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Caricom captures Corporation Domino title
Troy Peters (left) Banks DIH Media Manager presents the first prize to the winner of the Caricom Dominoes tournament
Caricom Massive emerged winners of the Next Level Domino Club Inter-Corporation Domino competition which ended Monday evening.
In the final played at Guinness Bar on Joseph Pollydore Street, Lodge, Caricom recorded a commanding 84 games to win the first prize of the Banks DIH trophy, $80,000 and six bottles of R1 Vodka in the 25-team tournament.
F&H Printery with 74 games copped the Ansa McAl trophy and $50,000 in claiming second position. They also received four bottles of R1 Vodka.
Third place went to Guyana Police Force with 65 games. The lawmen secured the Giftland Office Max trophy and $30,000.
Mayor and City Council (M&CC) carted off the fourth prize of a trophy sponsored by Western Union and $10,000.
Tyrone Blackman of F&H who scored 17 games was named player of the final. John Wilburg of NIS won a trophy for sharing the first double love in the tournament.Tournament organizer Lyall Gittens, President of Next Level Club said the support from teams was overwhelming forcing the event into a third day. Matches were played for the first two days at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue but the final was shifted to Guinness Bar.
Gittens also expressed gratitude to Banks DIH, Ansa McAl, Western Union, Giftland Office Max, GT&T, Guinness Bar, Star Party Rental, Rent-A-Tent H. Persaud and L. Kanhai who offered support to the tournament now in its second year.
He said that the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport and Director Neil Kumar were also very supportive to the venture.
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