Latest update April 18th, 2025 8:12 AM
Pullorama on today in 3rd Faye Joseph Int’l Domino Competition
-US, St. Lucia, B/dos already in country
Teams from the USA, Barbados and St. Lucia have already arrived to compete in the 3rd Faye Joseph International Domino Competition which commences today with the Pullorama segment at the National Gymnasium.
Faye Joseph
The event, which runs until April 17, has also attracted teams from Puerto Rico, Antigua & Barbuda and the Dominican Republic and word from the Organisers indicate that other representatives is expected to arrive today.
The competition to be played over four days has prize monies totaling in excess of $2million with the winning team receive $1million, 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams collect $500,000, $300,000 and $200,000 respectively along with trophies.
There will also be special prizes for outstanding individual performances, while a Pullorama will be conducted on the opening day at the same venue.
Entrance fee is US$220 or $44,000GYD and the defending champion is Phantom.
Meanwhile, Organising Secretary Mark ‘Jumbie’ Wiltshire in invited comments said that defending champion Phantom will be hard-pressed to retain the trophy.
According to Wiltshire the swell of tournaments have placed every team in good form and the competitiveness that was seen recently suggest that the event will be fiercely contested, making it difficult to predict a winner.
The major sponsors on board are Ansa McAl under the Stag Beer brand and Digicel.
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