Linden Town Week Mayor’s Cup dominoes tournament: Swag Boss defeat WHO and GJETSCO

The Dewar’s domino tournament having been won by Bidders, Swag Boss have snatched honours in that tournament, and have won the Linden Mayor’s Cup One Day Town Week dominoes tourney which was played last Saturday at the Egbert Benjamin Conference Hall in Mackenzie.

Linden Mayor Mrs Waneka Arrindell (left) presenting Swag Boss captain Arthur Chung with the MVP Trophy in presence of other members of the Swag Boss team

Playing in this competition, held in honour of Linden Mayor Mrs Waneka Arrindell and organised by Westwell Peters of the Big Landing Dominoes Club, Swag Boss showed their class in amassing 80 games to leave WHO, with 72 games, in second place and GJETSCO a distant third place with 50 games.
In leading the Swag Boss team to their win, captain Arthur Chung marked 17 games and was adjudged Player of the Final, while teammate Andre Ferdinand contributed 15 wins in that victory charge.
Some nine teams had entered the tournament, which was sponsored by the Linden Town Week Committee. Those teams were Bidders, Warriors, Rockets, CATS, Royal Champions, WHO, GJETSCO, Swag Boss, and Big Landing.
Linden Mayor Waneka Arrindell took time off during the Town Week’s 52nd anniversary to attend the dominoes tourney and present the top prizes to the winners. She expressed interest in seeing the tournament become an annual feature.
Tournament winners Swag Boss copped the first prize of $100,000, and WHO collected the $40,000 second prize, while GJETSCO was awarded the $20,000 third prize. Snook’s Jewelry, Powers Broad Money, and Life Time Gift Shop were among other sponsors of this tournament.