National Darts Championships…Sudesh Fitzgerald retains title; Rosetta Hiralall upsets Hemwattie Amyan

Nov 26, 2013 Sports

Sudesh Fitzgerald turned in a masterful performance and defeated Anil Lachhman 5-2 to retain the Men’s Singles title when the Guyana Darts Association (GDA) held its National championships at the Malteenoes Sports Club, Thomas Lands, Georgetown, Sunday evening last.
Hemwattie Amyan was not so fortunate and lost her national title to her younger sister, Rosetta Hiralall in one of the major upsets of the championship.

Sudesh Fitzgerald

The latter player won the first 2 games before the defending champion drew level after winning games 3 and 4. The younger Amyan then went on attain an unassailable lead after winning the other two games to dethrone her sibling and cart off the national title 5-2 and the Safari Inn trophy that went with it.
Fitzgerald, a previous competitor at the world level, dominated his game from the onset when he surged ahead in the first 4 games. His opponent then won two in a row before the national champion regained his composure and easily captured the final game to retain the national accolade and the Ramdial Trophy sponsored by former National Champion, Bholanauth Ramdial. The losing semi-finalists, Lallchand Rambharose and Sherwyn Greene then won the third and fourth places respectively after competing in a best of 7 duel.
Anil Lachhman and Colin France teamed up to take the Men’s Doubles from Sherwyn Greene and Lallchand Rambharose which earned them the 3rd place slot and the GDA trophy.
Hemwattie Amyan’s poor showing continued in the Women’s Doubles for the Dr. Terrence Joseph Trophy when she teamed up with Rosetta Hiralal and lost to Mary Correia and Jean DeSouza.
Sudesh Fitzgerald completed a game, throwing the least number of darts. He also achieved the highest check-out to finish a game and was awarded incentive prizes and trophies donated by Apex Insurance Brokers while Nicholas Seetaram won a prize for throwing the most 180s.
The list of sponsors were extensive and included Trophy Stall, Guyana National Newspapers Ltd, D Y Rock Construction Co, Dr. Terrence Joseph, Safari Inn, Apex Insurance Brokers and businessman, Bholanauth Ramdial.
President of the GDA, Grantley Culbard expressed deep appreciation to his many benefactors even as he complimented the players on their respective performances.  Mr. Culbard said that in his many years of association with the sport he has never witnessed so many upsets. He further noted that despite competing at this level for the first time, the players of the Bank of Guyana team were consistent and participated in all of the upsets. “This certainly augurs well for the development of darts, considered a minority sport in Guyana,” said the darts President even as he intimated that the sport enjoys wide acclaim in other countries.