The Magnum Tonic Wine ‘Unfinished Business’ Futsal Championship is scheduled to commence on Saturday June 18 at the National Park tarmac, Thomas Lands, Georgetown.
The one-night tournament is the brainchild of Magnum Brand Manager Jamaal Baird, and tournament organiser, Edison Jefford.
The knockout event will host the four best teams from the recently concluded Magnum Independence Cup. They are champions Back Circle, runners-up Sparta Boss, third place finisher Gold is Money, and fourth positioned outfit Bent Street.
The tournament victor will receive $300,000. The second, third and fourth place finishers will pocket $150,000, $100,000, and 50,000 apiece.
Baird explained that the fans and supporters of the respective teams are clamouring for the tournament, and the company intends on delivering a quality showcase befitting of their product.
“The streets have asked us for it and we will deliver because of the tremendous support of the previous tournament and the spectators being jilted by the outcome of the tournament. We are a brand for the streets and we have heard the streets and we will deliver, it will be called ‘Unfinished Business’.”
Similarly, Jefford noted, “Following the final, we had lots of feedback from patrons about the nature of the semi-finals between Sparta and Bent Street which finished 18-17 and the final with Back Circle which ended 6-5, and didn’t finish in favour of Sparta. The nail biting finishes are still fresh in the minds of the patrons and the main sponsor Magnum, felt as though we should relive the experiences.”
He added, “That’s how we came to stage this one-day event dubbed ‘Unfinished Business’ so we can give the patrons a chance who didn’t get to witness the semi-final and final, the chance to witness both matches on one night.”
Further details on the tournament will be disclosed at the official launch which is pencilled to occur shortly.
