To kick off its special events of the 2014 season on top of the two leagues and monthlies the OFBC (Overseas Filipino Bowlers Club) gathered its members at Ice Land Bowling Center for the Mixed Doubles Bowling Championship recently.

In a day-long competition players enjoyed themselves out on the lanes in an atmosphere of fun and camaraderie. There were 21 pairs that battled for honors in eight games sudden death format, according to OCBC Commissioner Joel Nidoy.

The tandem of Rudy Jamon and Kristhea Mae Busico emerged champion after combining for total pinfalls with handicap of 2,929. It was a decisive victory for Jamon and Busico with the 1st runner-up pair of Robert Gamboa and Carms Lim finishing 16 pins adrift on 2,913.

The husband-and-wife team of Toto Lim and Vangie Lim edged out Jameel Gabrera and Margie Villasanta at 2nd runner-up by six pins 2,859 to 2,853.

Fourth runner-up was the Tom Langa-Shirley Sagmit pair who rolled 2,832 followed by Jun Ejanda-Sharmaine Patayan 2,823 and Nards Hassan-Sharmaine Patayan 2,800. Sharmaine was paired with two male bowlers and her score made to count for two teams after Hassan ended up without a partner and had to pick one in a draw since the female players were short by one to match the total number of male bowlers that turned out on the day.

Archie Alcantara and Fuly Primo finished 7th runner-up on 2,805, Benj Espinosa-Hyeth Ann Achai 8th runner-up 2,801 and Joel Nidoy-Farida de Guzman completed the first 10 winners eligible for a prize at 2,800.

The top five teams each received a cash prize and elegant gift from the sponsor Advanced Fabrics Co. Ltd. (SAAF). Cash prizes were awarded to the rest of the winners.

Nidoy thanked the sponsors, participants, OFBC members and officers for their support to the event.

The SAAF sponsorship was courtesy of Mounir Haddad, managing director; Don Moore, project manager; and Mohamed Hadidy and Juan Gouws, technical managers.

Another sponsor, Petro Rabigh Co., provided T-shirts, ball caps and car shades to the top 15 finishers thanks to Sales and Marketing Manager Adieb Jafari, Eyad M. Ajaj, corporate affairs manager; Salah Kathani, public affairs supervisor; Ammar Fadaq, Adnan A. Malki and Dante Macaraeg.