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International Dominoes in Guyana Easter weekend
– Launch held on Wednesday evening
With member clubs issuing a challenge to the Georgetown Dominoes Association (GDA) to organize a tournament of some repute, President of the entity Faye Joseph confronted the challenge and has arranged an international tournament set to be staged over the Easter weekend (April 4-6), at the National Gymnasium.
Faye Joseph and Barbara Marshall (seated centre left and right respectively) along with the team reps at the competition’s launch.
On Wednesday evening at the residence of the President, who resides at Gaulding Place, South Ruimveldt, the tournament was launched with representatives of clubs and the GDA executive in attendance.
Joseph speaking at the occasion shortly after welcoming the clubs’ representatives to the Launch called on them to exhibit good discipline and play as winners to ensure that the prizes remain in Guyana.
She reflected on the time she called on the national team competing at a previous World Tournament to bring back the top prizes and they responded by winning the men’s competition and placing third in the women’s category.
Joseph, who is enjoying her second year at the helm of the GDA, urged the local players to perform as a unit and not as individual clubs since the focus must be to ensure that Guyana dominate the tournament.
Secretary of the GDA Barbara Marshall gave an overview of the tournament and the rules that will govern the event, informing that the Organisers had agreed to allow each team to play a minimum of four times, before the points are added to come up with the semi-finalists.
She too implored on the players to behave responsible and display good discipline at all times during the competition, adding that all captains will be held accountable for any inappropriate action (s) of their respective teams.
According to Marshall, thirteen (13) teams have been invited to participate and as recent as Wednesday night, the GDA has received confirmation from five to date and they include Barbados, USA, Canada, Antigua & Barbuda and St. Lucia with each already indicating that quite a few teams will be coming.
Among the other countries she mentioned that were invited are Grenada, Montserrat, St. Eustatius, Dominica, St. Kitts & Nevis, Anguilla and Puerto Rico.
The tournament she said will be divided into three zones and the entrance fee per team is $US220 or $44,000.
The winning team will receive US$5000, runner-up US$2500, 3rd place US$1500 and 4th place US$1000 along with trophies.
There will also be a trophy for the Most Valuable Player.
Marshall also disclosed that points and not the accumulation of games will determined which teams go forward to the semi-finals.
Three points will be awarded for a win, while two for second and one for third.
Registration ends on March 31.
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