AN intriguing finish is anticipated when the Maniram “Fatman” Dass memorial the three-way aggregate dominoes tournament, featuring Everest, Cold Fusion and Traders climaxes today at Traders venue, Wales, West Bank, Demerara.
At the end of the second round, played at Cold Fusion Sports Bar, Zeelugt, Everest led the competitive race with 147 games with Cold Fusion five behind on 142 while Traders trail on 136.
In the first encounter, played at Everest, the homesters topped with 76 games while Traders took the second spot on 70 with Cold Fusion in the cellar on 64.

The top scorers in that match were Malcolm Sonaram of Everest with the maximum 18 games, supported by Tariq Williams and Justin Plumber with 13 games each. For Traders, Moti Dass made 16 games while skipper Suresh Lall had 15. Radesh Sooklall led the way for Cold Fusion with 15 games while skipper Boodnarine Persaud and Ravi Rampersaud registered 14 each. The lovebirds in that match were Navindra Dass of Traders and Ravin (Fresh) Shivnauth of Everest.
The second round, played at Cold Fusion Sports Bar, saw the home team emerging victorious with 78 games followed by Everest 71 and Traders 66.

Doodnauth (Bunda) of Cold Fusion led the way with 16 games while Ravi Rampersaud made 15 and skipper Persaud 14. For Everest, Deno Bissessar and Gansham Dawarka scored 14 games each and Ravin Shivnauth 13. Traders top players were Jeffery Grovesner with 14 and Navindra Dass 13. The lovebirds in that match were Radesh Sooklall and Tavendra Mangra of Cold Fusion, and Jameel Hussain of Everest.
Both matches were played in a friendly atmosphere and the participants enjoyed great camaraderie. The now deceased Dass was a fearless, skillful, tough and yet respectful and friendly dominoes player. He was a prominent member of the Traders Dominoes team and close friend of the members of Everest and Cold Fusion teams.

Dass died tragically on Saturday July 13, 2024 in a freak accident. The tournament was organised by the three teams he was associated with, to honour his memory. The trophies and other prizes are being sponsored by the members of Everest team which includes Deno Bissessar, Malcolm Sonaram, Jameel Hussain and Tariq Williams.
The teams are vying for a championship and runners-up trophies while the best player in each team will also be rewarded.