KHEMRAJ Pooranmall and Devanand Persaud emerged winners of ‘A’ division and ‘B’ division when the first leg of the National Draughts Championship was held last Sunday at the National Gymnasium.

A year’s hiatus from the game did not stop Pooranmall from dominating in the senior division. He scored a whopping 27 points. Godfrey George captured the second place trophy after finishing with 23 points, while defending champion Jairam Ramdeen ended third. Ramdeen was tasked with fending off eventual fourth-place finisher Ulric Brathwaite from Kuru Kururu in a tie-breaker.

TITLE DEFENCE
In the B category, Tuschen player Persaud defended his title after securing 20 points.
Esan Anderson finished second with 14 points, while Lyndon Heywood grabbed third place with 12 and Dexter Johnson from Linden, fourth with eight points.
According to information from Ramdeen, Persaud has been promoted to the senior category, due to his back-to-back wins.

The top finishers from both categories were awarded with trophies.
The championship concludes this Sunday with the international 100-square competition.
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