A five-member team comprising national champion Sudesh Fitzgerald, Luiz Miguel Ramierz-Merlano, Lallchand Rambharose, Terrence Joseph and Victorine Chandro departed Guyana on Wednesday for neighbouring Brazil where they will compete in the Professional Darts Corporation World Championship Qualifier for Central Caribbean and South America.
From lef: David Dharamraj, Dr Terrance Joseph, Lallchand Rambharose, Luiz Miguel Ramierz-Merlano, Victorine Chandro, Sudesh Fitzgerald and GDA President Sheik Yassen
The players are aiming for places in the William Hill World Darts Championship set for December in London.
President of the Guyana Darts Association, Sheik Yassen wished the team well on their journey and urged them to perform to their best given the stakes on offer.
Fitzgerald won the Caribbean and South American Masters in 2008 which qualified him to represent Guyana at the PDC World Darts Championship, held in London in 2009.
He felt that as a team, they stand a good chance of producing a strong showing and possibly winning the tournament.
In 2008, he reached the semi-finals in the World Darts Federation Americas Cup singles. The former Caribbean champion explained that they were conducted intense training sessions at the Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) and moved to different venues as a way of learning to perform at an optimum given that they are unaware of what to expect in Brazil.
The team will also have the presence of David Dharamraj, who is a strong supporter of the sport. The three-day tournament will be held at the Girasol Plaza Hotel and begins on September 22.
