JEDDAH: Ernie Geslani led from the front as he helped his team regain the Tuesday League superiority when Kolokoy beat Pro Hap Hap on the championship of the FEDBG Quadro event at the Bowling City here.

Prior to the conclusion Kolokoy top-qualified the 12-week total pinfalls elimination with Pro Hap Hap right behind them followed by Sami Team and Star Eagles on the top four. Below the border were five teams that undergone 3-game playoff wherein the Pin Raker bested Pin Rockers Thunder Balls, Amri Team and Scratchers. First stepladder match was played by Sami Team, Star Eagles and Pin Rakers. Sami team out-scored their two opponents to face Pro Hap Hap.

It was a close match until 8th frame with Hassan Suqati, Mohd. Nojoom, Naif and Sami Qarni were equally bartering marks with Rolly Vistal, Jowet Carreon, Emil Payongayong and Melvin Lising. But with Suqati’s missed shot on the 9th frame and Qarni’s slowing down with spares against five baggers of Lising, Pro Hap Hap extricated and even though Nojoom bartered strikes with Payongayong the PHH team entered championship on concluding scores of 829-798.

At the outset the match was evenly poised Lising squarely kegling against Geslani. But Kolokoy capitalized on Zaldy Bacero and Vistal’s matchup when the latter got hobbled by splits and miss shots making the earlier on great advantage. Lising tried to enliven teammates by bagging four after turkey and a spare, but Geslani squared him off with similar strings which Bacero supported well in a wide gap against Vistal. Such occurrence plus slight advantage of Rene Punzalan and Jimmy Mandingiado over Carreon and Payongayong trailed Pro Hap Hap in a distance so that albeit Lising’s 258 scratch, Kolokoy emerged victorious for another title in this FEDBG Tuesday Quadro tournament on final settlement of 864-784.

Geslani topped winners’ board with 241, Bacero 226, Punzalan 199 and Mandingiado 198. Lising tried shielding Pro Hap Hap with 258 with Carreon, Payongayong and Vistal respectively backing with 199, 175 and 152.