Talavera, Villaviciencio are Sept. King and Queen

Multi-titled keglers Robert Talavera and Yho Villaviciencio topped their respective divisions and shared the limelight in the September roll-off of the Budweiser King and Queen of the Lanes Bowling Tournament Monday night at the Saipan Bowling Center.

Talavera leaned on his strong opening game on the way to winning the men’s division by 91 pins over his closest pursuer Dannie Robles.

The 38-year-old 2006 Bowler of the Year averaged 218 on Sunday as he came up with a monster score of 257 in the very first game.

He followed that up with a 232 in second before slowing down a bit with rolls of 188 and 195 in the third and fourth games, enough to propel him for the win with his total of 872 pinfalls.

In contrast, fellow perfect gamer Robles started slow but closed out strong to settle for second place with an average of 195.25.

He had 189 in first game, 195 in the second, 156 in the third, and 241 in four and final game for a total of 781.

Raymond Angeles failed to sustain a good opening game to place third with his 770 total pinfalls. He averaged 192.50, built around 248, 177, 160, and 185.

Another perfect gamer, Richard Leong, came in fourth with his total of 756 with an average of 189 (189, 170, 184, and 213).

Talavera pocketed the top prize of $100, Robles went home with $50, while Angeles and Leong won $30 and $15, respectively.

A total of 27 players joined the men’s division.

Rounding out the Top 10 finishers for the men were Alex Cacdac (749), Raul Dumapit (740), Percy Omechelang (740), Raymond Tolentino (740), Rey Madrilejos (727) and Lito Teodoro (718).

In the women’s division, Villaviciencio towed the rest of the field with her total of 722, which was 23 pins more than second placer Lynn Teregoyo’s score.

Villaviciencio averaged 180.50 after a seesaw performance. She opened up with a 171, followed with 180, then tumbled with a 166 before finishing strong with a 205.

Teregoyo had 171 in her first two games and she was on her way to winning the title after coming in with a 180 in the third game but collapsed with a 177 in the fourth for an average of 174.75.

Ron Cal was third with her 692. She averaged 173 (170, 173, 194, and 155).

Villaviciencio won $60, Teregoyo $40, and Cal $20.

Elena Soll was fourth with her 687 total after averaging 171.75 (165, 196, 137, and 189).

Diana Camacho settled for fifth with her 685 total after averaging 171.25 (157, 189, 183, 156).

Completing the Top 10 in the women’s division were Carol Mckenzie (676), Mhel Regis (656), Diana Camacho (642), Gigi Zapanta (634), and Lala Taitano (630.