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Lampkin, Anderson in winners’ row
Managing Director of Oasis Water Inc. Wayne Forde (third left) hands over the first prize money and trophy to ‘C’ class winner Esan Anderson in the presence of runner-up Richard Branche (second right) and third placed Osaffo Warde (second left) along with other officials on Saturday.
Nigel Lampkin and Esan Anderson were the respective winners in the ‘B’ and ‘C’ class categories in the Oasis Water Inc Draughts Tournament which was played on Saturday at the Guyana Legion Hall on Carifesta Avenue.
Lampkin, who ended on 39 points, narrowly defeated Jairam on 38, Grandison Elridge with 37 and Aubrey Rowe on 33.
Anderson had a more comfortable time in his division finishing on 32 points relegating Richard Branche on 27 to the runner-up spot, while Osafo Warde with 24 and Rodrick Cameron 20 completed the top four positions.
The three top places in each category received monetary prizes, while the winners also took away trophies.
The Managing Director of Oasis Water Inc. Wayne Forde in his opening remarks informed the participants that his objective is to bring more young players into the game and also to capture new ones.
He said he believes that it is a beautiful mind game that deserves to be within the company of all other mind games including Chess. Each participant was mandated to introduce five new players to the game and bring them to the next tournament.
A total of $60,000 was up for grabs in what was described as the first edition of what will now become a permanent fixture in the national draughts tournament schedule.
The Company intends to host a tournament every four months and the hope is that very shortly it will include all three categories (A, B & C).
The full results are as follows:
C-Class
Name Points Placement Prize
Esan Anderson 32 1st $16,000 & Trophy
Richard Branche 27 2nd $12,000
Osaffo Warde 24 3rd $8,000
Rodrick Cameron 20 4th Kind
B-Class
Nigel Lampkin 39 1st $8,000 & Trophy
Jairam 38 2nd $6,000
Grandison Elridge 37 3rd $4,000
Aubrey Rowe 33 4th Kind
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