LABUAN: The duo of Albert Patrick and Eleazer Palong Padan emerged as champions in the Soft Tip category of the 3-day Darters Grand Tournament held here.
The runners-up were Alzieron A Nulatan and Alfonso Lunus followed by joint third placings of Mohd Shahirull Syarifddn Asrim, Chang Xiao Jing and Ryan Dean Nono and Delailah Obren.
In the Steel Tip category, OMG Legend were the champions followed by SJA Darters A and joint third place winners Deva/Dartbull 1.1
The winners in the Soft Tip category shared prize money of RM12,000 while the winners in the Steel Tip category shared RM 7,300. The total prize pool money for the event was RM19,300.
The tournament drew 240 darters from Sabah,Sarawak, Brunei, Labuan and coincided with the official opening of the OMG Darts Centre.
Describing the event as successful beyond expectation a spokesman of OMG Darts centre Edward Liang said: “We are glad that we have played a role in boosting sports tourism in Labuan, the success would spur us to hold more such to events.”
He said the presence of four guest participants from Phoenixdarts Malaysia added to the excitement and prestige of the tournament. He added a strong foundation has been laid for the continuing promotion and growth for the sport for professional and recreational darters in the community.
The opening ceremony for the Soft Tip category was officiated by Alhernz (Liaw Chee Heng) founder of OMG Darts Centre while for the Steep Tip category was Suali Tuah President of Labuan Dart Association.
Edward thanked the Labuan Corporation (LC) for its support and the sponsors.
