The Georgetown Dominoes Association (GDA) will be hosting an international tournament starting
Faye Joseph
April 4 at the National Gymnasium. The tournament will be played on an accumulated points system and teams will play four matches before advancing to the semi finals.
Entrance fee is $4,000 and must be paid on or before March 31 to GDF Secretary Ms. Barbara Marshall who can be contacted on 617 0493 or 663 8280. Teams can also contact GDA President Ms. Faye Joseph on 685 1009 or Organizing Secretary Mark Wiltshire on 665 5855 for more information.
The final will be played on April 6 at the said venue and teams from Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, Barbados, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Puerto Rico and the host country are slated to participate.
The winning team will pocket a trophy and US$5,000, the runner a trophy and US$2,500, third place a trophy and US$1,500 and fourth a trophy and US$1,000. The competition will be launched tonight at Joseph residence, Gaulding Place, South Ruimveldt.
Speaking with Kaieteur Sport on Monday night last, Joseph said that after running off a number of tournaments locally, the GDA wants to provide Guyanese players an opportunity to compete against overseas teams.