3RD PINOYSG FUN4ALL BOWLING TOURNAMENT SCORED A STRIKE WITH PARTICIPANTS!
by: chel enriquez
On the 2nd of May, a crowd of over 200 bowling fans quickly packed Planet Bowl at Civil Club for the 3rd PSG Fun4ALL Bowling Tournament. For the past two years, there had not been as overwhelming of bowling-enthusiasts and not-so-enthusiasts to ever attend this event. This shows the increasing growth of the PinoySG community.
Froknoi, who initiated the first bowling EB way back in 2007 never expected that from a small not-so-competitive hobby among some PSG members became a high-spirited, sought-after event of the year.
A big thanks to our sponsors, Xpress Money, Outback Steakhouse, Juzz1, Headstart and iTalkBB and of course, the endless support of our members (players, cheerers and their families). It’s a success!!!
Read more after the break.
This year saw 19 team entries: Team Duxton I – Cherubs, Team Duxton II – Echos, TBAGZ, K’berkz, DTK RL & SFs (Alpha Team), DTK RL & SFs (Bravo Team), PSG Kalasag Mountaineering Team, Team Bisdak, Batangeno – Team Karibok, Tropang Sunday Smashers – The Smashing Bowlers!, Team PSG Sunday Smashers – The Crosscourt Bowlers!, Team SolFlex, Baron Team, Team Wemblebee, The Crossliners Bowlers Team, Team Newbie Uno – Green Strikers, Team Newbie Dos, PinoySG Badminton Club and V’Berkz.
With $650 worth of prizes given away, along with trophies, certificates, vouchers and thumbdrives, some teams went full blast with their respective weekly practices. And after much sweat, preparation and anticipation, the day finally came. Excitement filled the venue, as the trophies and prizes were put on display. There are prizes for high scorers and lots of fun awards (Turkey award, 69 points, 101 points, etc)
We held a mini walk off for the judges (Imtiaz of Xpressmoney and Ryan of iTalkBB) before the official roll-off, where each team showed off their team uniform for the Best Uniform award. The judges awarded points for having the psg logo, a bowling theme and originality.
After their hour long warm-up, the tournament officially started with a loud cheer and off they went to play 3 games and battle it out for the championship title.
For the individual fun awards, people were initially confused with what the heck the crazy emcee (yours truly) was talking about but finally came to their senses and hurriedly ran towards me to say “they’ve got turkey” (3 strikes in a row), a 69 or 101! Awards were given for the following fun individual category:
First 5 bowlers to get 69 points in a frame:
1. Jiv (crossliners)
2. Shath (K’Berkz)
3. BabyDamulag (Baron Team)
4. Kanor (Team Duxton 1 – Cherubs)
5. Jetstar (Team Solflex)
First 5 bowlers to get 101 points in a frame:
1. Loelle Lilo (V’Berks)
2. Jopet ((The Smashing Bowlers)
3. Chinkywinky (K’Berkz)
4. Aldwin (Team Solflex)
5. KarKar (PSG Badminton)
First 3 bowlers to get turkey in a game (3 strikes in a row -XXX):
1. John Patrick (V’Berks)
2. Nad (Team Newbie Dos)
3. Lancelot (Team Wemblebee)
After the first game, we called upon the representatives for Mr. and Ms. PSG, which caused a shooting frenzy! The couples strutted their stuff and posed for the cameras. This award was also judged by Mr Imtiaz (Thanks to Chinoy and Mhark for the great pictures).
The games went on for the next 3 hours with non-stop cheering, photo taking and eating! You could literally feel the buzz in the air, as you see people make new friends, have fun and bond with their families. Non-players were not left out of the fun as I entertained them with a short “Bring Me” game, giving away Outback vouchers and A-freight umbrellas.
The event came to an end as the DTK, RL & SF Alpha team rolled their last ball. As the points were being tallied, we awarded the Best Uniform and Mr. and Ms. PSG:
Team SolFlex – Best Uniform
Tbagz – Caloyski and Marianangel
We played more exciting Bring Me’s, and gave out the other fun awards as the tension built up on who will emerge champions for the 3RD PSG Fun4ALL Bowling Tournament 2009.
Youngest Bowler – Zaynard aka RD (Team Newbie Dos)
Oldest Bowler – Tatamakata
Most Drunk Bowler – Tatamakata and Eartling
Loudest Team – DTK, RL and SFs (Alpha and Bravo Team)
After I ran out of jokes and categories to give prizes to, the results finally came out. We gave away $400 cash prizes and $250 worth of Outback Vouchers:
Top 10 Teams:
Champion: DTK’s & RL TEAM ALPHA
1st Runner up: Tropang Sunday Smashers (The Smashing Bowlers)
2nd Runner up: Team Newbie Uno (Green Strikers)
3rd Runner up: PinoySG Badminton
4th Runner up: Duxton Team 2 (ECHOS)
5th Runner up: DTK’s & RL Team Bravo
6th Runner up: Team Karibok
7th Runner up: PSG V’berks
8th Runner up: Team Solflex
9th Runner up: Tbagz
Individual Awards:
Highest scorer (male) – Kentoy (DTK’s & RL TEAM ALPHA)
Highest scorer (female) – Nerim (The Smashing Bowlers)
Most Strikes (male) in 1 game = JMillama (K’Berkz)
Most Strikes (female) in 1 game = Nerim (The Smashing Bowlers)
Canal King = RD (Team Newbie Dos)
Canal Queen = Evelyn731 (Team Wemblebee)
Organized by PSG, this event has been made possible by the players, cheerers, and from the support of our sponsors: Xpressmoney, Outback Steakhouse, Juzz1, Headstart and iTalkBB.
We hope all participants had fun and see you again next year!
This event was proudly sponsored by:
Photographs by: Chinoy, Mhark, Chanbri, Whin
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