Port Stanley Hosts Dominion Darts Championships by Peri Hayes Caroline Mayo discusses the Dominion Darts Championships, being held for the first time at the Port Stanley Legion: Royal Canadian Legion Branch #410, 310 George Street. Caroline has been with the Legion for 23 years and counting, participating in various events. In her position as Local Arrangements Committee Chair (LAC Chair), Caroline is responsible for organizing this upcoming event in accordance with the Royal Canadian Legion Dominion Command: “Along with the wonderful committee of about ten dedicated members, I have the privilege of being able to take care of the transportation, entertainment and running the competition.” While Caroline has experience working with the Dominion Command for Youth Track and Field as a Head Chaperone, she is enjoying her debut in this role for the Dominion Darts Championships. Caroline exclaims, “I am always looking for a new challenge, so this is awesome. In terms of organizing this event, we are in really good shape!” Caroline is excited to be continuing her involvement in the Dominion Command community, as well as in the lakeside village. She offers what this weekend-long event will entail: “The competition will take place during the first weekend in May, with players arriving from all over Canada. Each province holds a dart competition and upon winning at the zone level, followed by the district level, then to the provincial level, participants will be led to Port Stanley for the Dominion Darts Championships at the national level.” To ensure that ‘the best of the best’ win, games will be played as two-out-of-three in the round-robin style.
With ten provinces participating, there are ten sets of doubles, ten single competitors and ten teams of four players for these three events. With the double and single events occurring on Saturday, May 3rd, the teams will compete on Sunday, May 4th. Arriving on Friday, May 2nd, competitors will be transported to their St. Thomas and Port Stanley accommodations, as well as to the Legion each day. On the Friday evening, participants are invited to attend their ‘Meet and Greet’, socializing with the committee and fellow competitors. Their Opening Ceremony will be held at the Cenotaph on the Saturday, about which Caroline details, “People will be arriving in teams with their provincial flags around 8:30 am, with our service and welcome from dignitaries to follow.” After the games have concluded each day — and following their banquet on the Sunday — there will be Darin Tucker in action. Darin competed inthe 2024 Championships in Quebec.
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