The 4th edition of the Corona Beer Futsal Championship will commence tomorrow at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.
In the opening match at 19:30hrs, Wolves will oppose Tucville, with Kingston slated to engage North East La Penitence at 20:15hrs. In the third fixture, Leopold Street will battle Flamingo at 21:00hrs while Back Circle will match skills with Camptown from 21:45hrs.
The final two matches will pit Sparta Boss against Black Pearl from 22:30hrs and Bent Street against GT Panthers at 23:15hrs.
The eight-day event is coordinated by the Petra Organisation. The other dates for the 24-team tournament are May 7th, 11th, 14th, 18th, 25th with June 8th penciled for the final.
The GFA club teams that will feature in the tournament are Wolves United, Camptown, Black Pearl, Flamingo, GT Panthers, Pele, Mocha, Order & Discipline, Eastveldt, GFC and Black Pearl.
The community teams that will participate are Back Circle, Sparta Boss, West Front Road-Gold is Money, Leopold Street, California Square, Tucville, Kingston, North East La Penitence, Bent Street, Future Stars, Sophia Kingston, Broad Street and Tigerbay.
The first two nights will feature elimination matches, with the remaining 12 teams being placed into three groups of four. The eventual top two finishers in each pool, alongside the best two third placed sides will advance to the quarterfinal round.
The winner of the event pockets $500,000 and the championship trophy, while the second, third and fourth place finishers will collect $250,000, $125,000 and $75,000 each and the respective trophy.
Similarly, $40,000 will be awarded to each group winner, while $30,000, $20,000 and $15,000 will be presented to the second, third and fourth place group finishers, respectively.
On the individual side, prizes will also be awarded to the event’s Most Valuable Player and spectators.
