New Hyde Park, NY: The LIGBT, sponsored by Storm, ran its fifth Sport Shot Series event at Herrill Lanes. David Chu, New York, NY won the $1,000 top prize by defeating 2nd place finisher Ken Bruce, Oceanside, NY 260-249. Kenny earned $600 for his runner-up position. This was Dave’s first title since becoming a member 9 years ago. Finishing in third place was Ryon Lee, Holbrook, NY with a 228 worth $400. Rounding out the top 4 was Pak Wong, New York, NY with a 207 worth $300.
While scoring was low in both qualifying squads, the shootout begin with all 4 bowlers throwing strikes. David threw 6 strikes in his first 7 frames, but when he opened in the 7th frame, Kenny doubled to get within 10 pins of the lead. Both bowlers were on strikes going into the 10th frame, so when David made his spare, Kenny needed a double to claim the title. Ken threw an 8-count giving David his first LIGBT title. Ryon, who was giving everyone pins, couldn’t throw enough strikes and had settle in 3rd place. Pak, a 5-time title holder, started strong but couldn’t carry and finished in 4th place.
The LIGBT 2-squad sport shot tournament drew 105 entries, paid out $5,475 in prize money, and had 29 bowlers go to the cashing window. The side action awarded an additional $5,605 bringing the total event payout to $11,080.
Scores to cash on the 37 foot “Broadway” pattern were 657 at noon and 656 at 2pm. The wildcard winner, which is the highest 6-game series by a non-finalist, was Charles Ko, Palisades, NJ with a 1,334. High series of the tournament was shot by Tony Scibelli, Williston Park, NY with an 832 in the noon squad. The winner of the Storm ball raffle was Dawn Vening, Mount Vernon, NY.