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Feb 21, 2013 Sports
DeSinco Trading are new champs of Inter Corporation Dominoes when the 5th annual edition was contested at the Next Level Sports, in the city.
The John and Sheriff Streets, Campbellville based entity carted off the top prize of $250,000, trophy and 9 medals in what has been described as a keen battle which also involved their neighbours Bayridge Taxi Service and the Mayor & City Council; the competition was organized by Next Level Sports Club.
Some forty-three (43) entities contested the competition and in a matter of three days it boiled down to the final seven teams, Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Company Limited (GT&T), Goldyn & Sons, Ministry of Health (MOH), Mayor & City Council (M&CC), Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB), DeSinco Trading and Bayridge Taxi Service.
Matches played at Dynasty Sports Club saw favourites MOH being eliminated by DHB and M&CC, while GT&T, who were playing very well leading up to the penultimate sitting, tried to assist DeSinco but were eliminated. Bayridge drew the bye.
The next match saw Bayridge coming up against Goldyn & Sons and DeSinco Trading and the Campbellville combination made no mistake as they sent the star studded Goldyn & Sons packing from the competition.
When action shifted to the Strikers Sports Club for the semifinals and final, it commenced with DeSinco Trading drawing the bye to the final. Underdogs Bayridge were up against DHB & M&CC and as it turned out, DHB were knocked out and back to Harbour Bridge to ensure that maintenance work remained on schedule.
The eagerly anticipated final commenced and it was DeSinco Trading which cantered into the lead with no real threat up to the fourth sitting, tables and chairs were banged on as the supporters of the various teams voiced their varying opinions throughout the match.
Heading into the final sitting it seemed like a one sided affair as the scores read DeSinco Trading 69 games, M&CC 61 games and Bayridge in the cellar on 56 games.
Bayridge made the maximum 18 games in the final sitting and had their Captain Hugh Gordon been more strategic by taking a glimpse at the master board they would have been victorious, his focus was on M&CC and they gave away two crucial games to DeSinco Trading which cost them the championship.
At the end of the final sitting the scores read, DeSinco Trading 75 games, Bayridge 74 games and M&CC 72 games.
The organizers are extending appreciation to the entities who have been on board from the inception of this annual competition, Beverage Giants Banks DIH the exclusive sponsor of the first prize, trophy and medals and Nigel’s Supermarket who has doubled the hampers this time around.
Also on board this year were Swansea Industrial Associates, Guiana Holdings Inc., Supremacy Trading & Investments, Wendy’s Hair Salon, Humphreys Bakery & Farm Products, Bovell Construction, Becks Lumber Yard, Patterson & Patterson Associates, Intikab Alli Jewellery, Big Boss Transportation Services, Western Union, Courts Guyana Inc. and The Trophy Stall.
The collective support of these entities it was disclosed, would have aided Next Level Sports Club is achieving their goal of bringing together Ministries, Corporations and business entities in a harmonious and nationalistic oriented manner through the sport of dominoes.
The presentation of prizes would be held on Friday at the Banks DIH Sports Club beginning at 18:00hrs.
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