MANILA, Philippines — Gerry Ongkeko beat fading Jose Rolly Delideli, 274-221, to rule the 9th SM Bowling Cup Pepsi Grand National Finals at the SM Mall of Asia Bowling Center in Pasay City over the weekend.

After topping the 10-game, 24-player last-day qualifiers that enabled him to secure a twice-to-beat bonus in the championship series, Ongkeko settled the issue with seven straight strikes in the first match to win a 2010 model Chery Tigo worth nearly P900,000.

Delideli, who finished 6th overall and had to prevail in two earlier stepladder matches and earn a crack at Ongkeko, couldn’t keep pace with his sizzling rival and settled for the runner-up pot of P100,000 in the event sponsored by SM, Pepsi, Lipton Tea and Chery Motors.

Awarding the prizes and trophies to the winners were SM senior marketing manager for Bowling and Ice Skating Ana Aguila, Pepsi marketing manager Jerome Agustin and Mark Pangandian, representing Raymund Tribdino, Chery Motors vice president for marketing and after sales.