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Zapanta, Villavicencio top 2008 BRS rankings
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Posted on Jan 20 2009
Raymond Zapanta and Yho Villavicencio earned the most bowlers ranking points in the 2008 season of the Saipan Bowling Association.
Zapanta tallied 1,664 points to lead 44 others in the men’s division, while Villavicencio carded 740 besting 19 other female keglers.
Ranking points were awarded based on the performance of the bowlers from each of the 12 monthly roll-offs and from other SBA-sanctioned events, such as the weekly leagues, Masters tournament, PBA Player of the Year, and the Annual PBA Classified.
Dannie Robles came in second with 1,521 BRS, followed by Richard Leong (1,432), Simon Manacop (1,429), and Robert Talavera (1,313).
Newly crowned 2008 Budweiser King of the Lanes Raymond Angeles was only sixth in the rankings with his 1,236 BRS.
Angeles won the 2008 title Sunday after beating Raul Dumapit in the finals, 180-144.
The runner-up Dumapit was seventh in the rankings with his 1,146 BRS.
Forty-five made the list in the men’s rankings, but only 18 joined the season-finale roll-off.
Dumapit and Angeles were joined by Talavera, Ador Dimaano, Percy Omechelang, and 2007 titlist Jon Hensley in the stepladder finals.
Dimaano was ranked 15th in the season with his 416 BRS, Omechelang was ninth (1,000 BRS), and Hensley placed 19th (248 BRS).
In the women’s division, Yho was ahead by 125 BRS over Ron Cal (615 BRS) to gain the top rankings last year.
Completing the Top 5 were Elena Soll (545), Gloria Omechelang (497), and Gigi Zapanta (495).
Emi Williams, 2008 Queens of the Lanes, was only in eighth place with her 385 BRS.
Williams took the Queens tiara downing Villavicencio in the finals, 179-149.
Diane Camacho, who placed 10th in the rankings was third in the season-finale roll-offs, followed by Cal, Zapanta, and Soll.
