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Pepsi yearend roll-off begins today
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Posted on Jan 08 2005
The 2004 Pepsi King of the Lanes Bowling Tournament will hold its yearend championship beginning today at the Saipan Bowling Center in Garapan.
Of the Top 36 that made it to the final bash based on the Bowling Ranking System, only bowlers in the 13th to 36th spots will see action today, with the Dirty Dozen automatically advancing to the nine-game roll-off next Sunday, Jan. 16.
Today’s competition among the lower-ranked 24 bowlers begins with registration at 9:45am. The actual roll-off starts 15 minutes later at 10am.
Organizer Saipan Bowling Association said bowlers not in the Top 36 are allowed to replace no-shows. Alternates would be based on the BRS and the number of roll-offs for the year. Entry fee for the three-game roll-off today is $15.
The first round of the yearend championships will determine the other 12 bowlers that will join the early dozen qualifiers next week. Entry fee for next week’s Final Double Dozen is $40 for the Top 12 and an additional $30 for bowlers that make the cut.
While, bowling enthusiasts would have to wait another week to know the true king of the lanes, the queen would be crowned today as the women’s division begin and end championship this afternoon.
Only the Top 6 women bowlers based on the BRS qualify for the 2004 championship. Cost for entry is $40. It starts with a six-game roll-off.
Both the king and queen competition would then adopt a stepladder format for the second round and finals, where the third-ranked bowler after the roll-off challenges the sixth-ranked bowler in Game 1, and No. 4 challenges No. 5 in Game 2.
In the semifinals, the Game 1 winner will play the bowler that topped the roll-off and the Game 2 winner will go up against the second-ranked bowler. The winners of the two head-to-head matches then square off in the finals game.
Pacific Trading Co. has put up a purse of $1,000 for the overall Pepsi King of the Lanes winner.
For more information on the annual Pepsi King of the Lanes Tournament and its monthly editions, e-mail SBA through Zapanta at zapanta@vzpacifica.net or Dimaano at ador_dimaano@tanholdings.com.
