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Manila Bulletin devider Sports devider Custodio bags Youth boys silver in PIO bowling tilt

Custodio bags Youth boys silver in PIO bowling tilt

Published May 20, 2023 09:49 am
Marc Custodio began brightly but flickered in the stretch last Friday night, May 19, to settle for the silver medal in the Youth boy's division of the Philippine International Open Tenpin Bowling Championships at the Coronado Lanes inside the Starmall in Mandaluyong. *Marc Custodio (second from left) emerged as the silver medalist in the Youth boys division after losing in the finals to Malaysian Syabil Azam (center) while his compatriot Danial Abu Samah (second from right) was third. Flanking them are PBF official Jinggay Farcuri (left) and tournament director Nikki Go.*


After securing the top seed in landing first in the final eight-game series, Custodio looked poised to secure the plum in opening the one-game playoff with four straight strikes against Malaysian No. 2 seed Syabil Azam, who took out compatriot Danial Abu Samah 199-171 earlier in the stepladder finals. But Azam, who countered in the opening with three straight strikes, bounced back from an open frame in the fourth with four consecutive strikes to emerge on top 221-181 for the crown in the tourney organized by Philippine Bowling Federation. In an all-Malaysian finale, No. 3 seed Nurul Anis Nabila defeated top seed Nur Hazirah 194-168 to prevail in the Youth girl's division of the competition sponsored by the Philippine Sports Commission.
Nabila had earlier defeated hometown bet Danielle Escolano 199-171 in the stepladder finals to advance to the championship match with Hazirah in the tournament also supported by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation.
"Nawala yung linya ko dun, hindi ako naka-adjust in time," rued Custodio, 19, of his sputtering finish marked by two open frames, the first in the fifth that eventually led to this downfall against his Malaysian foe.
"This was my first time to be in the stepladder finals so medyo ninyerbyos po ako," said Escolano of her sub-par showing against Nabila in the kegfest also backed by Timberpro, Robinson's Land, Cuisiners, Starbalm and The Bowler.
Unlike their Filipino rivals, who are both college students, Malaysian Terence Yaw, who writes for the Asian Bowling Federation, revealed that two Malaysian champions were full-time athletes getting allowances from the government.
"Both of them (Azam and Nabila) bowl full-time and are fully supported by our government, along with their nutritional needs," said Yaw.
In other events, Philippine Senior Bowler's Francis Manalaysay scored 1630 to rule the men's open Senior Masters while MBA-Global's Blanca Sambajon topped the distaff side with a score 1503 in the competition also backed by the Pasig Bowlers Association.

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