EVENTS - 2009 St.Petersburg Domino Championships

Dominoes Stars was pleased to be the main sponsor for World Dominoes and is a forerunner when it comes to promoting the popularity of the domino game.

There was no shortage of participants or excitement and fun at the VII Domino World Championshipsheld from the 11th to 14th May 2009 in the beautiful city of St. Petersburg Russia. The Domino International Federation organized the event, which was hosted by the wonderful Moscow Hotel. There was $50,000 in prizes to be had and Dominoes Stars were proud to be part of the event as the major sponsors.



Dominoes Stars holds the position of being the first to launch the first domino game website in February 2009. In just a few short months, Dominoes Stars has become the number one topic of conversation on the internet within the gaming community. Their online membership is growing in leaps and bounds and it’s highly unlikely that it’s going to slow down anytime soon.

Dominoes Stars are firm believers in supporting this truly exciting game and hence the reason for their sponsorship. The 2009 Championships entertained players and spectators from Russia, USA, Ukraine, Estonia, UK and many other Countries. The Dominoes Stars sponsorship included the events held the night before the main event. The city of St.Petersburg Russia also hosted the International Domino Congress along with a Youth Exhibition Competition for players eighteen years of age and younger. Dominoes Stars believes in encouraging the youth of today to be competitive in the centuries old game of Dominoes. It is encouragement such as this that can only serve to keep the beloved game going strong.



Dominoes Stars also stands on the belief that the game of Dominoes should be Universal. To see that the popularity of the game spreads they have expanded their site worldwide. It is supportive to all aspects of the game. They have managed to uniquely pull together the game enhanced by online chat, player ratings and friend search just to name a few of the many features of playing at Dominoes Stars online. Not only are they enhancing the game by exposing it but also are promoting healthy competitiveness.



Jamaica was just one of the many teams that present at the World Championship of Dominoes and certainly made themselves known as to their capabilities as such did the other Countries. In the end, though it was Spain though that came out victorious.

Dominoes Stars was pleased and grateful to be part of such a well attended and much enjoyed function.

Thanks to the innovative planning and technology of Dominoes Stars, any avid player can partake in the game in a professional setting yet at an amateur level and hone their skills against players from around the world. With the opportunity that Dominoes Stars has contributed to the game of dominoes one can only imagine what the next Championship competition will be like.

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Position	Name	Country
1st Place	Juan Fulgencio López – Antonio Vera	Spain
2nd Place	Alikperov Rakhman – Nanedni Nekhman	Azerbaiyan
3th Place	Fedy Aly / Jorge Brito	Venezuela
4th Place	Alexander Cordero – Wilmer Prada	Venezuela
5th Place	Fabio Baduy – Reinaldo Troconis	Venezuela
6th Place	Juan Carlos Flores – Luis A. Castañeda	Venezuela
7th Place	Raúl Botella – José Francisco Botella	Spain
8th Place	José Bailen – Daniel Vascuñana	Spain
9th Place	Juli Ramón – Antonio Lousado	Spain
10th Place	Francisco Castañeda – Nelson Morán	Venezuela

Position	Name	Country
1st Place	Ramón Domenech	Spain
2nd Place	Francisco Oyarzabal	Venezuela
3th Place	Antonio Dos Santos	Venezuela
4th Place	Alexander Cordero	Venezuela
5th Place	Salomón Ponce	Venezuela
6th Place	Segundo Barrios	Venezuela
7th Place	José de Freites	Venezuela
8th Place	Santos Profeta	Venezuela
9th Place	Enrique Paiva	Venezuela
10th Place	Valery Tarasevich	Russia