Garden City, NY: Kevin Son, a 21-year-old two-handed bowler from Palisades, NJ, won the LIGBT Summer Major at AMF Garden City in a shocking finish. Kevin, won his first LIGBT title by defeating Dany Nelson, Bronx, NY 254-247 to earn the $2,000 top prize. While Dany earned $1,000 for second, finishing in third was Chris Williams, Bronx, NY with a 220 worth $500. Rounding out the top 5 was 4th place finisher Archie Nabas, Queens Village, NY with a 215 worth $400 and 5th place finisher Maniram Basdeo, Bronx, NY with a 213 worth $300.
The Spring Major final shootout was exciting with an incredible finish. Dany had a 28-pin lead with 2 frames to go, but when Kevin finished with 4 strikes, and Dany missed a one pin spare in the tenth, Kevin had a surprising seven-pin victory. Chris, who represented the scratch division, bowled well but his one open in the third frame was tough to overcome. Archie, a senior finalist, started with a triple but his one open and inability to string strikes gave him a 4th place finish. Maniram, also from the senior division, seemed confused early but finished with two doubles to settle for fifth place.
The LIGBT Summer Major featured 3 different divisions; scratch, 49 & under handicap, 50 & over handicap. There were 5 qualifying squads for each event with 1 in 4 each squad cashing and 1 in 8 advancing to the finals and earning a minimum of $100. Each division had their own elimination finals with the remaining 2 from each handicap division, and the last remaining scratch bowler, combining to compete in a 1-game final shootout for the top prizes.
The LIGBT Summer Major drew a total of 269 entries (including the desperado), cashed 73 spots, and had an event payout of $11,350 (with over $1,000 added by the LIGBT.) The side action paid out an additional $11,230 bringing the total event payout to $22,580. Cut scores on the house shot ranged from a high of 749 to a low of 670. Archie Nabas and Michael Williams, Laurelton, NY shot the only two perfect games of the tournament.
LIGBT’s next tournament is a 2-squad sport shot event at Herrill Lanes on Sunday, June 5th. The LIGBT is sponsored by Storm, Knockout Ball Cleaner, Torch Bowling, Billvee Electric, Vietri Assoiates, and CLS Custom Upholsterers.