BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, April 20, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — After an eighteen-year hiatus, a successful St. Kitts National Domino Association tournament was held this year which saw twelve teams compete for top honours with the Spanish team, Los Fuertes del Domino overcoming the odds to claim the top honours.
Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris, who was present at the closing and prize-giving ceremony held on Sunday April 18 at the New Town Community Centre, thanked the players from the twelve teams and the sponsors of the successful tournament informing the association that he will be entering as one of the sponsors of the tournament next year.
Sponsorship of domino tournaments, which Prime Minister Harris called the people’s sport, is not new to him as he is the sponsor of the longest running domino league in the country, if not the region, Constituency Number Seven Domino League. It will this year be hosting the 26th edition of its highly competitive tournament that last year attracted fourteen teams.
The St. Kitts National Domino Association tournament’s closing ceremony was chaired by Treasurer Mr Cremoy Agard, who gave an outline of the competition that involved twelve teams from around the island. The teams were Terminal Boyz, Newcomers II, Til Ah Marnin, Poor Man’s Pocket, Masters of Domino Art, Spartans Fig Tree, Los Fuertes del Domino, Eagle Claws, King Balang, Newcomers I, Latecomers, and Lodge.
Teams that reached the final four were Los Fuertes del Domino, Terminal Boyz, Masters of Domino Art, and Poor Man’s Pocket. In the first semi-final, Los Fuertes del Domino dispatched Poor Man’s Pocket in two straight games, while in the second semi-final Terminal Boyz beat Masters of Domino Arts in the first game, but were beaten in the next two games.
This therefore set the final between Masters of Domino Arts and Los Fuertes del Domino, where the Spanish team won two straight games in a best of three final games encounter.
The competition, which was meant to 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, was sponsored by the Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis – Platinum Sponsor, First Federal Credit Union, Best For Less Trading Ltd, The Craft House, NAGICO Insurances, and Carib Brewery.
Information from the St. Kitts National Domino Association has it that while the World Council of Domino Federation champions due to have been held in Antigua later this year will not take place due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a total 39 players were named for a boot camp, with Newcomers I Domino Club having the largest number of players – a total of seven.
It is followed by Poor Man Pocket Domino Club with six players, Terminal Boyz Domino Club (5), Masters of Domino Art Domino Club (5), Los Fuertes del Domino (4), Eagle Claws Domino Club (3), Spartans Fig Tree Domino Club (2), Til A Marnin Domino Club (2), Lodge Domino Club (2), King Balang Domino Club (2), Newcomers II Domino Club (1), while Latecomers Domino Club did not produce any player.
Platinum sponsor, Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis, was represented at the closing and prize-giving ceremony by Marketing and Product Development Officer, Ms Chantelle Rochester, who noted that the financial institution appreciated the hosting of sporting activities as they bring communities together, noting that the Bank is committed to providing a sustained difference in peoples’ lives whether socially or financially.
Other sponsors represented at the ceremony were Best For Less Trading Ltd, by Manager Mr Anand Samtani, and First Federal Credit Union by, Member Services Officer Ms Sarafina Osborne, all who assisted with the distribution of trophies to the players.
]]>BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, March 5, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — Masters of the Domino Art Form Domino Club suffered a loss on Thursday night March 4 during the fifth segment of play in the second round of the St. Kitts National Domino Association tournament that saw them slip down one slot on the points standing table, but are ahead of the team that inflicted the loss.
Knowing that they were at a disadvantaged position, Spartans Fig Tree Domino Club did not waste any of the chances that came their way as they forcefully engaged Masters of the Domino Art Form in their encounter at the New Town Community Centre. Their confidence and shrewdness paid handsomely as they emerged with a comfortable 26-16 win.
For Spartans, Tristan Ward and Cameron Prentice won five games and lost four, Rameece Belboda and Kerrell ‘Franks’ Dasent won four games and lost one, and Everton Boone and George ‘Naddy’ Welsh won four games and lost one. For Masters, Alston Clarke and Selmoth ‘Selly’ Rawlins won four games and lost one.
Lodge Domino Club who had a shaky start at the opening of the tournament have started showing their true form, which would have at one time earned them the highly competitive Constituency Number Seven Domino League championship. When they met bottom of the points standing King Balang Domino Club, Lodge managed a 26-20 win.
For lodge, McAllister Thomas and Samuel Wilson won eight games and lost one, while O’Niel Thomas and ‘Panky’ Williams won five games and lost six. For King Balang Gregory Noah Mills and Charles Morton won four games and lost three, while Yazid Francis and Vernon Elliot won three games and lost six.
