BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, February 12, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — In the most intense encounter in the eighth segment of play in the first round of the St. Kitts National Domino Association (SKNDA) tournament on Thursday February 11 at the New Town Community Centre, Latecomers Domino Club overcame Eagle Claws Domino Club 26-22.
For Latecomers, Norris Sharry and Robert Tyson won six games and lost two, while for Eagle Claws Ryan St. Marie and Kerone Roache won seven games and lost two.
Spartans Fig Tree Domino Club, who had trailed in the early stages of their game against Poor Man Pocket Domino Club, made the quintessential comeback of the evening and handed Poor Man Pocket Domino Club a thrashing they will want to forget in quick time. Spartans earned a bonus point by winning the game 26-8.
For Spartans Fig Tree, Rameece ‘Rambo’ Belboda and Everton ‘Harris’ Boone won eight games and lost one, and Franks and Nady won four games, and lost three, while for Poor Man Pocket Allington ‘Leggy’ Berridge and Desmond ‘Fergie’ Rawlins won three games and lost one.
Terminal Boyz Domino Club, who suffered their first loss in the tournament on Sunday February 7, were all out to prove what happened was purely bad luck and they did it in style by dispensing out the sternest thrashing of the evening to King Balang Domino Club whom they annihilated 26-4. The feat earned Terminal Boyz a bonus point.
Lodge Domino Club who lost by default on Sunday February 7 made good of their misfortune by beating Newcomers I Domino Club 26-16; Masters Domino Club beat Newcomers II Domino Club 26-12; while Los Fuertes del Domino handed Til Ah Marnin Domino Club a 26-16 beating.
The game between Eagle Claws Domino Club and King Balang Domino Club, which was postponed from Sunday February 7, was played on Wednesday February 10. Eagle Claws who had only won one game previously, earned their second win by beating King Balang 26-18.
In the meantime, St. Kitts National Domino Association (SKNDA) Vice President Mr Keithly Blanchette advised players that games that would have taken place on Sunday February 14 would instead by held on Tuesday February 16 from 6:00 pm. The move was taken to give the players time to be with their loved ones on Valentine’s Day.
The Vice President also informed the teams that at the present rate of playing on two days in a week, the Association will be late in submitting names to Antigua and Barbuda of players from St. Kitts who will participate in the World Council of Domino Federation (WCDF) championships. He proposed that for the second round that they hold the games on three days in a week – Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.
Points standing after eight segments of play: Terminal Boyz, 37 points; Masters, 35 points; Poor Man Pocket, 27 points; Newcomers I, 27 points; Los Fuertes del Domino, 26 points: Latecomers, 25 points; Til Ah Marnin, 21 points; Lodge, 20 points; Spartans Fig Tree, 11 points; Eagle Claws, 10 points; Newcomers II, 5 points; and King Balang, 5 points.
The competition, which is sponsored by the Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis – Platinum Sponsor, First Federal Credit Union, Best For Less Trading Ltd, The Craft House, and NAGICO Insurances, will continue on Tuesday February 16 at the New Town Community Centre starting at 6:00 pm with the teams meeting in the ninth segment of play in the first round.
Order of play: Newcomers I will face Terminal Boyz, Eagles Claws will come up against Poor Man Pocket, Spartans Fig Tree vs. Lodge, Latecomers vs. Til Ah Marnin, Los Fuertes del Domino will battle it out with Newcomers II, and Masters vs. King Balang.
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BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, February 9, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — Terminal Boyz Domino Club’s winning streak in the St. Kitts National Domino Association (SKNDA) tournament, taking place at the New Town Community Centre, came to a screeching halt on Sunday February 7 when Masters Domino Club handed them a 26-20 thrashing.
For Masters, James ‘Bubba’ Hanley and Jerome ‘Spy’ Clarke won three games, lost two; William ‘Ramong’ Agard and Ashton ‘Petrol’ Davis won three games, lost three; William ‘Ramong’ Agard and Jeevan ‘Puncha’ Dore won two games, lost none; and Selmoth ‘Selly’ Rawlins and Allister Clarke won three games, lost one.
For Terminal Boyz, the father and son pair of Selwyn ‘Bungo’ Anjo and Vincent ‘Five Cents’ Bowry won four games, lost three; while Brian Brookes and Marvin Warner won three games, lost three.
Terminal Boyz players who had commanded an early 6-4 lead as the representative of the tournament’s platinum sponsor the Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis, Marketing and Product Development Officer Ms Chantelle Rochester watched the action-packed game, have themselves to blame for falling behind and lose to Masters.
Leaving the New Town Community Centre seemingly bruised after suffering their first loss during the seventh segment of play in the first round of the tournament, Terminal Boyz still had some pride left in them as they hold the lead in the overall points standing, albeit by a single point margin.
Ms Rochester had the opportunity to watch another action packed game where Til Ah Marnin Domino Club and Spartans Fig Tree Domino Club were tied 6-6. After Ms Rochester left, Til Ah Marnin fell behind, but pulled all the stops and made a dramatic comeback to finally beat Spartans Fig Tree 26-24 and carry home the maximum points.
In other games, Los Fuertes del Domino beat Latecomers Domino Club 26-16, while Newcomers I Domino Club crushed their cousins, Newcomers II Domino Club, 26-6, a feat that earned them a bonus point. Poor Man Pocket Domino Club won by default, and a bonus point, over Lodge Domino Club who did not show up. The Eagle Claws Domino Club and King Balang Domino Club game was postponed with the understanding it will be played before Thursday February 11.
