THE Guyana Darts Association (GDA) will be staging a special tournament this Friday at the Malteenoes Sports Club on Thomas Lands, Georgetown.

This tournament is being played as a warm-up to the up-coming National Championships.
The starting-time is 08:00hrs. Registration of participating players closes at 07:30hrs. There will be strict adherence to these times.
The games to be played will be a luck-of-the-draw doubles, played in a round-robin format. The pairs will be divided into two groups and at the end of the round robin the first- and second-placed pairs from each group will play a crisscross knockout to determine the winner.
The round robin segment will comprise two games of the 501 format with one point for each game won. The knock-out stage will be best of three of 501 games, and the finals best of five.
A special innovation will be used so as to provide a level playing field for all participants. The country’s top players will be seeded in a draw system that eliminates unbalanced pairings.
The tournament is jointly sponsored by Double M Taxi Service of Montrose, ECD, Sudesh Fitzgerald and the GDA. The tournament directors are Grantley Culbard and Raymond Williams.
Note: All players and members of the Guyana Darts Association are reminded that subscription dues for 2014 are still outstanding.