Assassin are David Jansen Memorial Dominoes Champs

Dec 12, 2012 Sports

Assassin marked 88 games to win the final of the David Jansen Memorial Dominoes Competition which was contested last Friday evening at Guyana Forestry Commission.  Specialist placed second with 65 followed by T and T on 64 games.
Osmond Braithwaite 17, Terry Chow 16, and Rawl Peters and Andrew Wong 15 were Assassin’s leading players. Shawn McKenzie scored 16 games for Specialist while Shawn Morgan marked 13 for T and T. The love birds were Kanhai Samaroo of T and T, Dereck Thompson and Curt Caesar of Specialist.

The victorious Assassin Dominoes team display their prizes along with members
of the Jansen family. President of the GDA Orin Joseph is extreme left.

Assassin received a trophy, a pack of Dominoes and cash incentive, while Specialist took a trophy and a pack of Dominoes. T and T, winner of the recently concluded million dollar competition collected a trophy which was donated by Trophy Stall of Bourda Market, while 4th place Spain also received a trophy. Osmond Braithwaite was given a bronze hand for being the most valuable player in the finals.
Speaking at the presentation ceremony, president of the Georgetown Dominoes Association, Orin Joseph, urged clubs to host similar competitions and thanked the organisers. He stated that teams should adhere to the rules at all times.  Head of the organising committee Orin Boston said it will be an annual event and stressed about the importance of discipline.
Daughter of the late David Jansen congratulated the winning team, while her mother Jillian Jansen thanked the organisers and the teams for participating.
The competition was played in Memory of the late David Jansen and was organized by Regroup Domino team. It was sponsored by the Jansen family.