The 2020 season of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Championship will commence tonight with eight matches in the Linden zonal competition at the Silver City Tarmac.
In the opening match, Retrieve Unknown will match skills with Quiet Storm from 19:00hrs, with former champion Dave & Celina’s All-Stars battling Amazings from 19:30hrs and Wisroc tackling Presidential from 20:00hrs.
This will be followed by Assassa Ballers engaging defending champion High Rollers from 20:30hrs, while the fifth match will witness Coomacka opposing NK Ballers from 21:00hrs.
In the sixth clash, former winner, Amelia’s Ward Russians takes aim at Capital Storm from 21:30hrs, while Swag Entertainment locks horns with Barsenal from 22:00hrs. In the final match, Silver Bullets faces-off with Haynes Hitters from 22:30hrs.
According to an official release from the tournament coordinators, the zone will last for four nights and will be played utilizing a knockout format. The release further said, “All 16 teams will play on the first night. The winning eight teams will advance to the quarterfinal which will be held the following night. The losing eight teams will enter the Plate Exhibition Round on the quarterfinal night. The winning teams from the quarterfinals will then advance to the semi-finals, while the four losing quarterfinalists will also enter the Plate round.”
The release concluded, “The winning teams from the semi-final round will progress to the championship round, with the losers facing off in the playoff round. The finals of the Plate Round will also occur on that evening.” The other playing nights for the tournament are January 26th [quarterfinal round], February 7th [semi-final round] and February 8th [Final]. The Berbice Zonal tournament is slated to commence upon the conclusion of the Linden tournament.