“We at the Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis are satisfied that the St. Kitts National Domino Association has undertaken a noble task in according this country’s domino players an opportunity to participate in the World Council of Domino Federation (WCDF) championships after an eighteen-year hiatus,” said Marketing and Product Development Officer at the Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis, Ms Chantelle Rochester.
The Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis official was welcomed at the New Town Community Centre by the St. Kitts National Domino Association (SKNDA) officials, Vice President Mr Keithly Blanchette, Secretary Ms Brenda Hazel, Treasurer/Organiser Mr Cremoy Agard, and Members at Large Ms Moschina Kramer and Mr Roy Bedminster.
“The country has a pool of talented players most of who have been kept busy by the country’s longest running domino tournament, Constituency Number Seven Domino League which is sponsored by the Honourable Prime Minister Dr Timothy Harris, which celebrated its 25th anniversary last year,” noted Ms Rochester. “When time comes for the World Council of Domino Federation (WCDF) championships, we believe St. Kitts will have a strong team to compete with the best in the world.”
Points standing after seven segments of play: Terminal Boyz 31 points; Masters 30 points; Poor Man Pocket 27 points; Newcomers I 27 points; Latecomers 21 points; Til Ah Marnin 21 points; Los Fuertes del Domino 21 points; Lodge 15 points; Newcomers II 5 points; Spartans Fig Tree 5 points; Eagle Claws 5 points; and King Balang 5 points.
The competition, which is sponsored by the Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis – Platinum Sponsor, First Federal Credit Union, Best For Less Trading Ltd, The Craft House, and NAGICO Insurances, will continue on Thursday February 11 at the New Town Community Centre starting at 6:00 pm with the teams meeting in the eighth segment of play in the first round.
Order of play: Eagle Claws will face Latecomers; Spartan Fig Tree will come up against Poor Man Pocket; King Balang vs. Terminal Boyz; Lodge will battle it out with Newcomers I; Masters vs. Newcomers II; while Los Fuertes del Domino will square it off with Til Ah Marnin.
]]>BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, January 26, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — Sponsor of the longest running domino league in the country, Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris, on Sunday January 24 congratulated sponsors and organisers of a national domino competition which has brought together seasoned domino players from across the country.
Prime Minister Harris, who is the sponsor of the highly successful Constituency Number Seven Domino League which celebrated its 25th anniversary last year, was on Sunday at the New Town Community Centre where the recently relaunched St. Kitts National Domino Association (SKNDA) is hosting a national domino competition involving twelve teams.
“I want to first congratulate the sponsors and the organisers for coming together and putting together what today has been a very exciting game of domino, which involves players from all across the country,” said the Honourable Prime Minister, who also took part in an exhibition game.
The competition, which will help with the selection of a St. Kitts team that will take part at future World Council of Domino Federation (WCDF) championships after an eighteen-year hiatus, has been sponsored by the Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis – Platinum Sponsor, First Federal Credit Union, Best For Less Trading Ltd, The Craft House, and NAGICO Insurances.
“The games started after five o’clock and we are going late and there is still high energy, and high excitement,” remarked Prime Minister Harris after the first results where Terminal Boyz Domino Club beat Latecomers Domino Club 26-6 were announced at around 8:20 pm.
“It shows there is a strong passion, and what is good is we have a mix,” Dr Harris observed. “We have those from the Spanish community, we have our own local players, we have the most youthful players, and we have some who are advanced in age – so there are many opportunities for each one to learn. In my view, this evening up to tonight so far has been the very best in terms of domino I have seen played in many years.”
As he commended all the teams taking part in the competition the Prime Minister noted: “Of course I am impressed that we have quite a number of the teams that have been playing in my own constituency league over many years. So all in all, this is a fantastic show of solidarity and support.”
In the games played on Sunday, Terminal Boyz beat Latecomers 26-6; Eagle Claws beat Newcomers II 26-22; Spartans Fig Tree beat King Balang 26-17; Los Fuertes del Domino beat Lodge 26-6; Poor Man Pocket beat Masters 26-16; and Newcomers I beat Til Ah Morning 28-18.
Points standing after three rounds of play: Terminal Boyz and Poor Man Pocket are jointly holding the first position each having amassed 16 points. The second position is also jointly held as Til Ah Morning and Newcomers I have 11 points each. Others are Latecomers, 10 points; Masters, 10 points; Lodge, 5 points; Eagle Claws, 5 points; Los Fuertes del Domino, 5 points; Spartans Fig Tree, 5 points; Newcomers II, 0 points; and King Balang, 0 points.
Fourth round of play will be on Thursday January 28 at the same venue, starting at 5:00 pm.
“I just want to say kudos to the Honourable Prime Minister for showing the sort of interest he has been showing over the last twenty-five-plus years to keep domino alive,” said President of the St. Kitts National Domino Association, Mr Romeo Parris. “There has been no national domino in any organised way that has been taking place, so domino would have been dead basically at a certain level had it not been for his involvement.”
At the official opening ceremony of the tournament, which was also held on Sunday January 24 at the New Town Community Centre and chaired by Vice Chairman of the St. Kitts National Domino Association Mr Keithly Blanchette, main sponsor Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis was represented by Public Relations Officer Mr Peter Ngunjiri, while Best For Less Trading Ltd was represent by Manager Mr Anand Samtani, and The Craft House by General Manager Ms Haley Cassius.
“This game, in my opinion, would not have been possible had it not been for the large contribution from the Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis, and the cooperation of the institution’s CEO Mr Lenworth Harris, so that must be underlined,” commented Mr Parris. “We also thank our other sponsors, First Federal Credit Union, Best For Less Trading Ltd, The Craft House, and NAGICO Insurances for coming on board to support the tournament.”
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