TRYERS confirmed themselves as the 2002 division one champions of the Mohan Shopping Centre-sponsored league championship after they comfortably won their last match 7-1 against Anse Aux Pins last Saturday at the English River community centre.

Tryers, who boast two of the country's top players in reigning best male domino player Paul Labiche and captain Marcel Jacqueline, started the day in second position with 36 points, one less than then leaders Cascade (37 points).

Promoted to the top flight at the start of this season after winning the 2001 second division league championship, Tryers needed just one point to claim the title for the first time.

Grand Anse Mahe-based Tryers, who eliminated Quincy Village 3-2 in the Federation Cup semifinal to book their tickets for the final against La Salette, finished top of the league with 39 points after 12 victories in 20 matches.

Cascade settled for the runners-up spot and La Salette finished third with 35 points.

Quincy Village, who have won nine of their 20 matches played for 32 points, finished fourth, Anse Boileau fifth with 30 points, Unity sixth with 28, Zig Zag seventh with 27, Anse Aux Pins eighth with 26, Silhouette ninth with 25, Pointe Larue 10th with 22 and Port Glaud 11th with 10.

Meanwhile, St Pierre dominated the bottom division with 27 points from 14 games and they will automatically be promoted to the first division next year.

Baie Lazare follow in second position with 23 points while RCS United, who have shown tremendous progress this season, finished third with 21 points.

English River, who share the same number of points (21) as the former but have an inferior capot difference, are fourth while SBL Domino Team (18 points), APC Parish (16 points), Anse Boileau Ladies (16 points) and Conquerors (15 points) finished in fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth positions respectively.