TORONTO, Canada – Glory Guys settled the opposition’s hash, to emerge winners of the Canadian Dominoes Association (CDA) annual aggregate tournament, which concluded recently at Jacks Bar and Restaurant in Scarborough here.Apart from a brief period when Demerara overtook them and threatened to derail their process, it was all Glory Guys as they amassed a grand total of 2785 games, 70 more than Demerara who had to settle for the first runners-up spot on 2715 games.

Essequibo occupied the third place with 2 675 games while Better Hope were one game behind, claiming fourth on 2 674 games.
The other participating teams were Thunderball (2 673 games), Cougar (2 653), Young Blood (2 615), Titans (2 569) and Empire (2 556).
The Most Valuable Player award went to Glory Guys skipper Ryan Chung who totalled 500 games while Demerara’s Neville Dhanai and Glory Guys’ Seeram Singh both totalled 483. Cecil Seeratan of Demerara also had a fine season with 474 games while last year’s MVP William Primo of Cougar had another consistent year with 464 games.
Dhanai also had the honour of sharing the most loves (nine) while Zakir Khan (Cougar) and Seeram Singh (Glory Guys) shared seven each. Chung also featured with five, completing a fine all-round effort.
Special mention was made of Becki of Young Blood, one of two females involved in the tournament, for sharing a double and single love in one game. She was one of the several recipients at the impressive presentation ceremony held last Saturday.
The victory also marked an incredible and amazing 10 out of 11 seasons that Glory Guys have emerged as champions. The only other team to stop their unprecedented march were Cougar in the 2012-2013 season when they finished second.
Apart from receiving trophies and cash incentives at the final presentation ceremony, winning and runner-up teams as well as MVPs were awarded trophies on a weekly basis.
Meanwhile, the CDA will be staging a one-day tournament on Saturday, April 25, at the same venue and according to organiser Zakir Khan, the proceeds from the venture will be donated to charities in Guyana. (Frederick Halley).