Malabu of Lae, Morobe Province, are the champions of the Goroka Inter-Provincial Darts Tournament 2026.
Malabu fought hard to wrest the victory from equally eager opponents Ramu 1 of Madang. Ramu 1 defeated the only Goroka team, Goroka Engineering, to make it to the finals, while Malabu defeated Hauslain of Madang to face off with Ramu 1.
Tournament founder and co-sponsor Warrick Wild thanked all the participating teams for ensuring the competition ran smoothly without any hiccups.
Malabu picked up K10,000.00 while Ramu 1 picked K5000.00. Participating teams from the 11th to the 22nd Place received a consolation cash prize of K250.00 with a box of food and complementary gifts from tournament co-sponsor Winestar & Wan Namba Lotto.
Winestar also confirmed they will be the major sponsors of the annual Inter-Provincial tournament next year and onward. As a further parting gift to participating teams, Mr Wild said he will give a grant of K5000.00 to each provincial teams to establish themselves back in their provinces.
His conditions for the grant is that each association must be affiliated to the PNG Darts Federation and must have more than 10 teams to qualify to receive the support.
The Goroka Lodge Darts Tournament started back in 2016 and was opened up last year 2025 for teams outside of Goroka to participate.
1st Place- Lae Malabu
2nd Place- Ramu #1
3rd Place- Goroka Engineering
4th Place- Madang Hausline
5th Place- Yonki Rima
6th Place- Lae Taimbah
7th Place- Madang Foxtown
8th Place- Madang Laskil
9th Place- Goroka Zauka/McKenzie
10th Place- Bulo Vikings
11th Place- Goroka Pacific/Nohune
12th Place- Madang Red House
13th Place- Madang Panu Bloods
14th Place- Goroka Papo
15th Place- Simbu Bolts & Nuts
16th Place- Goroka Bipi Fuels
17th Place- Goroka Samapa
18th Place- Goroka Gatai Construction
19th Place- Ramu #2
20th Place- Goroka NBC
21st Place- Goroka UOG/Eastern Tribe
22nd Place- Goroka Hetofa/Street Tech