YOUTH player Gab Velasco emerged champion in the Datba weekly qualifying bowling tournament held at the SM Lanang Premier Bowling Center on Monday evening, August 7.
Rule earned a ticket to the monthly finals after hitting a total of 849 pinfalls in a four-game series of the event organized by the Davao Tenpin Bowlers Association.
He prevailed over James Young and Jess Rule who placed second and third, respectively.
Young amassed 843 pinfalls while Rule scored 842.
Velasco received P1,300 while Young and Rule pocketed P800 and P600, respectively.
The 12th Datba Kadayawan NBT Open Tournament, meanwhile, will open tomorrow at the SM Lanang Premier Bowling Center.
Participants from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao will vie for the title and the P50,000 champion's purse.