THE Guyana Draughts Association will be holding its Annual National Championship on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st of October, at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue. All three categories will be played; A, B and C. Registration begins at 09:00 hrs while the tournament starts at 10:00 hrs. Entrance fee is $300 per person for all categories of players.
The B and C games will be played and on Saturday 20th, and on Sunday 21st the top six (6) qualifiers will join the A division players to contest for the championship.
A representative of the Trophy Stall (left) hands over two of the trophies to Mr. Jairam of the GDA.
E. Grandison from the B division will be looking to defend his title against some of the country’s best players and gain promotion to the A division. The C division title is now vacant since the defending champion Shawn Weeks has moved up to the B division where Carlton Simon will be looking to defend that trophy and could face strong challenges from Khemraj Pooranmall and past champion Elton Lambert.
Trophies for this year’s event will be sponsored by Trophy Stall which is located in Bourda Market. Meanwhile proprietor of the business, Ramesh Sunich, said that he played the game some years ago, and was willing when approached to sponsor the trophies for this event.
On Sunday October 28th, an international Draughts tournament will be played using the 100 square boards and trophies will be sponsored by National Sports Commission.
All games are opened to clubs and individuals throughout the country and players are reminded to be on time for a prompt start.