Stabroek News Sunday

Champion of Champions Dominoes Part Two on today

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Part Two of the Champion of Champions Dominoes competitio­n featuring the country’s top teams will get cracking today from 1pm at the Green City Restaurant and Bar, Lot `H’ Durban and Vlissingen Roads.

The competitio­n is a collaborat­ion between Mark `Jumbie’ Wiltshire, Organising Secretary of the Georgetown Domino Associatio­n (GDA) and Shemar Trucking Service whose Managing Director Duean Boston recently handed over a cheque for an undisclose­d sum of money to Wiltshire at the company’s location.

According to Wiltshire, most of the country’s top teams have been invited to participat­e in the competitio­n which carries total prize monies in excess of $200,000 along with trophies.

Wiltshire, who has been one of the stalwarts of the game and someone who has been among the persons responsibl­e for the meteoric rise in popularity of the sport, said that a number of teams have been given automatic qualificat­ion including All Seasons, C7, C6, Gold For Money, All Players, Phantom, Turning Point, Gangsta, Mix-up, Spartans, Providence, Thunder, Lions, OPKO, Transport and Angels among others.

Among those invited are: Bank of Guyana, GGMC, Sunflower, Top Gun, Orange Walk, Strikers, Masters, Rockets, Linden and Bartica.

The winning team will receive $175,000 and a trophy while the second and third placed teams will take home $75,000 and $35,000 respective­ly.

The Most Valuable Player of the Final will be awarded $5000. Among the other sponsors on board are: All Seasons Racing Service, Big Boss Trucking Service and Boston Pawn Shop.

All GNDA rules will be in effect, while Bar-B-Cue and drinks will be sold throughout the day

Double-six time is 13:00hrs. Interested teams can contact Wiltshire on tele#665-5855.

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