Astoria, NY: William Luna, a NYC policeman from Corona, NY, won his first LIGBT title by defeating his friend Johnny Kim, Fresh Meadows, NY 246-245 at Astoria Bowl. William earned $1,000 for his victory while Johnny earned $500. Rounding out the top 4 was third place finisher Emmanuel Edobor-Osula, S. Richmond Hill, NY with a 234 worth $300 and fourth went to 5-time title holder Cary Fishman, NYC with a 224 worth $250.
The final shootout went down to the last ball. Going into the final frame all 4 bowlers could have won the title. When Johnny doubled in the tenth it forced William to knock down 19 pins to win. William converted a 2 pin spare and then threw a great shot leaving only the 10 pin to secure a 1 pin victory and his first LIGBT trophy.
The Astoria Bowl house shot tournament drew a nice crowd of 92 entries, advanced 16 bowlers to the finals and paid out $3,650. The tournament pattern was “Bourbon Street” creating cut scores of 775 at 1pm and 763 at 3:30pm. High series of the tournament was shot by Sean Kelly, Maspeth, NY with an 861 in the 3:30pm squad. The wildcard winner was Johnny Kim, with a 1509 six game series.
LIGBT’s next tournament is a sport shot event at AMF E. Meadow on Sunday, May 21st. Top prizes are guaranteed to pay $1,000-$500-$300-$250 and 1 in 6 each squad will advance to the finals and earn a minimum of $100. All bonus pins will be frozen at the next event. Entry fees at AMF E. Meadow are $70 & $60. To view the final results of the Astoria event please visit www.ligbtour.com. The LIGBT is sponsored by Kegel, Randi Siegel Law Offices, Torch Bowling, and CLS Custom Upholsterers.