The Princes Town Rambo 12 All Fours Club , ten times National All-Fours Champions collected the biggest first prize purse ever in National All-Fours when they collected $ 200,000.00 in being the Inaugural Winner of the Trinidad and Tobago All-Fours Federation Premier Champions League.
Sponsored by Caribbean Bottlers Limited Agents and Distributors of Miller Lite Beer , Famous Grouse Scotch Whisky and Coca Cola Products and Angostura Limited Sponsors of the National Championship Division held a Gala Ceremony for clubs at the beautiful Canton Palace Restaurant in San-Fernando on the weekend.
The 17th TTAFF National All-Fours awards ceremony was glittered with pomp and ceremony which saw all-fours taken to a next level and in particular signalled the recognition the sport now deserves as it is now recognised by the Ministry of Sport as a legitimate sport in Trinidad and Tobago.
Lincoln Persad , CEO of the federation expressed that the journey to recognition was not an easy one as TTAFF over the last seventeen years worked on reshaping the game and the image associated with the sport by instilling in the minds of players that they needed to improve the level of discipline and the management of their teams.
He went on further to add , that TTAFF’s goal over the next few years is to build the National All-Fours Centre with the aim of building a ‘Home for All-Fours’ and to use the National Centre to sustain and develop the sport and fan base thereby making TTAFF more financially independent.
Sherwin Cox , General Secretary of TTAFF presented the National League’s Report for both divisions citing the need for greater structures within clubs and said that the strength of TTAFF lies squarely on the club structure and stressed his organisation’s goal to work towards that in 2016.
He said that by the end of this year the first ever national all-fours team will be selected from the Premier and Championship Divisions which will tour the world and participate in the World All-Fours Federation’s Competitions in Europe and North America in 2017 something which most players will be looking forward to qualify for.
Clubs wishing to participate in the 2016 National Championship Division 6 Table All-Fours Championships due to start in June this year and that of the National 3 Table Championships for the up and coming Teams to register early by contacting the League’s Office at 652-6875 , 466-3686 – Sherwin , Bally – 687-0903 , Ashmeed – 460-3821 , Archie – 740-6446 or Corbie – 332-4413.
Tobago teams can contact Mrs. Sandra Gopaul – 499-4210.
TTAFF will also be having a Corporate Division 4 Table Championships involving Companies, Ministries & State Agencies of Government , Churches and Community Groups who wish to enter in this Division in it’s aim to develop the sport and to make it nationally accepted.
For this Division contact Persad at 652-6875 or at 287-3076.
honour roll
Famous Grouse Scotch Whisky/Miller Lite Beer/Coca Cola/Dasani
TTAFF Premier Champions League
1st Prize - $ 200,000 , Challenge Trophy & Replica – Princes Town Rambo 12
2nd Prize - $ 80,000 , Trophy - Couva Young Bloods
3rd Prize - $ 50,000 , Trophy - Forres Park Bulls
4th Prize - $ 30,000 , Trophy - San Juan Bloodbath
Most Promising Team – Barataria Barcelona
Most Improved Team - Forres Park Bulls
Most Discipline Team - Couva Defiance
Fairplay Award – Princes Town Rambo 12
Best War Cry – Couva Young Bloods
Community Spirit Award – Couva Young Bloods
Team of the Year – Princes Town Rambo 12
White Oak Rum
TTAFF National Championship Division
1st Prize - $ 100,000 , Challenege Trophy & Replica – Williamsville School Side
2nd Prize - $ 40,000 , Trophy – Barrackpore All-Apaches
3rd Prize - $ 20,000 & Trophy – Diego Martin Yard Crew
Most Promising Team – Mount St. George Screamers
Most Improved Team - Diego Martin Yard Crew
Most Discipline Team - Barrackpore All Apaches
Fairplay Award – San-Francique Cozy Corner
Best War Cry – Williamsville School Side
Community Spirit Award – Barrackpore All-Apaches
Team of the Year – Williamsville School Side