The official fixtures for the opening night in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ East Coast Demerara zone were released yesterday ahead of the event’s start on Friday at the Haslington Market Tarmac.
Defending champions and history maker Uprising will headline the evening’s proceedings with a clash against newcomer Non-Pariel. The reigning champions became the first and only team to date to win the event as a playoff qualifier.
Among the other teams set to compete on opening night are former champions Beterverwagting [BV]-A, Melanie-A, Melanie-B and BV-B alongside Haslington Hypers, Plaisance-B, Victoria, Mahaica Determinators, Buxton Diamond, Paradise-A, Liliendaal Hustlers, Victoria Church Yard United, Belfield Warriors and GWI East Coast.
According to an official release from the coordinators, “The tournament which has grown both in terms of quality and crowd support is expected to continue in that vein, while many are already touting that the turnout this year could exceed previous years.”
Winner of the event will pocket $400,000 and the winner’s trophy. They will also earn an automatic berth to the Guinness National Championship.
On the other hand, the runner-up will pocket $150,000 and the corresponding accolade, with the third and fourth place finisher receiving $100,000 and $75,000 respectively.
Day-1 Fixtures-19:00hrs
[1] Mahaica Determinators vs Liliendaal Hustlers-[A]
[2] Melanie-B vs GWI East Coast-[A]
[3] Belfield Warriors vs BV-B-[B]
[4] Paradise-A vs Victoria-[B]
[5] BV-A vs Plaisance-B-[A]
[6] Victoria Church Yard vs Melanie-A-[B]
[7] Buxton Diamond vs Haslington Hypers-[A]
[8] Uprising vs Non-Pariel-[B]
Day-2 Fixtures-19:00hrs
Group-A
[9] Winner-1 vs Winner-2
[10] Winner-5 vs Winner-7
[11] Winner 9 vs Loser 10
[12] Winner 10 vs Loser of 9
Group-B
[13] Winner 4 vs Winner 6
[14] Winner 3 vs Winner 8
[15] Winner 13 vs Loser 14
[16] Winner 14 vs Loser 13
