The round of 16 section in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Linden Championship resumes today at the Amelia’s Ward/Wisroc Car Park.
At 19:00hrs, Anybody Got It will oppose Axe in the first encounter. This will be followed by Exodus and DC Ballers at 19:30hrs, whilst West Side Ballers engage Speightland from 20:00hrs in the third affair.
In the fourth contest, High Rollers lock horns with Street Warriors from 20:30hrs, whilst YMCA engages Street Ballers at 21:00hrs, and defending champion Swag Entertainment faces-off with Turf President at 21:30hrs. The respective winners will progress to the quarterfinal round. Universal Ballers and Silver Bullets have already sealed their berth to the quarterfinal section, following their respective round of 16 victories on April 26th at the same venue.
The eventual eight teams will then be paired in the quarterfinal stage. Rawle Gittens, the tournament coordinator, revealed that all systems are in place for the round of 16 section which is highly anticipated by the fans and teams.
He noted that the round of 16 stage will conclude tonight and will immediately be followed by the quarterfinal section. He explained, “So far everything is in place for the matches. The final preparation is being concluded. The games are highly anticipated by the teams and the fans are eagerly awaiting so all the teams are hyped coming down to the bottom of the competition.
We had an official draw for the teams on Monday at the Banks DIH location for the teams remaining in the Round of 16 section. After those matches tonight, there will be another draw immediately for the quarterfinal round so the teams will battle for a place in the semi-final.”
The tournament concludes on Saturday at the same venue with the semi-final and final.
