WORLD Cup champion Krizziah Tabora was named Female Bowler of the Year, while Kenneth Chua grabbed his third consecutive men’s trophy in the recent Team Prima 25th Anniversary Celebration dubbed the Great Gatsby Party at the Blue Leaf Filipinos Event Place in Parañaque City.
The 26-year-old former Miriam College student was the runaway winner of the award for topping the prestigious Bowling World Cup that put her alongside Filipino bowling legends Paeng Nepomuceno and Bong Coo.
“This is another award that I will treasure and be proud of for the rest of my life. And 2017 turned out to be the best year of my life because after winning the World Cup, people recognized me here and abroad,” said Tabora, who already clinched her fifth Prima Pasta Athlete of the Year honor.
“The Filipinos abroad, they even threw party for me and asked to have pictures with me. They kept saying that, they are so proud of me. It’s very fulfilling knowing that I brought pride to our country. Also, I gained more friends in social media and in person,” she added.
Chua, 26, captured last year the first Philippine Bowling Federation Philippine International Open, TBAM Open Masters and Philippine Seniors Open Championship titles, while settling for a silver medal in the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.
Those achievements were enough for him to snare his fourth Bowler of the Year award during the annual event organized by Team Prima Chairman Alexander Lim.
Ivan Malig and Daphne Custodio won the Male and Female junior Bowler of the Year trophies, respectively. Clarice Estrellado and Stephen Diwa copped the Most Improved Bowler citation, while the Bowler of the Year for Cebu/Davao were Dianne Galendez and Heber Alqueza.