four pins in front of Singaporean Brandon Lee. Sammy Sy of Team Henrich toppled 1741 pin falls, while another Filipino kegler, Jeremy Posadas, of Team Bowlmart-SLETBA  rolled a 1703 series.  Malaysian Aris Ardila (1702), Singaporean Gregory Gan (1694), Thailand’s Songvit L.(1688) and Team Henrich’s Vener Reasonda (1688) rounds up the top ten qualifiers in the Open division.

Meanwhile Team Bowlmart-PBAP’s Lara Posadas rolled a 1707 series to take the top spot in the Classified division. Chinese Taipei’s Wang Che-Chi shot a 1685, just five pins better than another Singaporean, Andrew Lee. Three Local keglers occupied the next three spots led by SLETBA’s R.J. San Diego (1663). Team Henrich’s Michael Sia rolled a 1655 series just two pins better than Team Bowlmart-PBAP’s Sheena Go. Singaporean Eric Ching (1645), Chinese Taipei’s Wang Che-Chun(1622), Team Bowlmart-PBAP’s Masa Ishizuka (1620), and youth bowler Nikko Go (1612) rounds up the top 10 qualifiers for the Classified division.

Michael Tsang’s, of Hong Kong, 1784 was the score to beat in the Youth division. Singapore’s Brandon Lee rolled a 1756, while Filipina Lara Posadas bowled a 1707 series to finish second and third respectively. Gregory Gan, of Singapore, (1694), Thai’s Songvit L. (1688), and Taiwanese Wang Ling- Gang (1673) are currently occupying the fourth to sixth spot. The next three spots are occupied by three Filipinos, Oliver Mandilag (1672), MTBA’s Louie Chuaquico (1668), and Prima-TBAM’s Stewart Ngo (1645). Hong Kong’s Carlos Lai (1641) currently hold the tenth spot in the Youth division. The top 24 bowlers in each of the division will qualify for their respective division’s master finals.

Higher scores are expected as the bowlers find their grooves on the lanes and are adjusted to the three different oil patterns. This classic is sponsored by Euro-Med Laboratories, Bevida Distilled Drinking Water, Storm Products Inc., Wave products by Ark International, Premiere Insurance and Surety Corporation, EGI, AZO, and Roto Grip. Philippine Airlines is the official airlines. Manila Bulletin and Sports Weekly are the official media partner. Heritage Hotel and Century Park Sheraton are the official hotel of this international classic. City Garden Hotel is the artery hotel. Bowlmart Training Institute is the official lane maintenance partner.

The PBAP Bevida-Storm International Classic will get underway today at the new Pearl Bowling Center located on the second floor of the HP Pearl Sports Center at Harrison Plaza. Some of the top bowlers will be competing in the 24 lane Brunswick center. Bowlers from Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, and the Philippines will compete in this prestigious event. The Keglers from the 10 countries will bowl 24 qualifying games over three days on three different oil patterns. The top 24 qualifiers in three seperate divisions (open, classified, and junior) will advance to the finals. This is the first tournament that used the multiple pattern and allowed the top pro bowlers to compete with the best amateurs in our region. This tournament is sponsored by Euro-Med Laboratories, Bevida distilled drinking water, Storm Products Inc., Wave products by Ark International, Roto Grip, AZO, Premiere Insurance and Surety Corporation, EGI, Heritage Hotel, Century Park Sheraton Hotel, City Garden Hotel, and PAL. The official media partner is Manila Bulletin and Sports Weekly. Bowlmart Training Institute is the official lane maintenance group. Hall of famer Paeng Nepomuceno will again lead the local contingent. Asian championship double Gold medallist, Chester King, and the newly crowned PBC champion will also see action along with other Philippine National team bowlers. Asian games Gold medallist, Remy Ong, will lead a strong Singapore team. Power house Malaysia will also make it’s presence felt. The up coming bowlers from Hong Kong coached by Purvis Granger, former Philippine national coach, will try to defend the title despite the absence of Wu Siu Hong. The great spinners from Chinese Taipei will also be gunning for the top prizes and title. Scores are expected to be high and competition will be fierce yet friendly. PBAP again welcomes the top bowlers from our region to show case their skills and do their battles on the lane. This could be a good preview of how the Philippines will fare in the up coming Asian Championships and Asian Games later in the year.

Team Bowlmart will soon be moving to its new home at Harrison Plaza. The HP Pearl Sports Center is scheduled to open its doors to the public on April 10,2010. It will house 24 Brunswick Pro Anvil Lane with GS 98 pin setters. It will also have 11 tournament AMF billiards table. The sports center will also have a basketball court along side three badminton court, which is convertible to two standard volleyball court. It will also have a gym and fitness center. A full time nurse will also be present to take care of medical needs. Darts and an indoor driving and putting range will also be available for avid golfers. The food will be taken care by it’s partner, Shinju restaurant. Another partner, Fun House, will take care of the amusement and entertainment side with each wide variety of electronic and arcade games as well as it’s karaoke booths.

HP Pearl sports center will be hosting local and international events. The bowling center will host the Bevida PBAP Storm International Invitational Classic as well as the PBAP Euro-Med Storm International Championship. This years Asian Intercity Bowling Championship will also be held here. Aside from open play, the bowling center is expecting to host leagues daily except for Sunday. Bowling camps will he held for the summer also. Anyone interested or have questions should call Mr. James Dela Cruz and Mr. Yap Kok Wee. Our entrance is located opposite Banko Central with more than ample parking space. We are opposite Jollibee and Bingo at the annex of Harrison Plaza. Bowlmart Proshop is also here, not to only service your bowling need, but your other sporing needs also.

Team Bowlmart would like to sincerely thank the management of Paeng’s Midtown Bowl at Robinson’s Place for being such gracious host for over two years. The management of HP Pearl Sports Center  would like to invite all to visit and enjoy our facilities. We are here to service you. See you all there. Welcome to your new home. “Healthy body and healthy mind for a brighter tomorrow”. 

 Gene Basa has been tearing up  the pins at the D’Blues league held at Paeng’s Midtown Bowl in Robinson’s Place, Malate. Since he became a Brunswick Ball Rep his average has sky rocketed. Along with doubles partner James Dela Cruz, the duo has won the league seven straight times. They are trying for their eighth straight and are off to a fast start. James is also using a mix of Storm and Brunswick balls only. Continue reading this post…