The third annual Greatest Guinness of the Streets, East Coast Demerara zone will officially commence today at the Haslington Marker Tarmac with eight matches.
In the opening match at 19:00hrs, Church Yard United will face off with Paradise in a group-B affair while Vryheid’s Lust will oppose former winners Plaisance-A at 19:30hrs in a group-D fixture.
The third matchup at 20:00hrs will pit Buxton against Plaisance-B in a group-A showdown while Nabaclis will match skills with Victoria Eagles from 20:30hrs in a group-D showdown.
At 21:00hrs, group-C will take centre stage when Ann’s Grove Punters battle Beterverwagting (BV)-B while defending champs Melanie-A will hope to get their campaign off to the perfect start when they oppose Mahaica in the second fixture of the group at 21:30hrs.
The final two matchups of the night will pit Golden Grove Superstars against Melanie-B in a group-B matchup at 22:00hrs and BV-A against home side and newcomers Haslington from 22:30hrs in a group-A fixture.
Winners of the event will receive $300,000 and the championship trophy while the second place side will collect $150,000 and the runners-up accolade. The third and fourth place finishers will collect $100,000 and $75,000 respectively.
Upon the completion of the event, the top two teams in the tourney will represent the region at the national tournament to be hosted later in the year.
