Guyana to host WCDF 19th World Domino Championships

…Government on board, Team Guyana in training

Guyana will play host to the 19th Edition of the World Council of Domino Federation’s (WCDF), World Domino Championship at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, from August 12 – 21, 2023.
The Guyana National Dominoes Federation, in collaboration with the Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, has accepted this great honor to host this prestigious event and aims to use this tournament to accelerate the development of this sport across the country with emphasis on non-traditional groups such as Ministries, Agencies, Public & Private Sector and those enthusiasts in the far outlying regions.
The Government of Guyana, through the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport has already committed their support through the provision of the venue – The Guyana National Stadium, Providence; Trophies, Medals and Transportation of Teams to and from the venue. Some other ancillary support is also in the pipeline.
Our five (5) member Local Organising Committee (LOC) has been put in place and is headed by Ms. Emily Dodson, and consists of Members from various domino associations and will ensure that the necessary framework and logistics are firmly implemented to bring about the overall success desired.
Participating countries are Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Grenada, U.S.A and host Guyana, while Trinidad and Tobago and a few others are expected to confirm their participation soon. Puerto Rico may attend in the capacity of observer, so as to gain an understanding of the various formats being contested, and to lend support, since Guyana has competed in the past at the FEMUNDO Domino Tournament held annually in Puerto Rico and the other Spanish speaking territories.

Participants will contest the following eight (8) disciplines:
Team Four Hand
Female Three Hand
Male Three Hand
Mixed Pairs
Female Pairs
Male Pairs
Queen
King
Consequent of players’ submission from active Domino Associations in Guyana, trials were held on April 29th through May 31st, 2023. Subsequently, players were selected to Team Guyana and continue to train on Wednesdays and Saturdays at the Transport Sports Club, Thomas Lands.
Players selected For Team Guyana are:
Females – June Watts, Shellon Nicholson, Yonette Christmas, Loraine Rodney, Orinthia Bishop, Letizia Rudder, Tamara Gilhuys, Andrea Marks-Mars, Claire Benjamin, Sheron Jerome, Jane Chase, Susan Collymore, Amanda Singh, Michelle Henry, Marcia Burrowes and Tandika Adams.
Males – Charles Younge, Simeon Harmon, Winston Joseph, Andre Singh, Kevin Boston, Shawn Mc Kenzie Roberto Osborne, Mark Welch, Gladstone Bascom, Dustin Walcott, Sultan Rooplall, Gilbert Mendonca Nathan Walters, Emmanuel Paul, Martin Permaul, Chrisanthony Pasramen, Troy Baksh, Kurt Ceasar Gerald Chung, Uroy Lavrroux, Raymond Alli, Godfrey Samuels, Orin Favourite, Theon Ambrose, Wayne Griffith, Anthony Solomon, Suresh Lall and Shawn Anderson.