CARIBBEAN CUP TAMPA, FLORIDA JULY 2014

CARIBBEAN CUP
TAMPA, FLORIDA
JULY 2014
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
EVENT DETAILS
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EVENT LAYOUT
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CARIBBEAN CUP DART ORGANIZATION
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FLORIDA DART ASSOCATION
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PARTNERSHIP
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MARKETING BENEFITS
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FLORIDA DART ASSOCIATION CONTACTS
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TOURNAMENT EVENT DETAILS
The Caribbean Cup dart tournament is a prestigious, international event with a long-standing history
of tradition.
The goal of the tournament and supporting organizations is to promote the sport of professional darts,
create a memorable experience for the participants and attendees, engage in the culture of the host
country, and support local charities.
Volunteer tournament directors from the Florida Dart Association and Caribbean Cup Organization
have been able to continue this tradition for over 33 years.
Event Dates:
July 14-20, 2014
Location:
Mainsail Suites Hotel & Conference Center
Playing Events:
Team, Triples, Mixed, Doubles, Singles
Non Playing Events:
Opening Ceremony, Closing Reception, Culture Day, Charity
Projected Participants:
200-250
Projected Demographics:
Up to 16 Caribbean countries and Florida
Projected Attendees at Venue:
100-200
Projected Attendees Online:
1,000+
Current Sponsors:
Tampa Bay Sports Commission
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EVENT LAYOUT
Sponsorship Boards
Tournament Play
Sponsorship Banners
Sponsorship Flyers
Kiosks and Charity
Opening and Closing Receptions
Sponsorship Banners
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THE FLORIDA DART ASSOCIATION
The Florida Dart Association as a state-wide organization was informally started in 1976. As a legal entity, the Articles of
Incorporation were filed on October 19, 1979 and officially became a not for profit corporation on October 22, 1979. The
affairs of the corporation were managed by a Board of Trustees with four elected officers and twelve “Members-at-Large”.
Wayne Troiano of Palatka was the first President, with Greg Stephens from Miami as Vice-President, Karen Nelson from
Winter Springs as Secretary and the first Treasurer was Merv Lunsford.
Records indicate that one of the first “sanctioned” tournaments took place in Miami in July 1979. There were 106 open
single entries (@ $7.00 fee), 33 ladies, 20 lady double teams, 61 open double teams. The second sanctioned tournament
was the Orange Park Open in September 1979.
Within ten years the FDA established the Florida Dart Association “Hall of Fame” (at that time the only dart hall of fame
in the world), Men’s and Ladies State Champions, Tournament of Champions (now know as the “Supershoot”) and the
FDA Wizard State Team Championships (currently “State Team Championships”). A 10 th Anniversary Extravaganza Dart
Tournament was held at the Hyatt of the Palm Beaches on September 12th, 13th & 14th, 1986. That tournament was
jointly sponsored by the Everglades Darts Organization, the Miami-Dade Darts Association and the Broward County Darts
Association. On Friday afternoon a team challenge was held between the Florida Dart Association and the Georgia Dart
Association. The purse for this tournament was $10,000.00.
Today the Florida Dart Association has twenty-five member associations. Its primary purpose is to sanction local dart
tournaments, award championship points that determine state individual champions, sponsor the annual State Team
Championships, Supershoot Championship Tournament and the Caribbean Cup Tournament held every other year.
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PARTNERSHIP
The history of the CDO and FDA begins prior to 1979 with an agreement between some players in Jamaica and Florida to
get together, have fun and challenge each other in darts.
The first four Caribbean Cup Tournaments were held in Jamaica, and then in 1986 the CDO decided to “rotate” the
tournament to member countries.
The first Cup residents of Florida participated in was in 1979 and then again in 1981. Florida missed the event in 1983,
but returned in 1984 and won. In 1986, the tournament was held in Bermuda, but due to expense, Florida did not
participate. New rules were drafted by the CDO that would allow Florida to field a “South Florida”. C.E. Leech was
contacted for the 1988 event that permitted players from Palm Beach County down to Dade to participate. The new
“South Florida” did very well…capturing the Team Event, Men’s Doubles and Ladies Singles.
At the CDO meeting in 1988, Mr. Leech proposed that all future teams from Florida should be from the entire State and
under the governorship of the Florida Darts Association. This proposal was tabled until the 1990 meeting, at which time
it was again proposed by Mr. Leech & Dorothy Filley and adopted. At the 1990 meeting this player eligibility discussion
actually lead to the decision that the Florida Dart Association was the single governing association in Florida and would be
given full membership rights.
In 1990, the “South Florida” team went to the Grand Cayman event. That team won the Ladies Singles title. In 1991, the
first official FDA team was sent to Jamaica to compete…Florida captured the Mixed Doubles title. In 1992 Florida hosted
the event in Orlando…Florida proved to be the strongest team that year, winning every event except Women’s singles and
Women’s doubles.
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MARKETING BENEFITS
Gender
Men
Women
%
70 %
30 %
Race
White
African American
Asian
Hispanic
Caribbean
Other
%
20 %
20 %
1%
10 %
40 %
9%
Age Group
01 – 08
09 – 12
13 – 17
18 – 24
25 – 34
35 – 44
45 – 54
55 – 64
65 – 99
%
1%
2%
3%
5%
20 %
20 %
39 %
5%
5%
Income
$10,000+
$25,000+
$40,000+
$50,000+
$60,000+
$75,000+
%
2%
80 %
5%
5%
5%
3%
International Exposure
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bermuda
Brazil
British Virgin Islands
Canada
Cayman Islands
Florida
Guyana
Jamaica
Puerto Rico
St. Lucia
Trinidad & Tobago
Turks & Caicos
United States
Local News TV
Sports Commission
Live Stream on Web/TV
Tournament Program
Marketing Goals
Newspaper Articles
Chamber of Commerce
Florida Dart Web Site
Community Support
Dart Forums
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FLORIDA DART ASSOCIATION CONTACTS
DANE TEIXEIRA
PRESIDENT
DANETEX002@HOTMAIL.COM
JOE CEBRYNSKI
CARIBBEAN CUP DIRECTOR
JOECEBRYNSKI@GMAIL.COM
STEPHANIE MINCEY
TREASURER
SPONSORSHIP COORDINATOR
(813) 374-3105
LILMSMINCEY@GMAIL.COM
WWW.FLORIDADARTS.ORG
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