DOMINOES fans were treated to a spectacular display when the curtain came down on Strikers Sports Club Summer Special all-female dominoes recently. at Dynasty Sports Bar, Aubrey Barker Road, South Ruimveldt.

In what seemed like a one-sided affair when the finalists – Big Boss Girls, In Time Ladies and Cobras – locked horns, In Time Ladies scored 16 games with Cobras and Big Boss Girls locked on 13 apiece in the first sitting.

Cobras took the lead in the second sitting with a masterful 15 games, easing to 28 in the process while Big Boss Girls advanced to 26 and In Time 23.

The game took another turn in the third sitting as Big Boss Girls registered 16 games and went ahead with the scores now reading Big Boss Girls 42 points, In Time 36 points and Cobras 35 points.

Big Boss Girls continued their supremacy until the penultimate sitting, with Cobras getting back into the fray with 15 games. The scores read Cobras 65 with Big Boss Girls and In Time tied on 62 each.

The final sitting brought the entire venue to its feet as battle for supremacy ensued. It was a see-saw affair but in the end, Cobras slithered away with 80 games while Big Boss Girls and In Time remained locked on 76 games as they both made 14 games, compared to Cobras’ 15.

In the end, In Time and Big Boss were deadlocked on the same amount of 6s, 5s, 4s, 3s, 2s and 1s – surely a rarity in dominoes.

This forced the organisers and the two captains to add the second and third prizes and divided them equally between the two teams.

It was also decided that the two captains – Loraine Rodney of In Time and Charlyn Barnwell play a game of sudden death to determine the trophy distribution, with Barnwell coming out tops.

The winners took home the $200 000 first prize, sponsored by Strikers Sports Club, a winner’s trophy and nine medals, sponsored by Abu Guyana. Second and third places were allotted $100 000 each with trophies and medals to match, sponsored by Grace Kennedy Remittance Services and VSH United Guyana Inc. respectively while the fourth place of one trophy with $40 000 was donated by HJ94.1 Boom FM.

The semi-finals saw All Seasons Angels lock horns with In Time and Cobras earlier in the evening with In Time emerging winners with 63 games, Cobras second on 59 and Angels being knocked out with a disappointing 57.

Hampers were presented to the best players in the four top teams and these were sponsored by Triple M Investments, Ansa McAl Trading and Ryan Rambalak. Leading the way for the winners was Fikirta Simmons who amassed 17 games while Leatha Solomon of In Time also had 17. Tricia Leander of Big Boss Girls starred with the maximum 18 games. Amanda Singh of All Seasons Angels was the other recipient.

In his closing remarks, organiser Roderick Harry thanked all 11 participating teams, sponsors, supporters, and well-wishers for their kind overwhelming support in making Strikers Sports Club Summer Special a resounding success and promised to make this venture bigger and better next time around.

Teams that took part in this venture were Spartans Girls, All Seasons Angels, Turning Point, Meadow Brook Warriors, Cody Girls, Hammer, In Time, Big Boss Girls, Big Girls, Cobras and 1966 Law.

A surprise impromptu hamper was presented to Alexis George of Hammer by Customs Manager Yoletta Bynoe of VSH Guyana Inc. and this went to the player sharing the first love in the tourney.

This initiative was birthed three years ago by ‘Three the Hard Way’ citing the inequality women have to endure when competing against their male counterparts in dominoes.

Other sponsors, who heeded to the call of this initiative to make it a resounding success, included Austin’s Imports, Patterson Associates, Luminous Consultancy & Electrical Services, DEDUNE Company (Ghana), Big Boss Transportation Services, Dynasty Sports Club, Star Party Rentals, Raphael Trading Enterprise and Spartans Dominoes Academy.