Jiaram, Simon are National Draughts Champs

Jun 06, 2013 Sports

The National Draughts Competition concluded last Sunday at the National Gymnasium with Jiaram winning the ‘B’ Class title and Tarlton Simon taking the ‘A’ Class honours. The games were played on the sixty-four square boards.
Current ‘B’ Class champion, Jiaram with eighteen (18) points defended his title in comfort; his two consecutive wins earned him promotion to an ‘A’ Class player. Jiaram has been consistent in the ‘B’ Division for a number of years.
The ‘B’ division is now vacant and the next possible champion is quite

The outstanding performers display their trophies after the presentation.

uncertain, according to a press release. Second place in the ‘B’ Class went to West Bank Demerara veteran, Haroon Bacchus, who gained 14 points for the position.
Newly-appointed ‘B’ Class player, Shawn Weekes and first time competitor, Patrick Balram from East Coast Demerara were tied with thirteen (13) points each, but Balram failed to turn up for the tie breaker, leaving Weekes to claim the third prize.
Meanwhile, Simon scored 32 points to take a narrow lead over Jiaram in the ‘A’ Class division and Linden’s Floyd Cumberbatch with 31 points each. A keen tie-breaker was played, but after two ties Cumberbatch quitted the game leaving Jiaram to claim second.
The current champion, Khemraj Pooranmall was beaten into the fourth place with 29 points. Trophies, compliments of the Trophy Stall, Bourda Market, were distributed to the winners. The next game would be played on the 100-square boards sometime this month.