In other games, Terminal Boyz Domino Club continued with their winning form by beating Newcomers II Domino Club 26-24 in a hotly contested game; Los Fuertes del Domino overrun Eagle Claws Domino Cub 26-10; Newcomers I Domino Club beat Latecomers Domino Club 26-20; and Poor Man Pocket Domino Club beat Til Ah Marnin Domino Club 26-18.
Points standing after five segments of play in the second round: Terminal Boyz, 68 points; Poor Man Pocket, 63 points; Los Fuertes, 56 points; Masters, 55 points; Til Ah Marnin, 42 points; Newcomers I, 42 points; Spartans, 38 points; Lodge, 35 points; Latecomers, 35 points; Eagle Claws, 30 points; Newcomers II, 21 points; and King Balang, 10 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, continues on Sunday March 7 at the New Town Community Centre starting at 5:00 pm with the teams meeting for the sixth segment of play in the second round of the competition.
Order of play: Terminal Boyz vs. Til Ah Marnin; Eagles Claws vs. Newcomers I; Spartans Fig Tree vs. Los Fuertes del Domino; Latecomers vs. Poor Man Pocket; Lodge vs. Masters of the Domino Art Form; and Newcomers II vs. King Balang.
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BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, February 5, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — Having lost five games in a row in the first round of the St. Kitts National Domino Association (SKNDA) tournament currently taking place at the New Town Community Centre, King Balang Domino Club turned the tide and won their first game on Thursday evening February 4.
The team which came up against Newcomers II Domino Club registered an empathic 26-12 win and in style having been the first team, out of the twelve teams taking part in the tournament, to register a win for the evening.
For King Balang, Vernon ‘Budgy’ Elliott and Yazid Francis won eight game and lost one, while Charles Morton and Julian ‘King Balang’ Morton won four games without blemish.
Match of the evening saw Los Fuertes del Domino beat Spartans Fig Tree Domino Club 26-24 in a nail-biter. It was closely followed, in terms of excitement generated, by the game where Newcomers I Domino Club edged out Eagle Claws Domino Club 26-22.
In other results of the evening, current points standing leaders Terminal Boyz Domino Club defeated Til Ah Marnin Domino Club 26-20, Latecomers Domino Club handed Poor Man Pocket Domino Club their second straight loss as they won 28-16, and Masters Domino Club beat Lodge Domino Club 26-20.
Points standing after six segments of play: Terminal Boyz 31 points; Masters 25 points; Poor Man Pocket 21 points; Latecomers 21 points; Newcomers I 21 points; Til Ah Marnin 16 points; Los Fuertes del Domino 16 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
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 Sunday February 7 at the New Town Community Centre starting at 5:00 pm with the teams meeting in the seventh segment of play in the first round.
Order of play: King Balang will come up against Eagle Claws; Masters vs. Terminal Boyz; Spartans Fig Tree will face Til Ah Marnin; Los Fuertes del Domino vs. Latecomers; Poor Man Pocket vs. Lodge; and Newcomers I will battle it out with Newcomers II.
]]>BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, February 2, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — After five segments of play in the first round of the St. Kitts National Domino Association (SKNDA) tournament currently taking place at the New Town Community Centre, Terminal Boyz Domino Club players remain unbeaten.
When the twelve teams taking part in the competition met on Sunday January 31, Terminal Boyz extended their winning streak by beating Newcomers II Domino Club 26-18 in a game where Terminal Boyz’s Selwyn Anno and Vincent Bowry won six games and lost two.
Two highly exciting games of the evening saw Til Ah Marning Domino Club fight tooth and nail to overcome a hard-fighting Poor Man Pocket Domino Club 26-24, and Latecomers Domino Club coming through with a narrow 26-23 win over Newcomers I Domino Club.
In other games on Sunday evening, Masters Domino Club beat Spartans Fig Tree Domino Club 26-14, Los Fuertes del Domino beat Eagle Claws Domino Club 28-12, and Lodge Domino Club defeated King Balang Domino Club 28-10.
Points standing after five segments of play: Terminal Boyz 26 points; Poor Man Pocket 21; points; Masters 20 points; Newcomers I 16 points; Til Ah Marning 16 points; Latecomers 15 points; Lodge 15 points; Los Fuertes del Domino 11 points; Eagle Claws 5 points; Spartans Fig Tree 5 points; Newcomers II 5 points: and King Balang 0 points.
The competition, which 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, will continue on Thursday February 4 at the New Town Community Centre starting at 5:00 pm with the teams meeting in the sixth segment of play.
]]>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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