Asif Ahmad scored a Maximum 18 games to lead Underdog to victory in the final of the Anand Dinban Memorial Dominoes competition which was contested on Sunday last at Amit Ramnarine Restaurant in Good Success, Wakenaam.
Abdool Haleem also chalked 17 games for the winners. Cutters placed third with 79 followed by Club Monaco on 57. Anand Dhannyshore scored a maximum 18 and Mohamed Zafrull made 15 for the runner up team. Fidel Birbal and Amit Ramnarine were Club Monaco’s leading players with 12 and 11 games respectively.
Meanwhile, Underdog marked 80 games to win round one, while Sea Wall Boys came second with 71 and All Star third with 69. Abdool Haleem was Underdog’s leading player with 16, while Andrew Osborne and Julian Ramoutar marked 15 apiece for Sea Wall Boys. Mohamed Kalam and Khemraj Surujpaul scored 15 and 14 respectively for All Star.
The second round was won by Cutters with 87 games of which Kalid Zaman led with 18, supported by Dhanyshore and Pooran (only name) with 17 each. Club Monaco placed second with 77 ahead of Sea Wall Boys 65. Birbal made 16 games and Ramnarine 15 for Club Monaco, while Anil Ramrattan and Osborne scored 14 and 12 respectively for Sea Wall Boys. Ramoutar was the lone love bird.
Underdog received the winning trophy, while Ahmad was given the award for being the most outstanding player in the final. Cutters collected the runner up prize.
The competition was sponsored by All Star Dominoes team and was played in memory of the late Anand Dinban who was a member of the said team. He died under tragic circumstances in December 2011.
Speaking at the presentation ceremony, captain of the All Star team, Khemraj Surujpaul, thanked the participating teams, stating that Dinban was one of their leading players.