Prime Minister’s “One Guyana” Linden Dominoes tournament: Phantom defeat Corruption to emerge winners

Phantom, with 80 games, emerged winners when the Prime Minister’s “One Guyana” Linden Dominoes tournament culminated on Monday at Shanghai’s Place in Amelia’s Ward, Linden.
Phantom stopped Corruption on 69 games, and Hustlers placed third on 51 games, when the tournament ended.
Phantom’s Lashley George was the best player on show with the maximum 18 games. He led the Georgetown-based team to this win, which was worth $600,000 with the Prime Minister’s Trophy to boot, and he was adjudged the Most Valuable Player of the final.
Corruption, also from Georgetown, received $300,000 and a trophy for placing second, and the Yarrowkabra team Hustlers received $100,000 and a trophy for their third-place showing.
World Council Dominoes President Mr. Macbeth presented the championship trophy to Phantom, while Ms Barbara Marshall, Assistant Secretary of the Georgetown Dominoes Association, presented the prize to the second-place winners, and the competition’s coordinator Colin Aaron presented the third-place prize to the Hustlers.
Teams Providence and Mix Up were adjudged Best Dressed teams, while the defending champions, Executives, were unable to get past the first round of this tournament, in which 24 teams had entered.