With the formal launch pegged for Tuesday, November 19th at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue from 11:00hrs, the official playing fixtures for the inaugural Dragon Stout ‘Community Cup’ streetball championship were released yesterday.
Jamal Baird, Dragon Stout Brand Manager, made the disclosure in a press release. According to Baird, “The four-day elimination championship which was scheduled to start on November 15th, [is] now scheduled to start on November 22nd. It will continue on November 29th and December 6th, with the final slated for December 13th. The overall objective of the tournament is to align the emerging brand with the grassroot movement.”
He further stated, “ANSA McAL is pleased to be associated with yet another sporting event, specifically at the grassroots level. The primary stimulus for staging this football event is to highlight and indicate Dragon Stout’s intended support for sports at grassroot and community level, hence there was no hesitation in supporting the event. This is an alliance that I envision will continue for the foreseeable future. Given that it is a community-based initiative, it gives the urban community a chance to be seen and heard, while having fun in a competitive but friendly environment.”
The winner of the competition will walk away with $300,000. Meanwhile, the second, third and fourth place finishers will collect $150,000, $100,000 and $50,000 respectively and a trophy.
Complete Tournament Fixtures
Day 1 – Round of 16 – Nov 22nd
Section A
(1) Sparta vs Showstoppers
(2) Tiger Bay vs Alex. Village
(3) Gold is Money vs Melanie-B
(4) Sophia vs Assassin Ballers
Section B
(1) Bent Street vs Broad St
(2) Future Stars vs LA Ballers
(3) Back Circle vs Albouystown
(4) Leopold St vs Ansa All-Stars
Day 2 – Quarterfinals – Nov 29th
Section A
(5) Winner (1) vs Winner (2)
(6) Winner (3) vs Winner (4)
Section B
(7) Winner (1) vs Winner (2)
(8) Winner (3) vs Winner (4)
Day 3 – Semifinals – December 6th
Section A
(9) Winner (5) vs Winner (6)
Section B
(10) Winner (7) vs Winner (8)
Day 4 – Final – December 13th
Winner (9) vs Winner (10)
3rd Place
Loser (9) vs Loser (10)
