All systems in place for Malta Supreme Darts tournament
The Guyana Darts Association will this evening be hosting the Malta Supreme Darts Tournament, and according to the organisers, all systems are in place.
The Millennium Manor hotel on Hadfield Street will serve as venue for the three-day event, which will see participation of a 15-member team from Trinidad and Tobago.
Sudesh Fitzgerlad
President of the Guyana Darts Association, Sheik Yassen, has said the Trinidadians will be arriving tomorrow afternoon, the Jamaicans have opted out of the tournament, but the Bajans are hoping to send a team for the men’s singles on Sunday.
Entrance fee for each category of play is US$15. Top three finishers in the Mixed Nation category would respectively walk away with US$600, US$300 and US$150.
Meanwhile, the Luck of the Draw winner will take home 50% of the pool, second place winner will earn 25%, while the other 25% will be shared between third and fourth place winners.
The Luck of the Draw is open to practically anyone who believes he/she has the ability to play the game; while the Mixed Nations Doubles will see a local player being paired with an overseas player.
In the individual categories, players with the most 100 points, highest check out, shortest games, and most 180 points will earn themselves cash.
The Male and Female Singles is the major attraction, with reigning Caribbean Singles champion Sudesh Fitzgerald being Guyana’s top ranked player. Luis Ramirez-Merlano, who teamed up with Fitzgerald to win the Caribbean Doubles title last year in Barbados, will also be in action.
Other players who are expected to defend home turf in the Male division are Lalchand Rambharose, Anil Lachhman, Sherwin Greene, Anthony Bissoondyal and Bholanauth Ramdyal; while on the distaff side, Guyana will be represented by Rosetta Hiralall, Shondell Hyles, Hemwantie Amyan, Victorine Chandro and Melissa Smartt, among others. The tournament, initiative of newly-elected President Sheik Yassen, is aimed at the Association laying the foundation to host the Caribbean Championships in 2020.
Roosters Bottled Coconut Water and R. Ganesh Mining Enterprise are the corporate partners on board for the tournament.
