Region Six won the Guyana Volleyball Federation six-team Independence tournament held at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue over the weekend.
The Region Six side defeated Region Four 25-17, 25-23, 22-25 and 29-27 in a pulsating best of five finals.
Region Six advanced to the final by beating Region Three 25-10, 27-25 and 15-10 while Region Four brushed aside Region 7 by two sets to one 9-25, 25-21 and 15-7 in their semi-finals encounter.
Several of the matches were affected due to table tennis being held at the National Gymnasium during the period, officials of the GVF said. The other competing regions were Region One and Region 10.
The champions, Region 6, pocketed a first prize of $100,000 while Region Four were rewarded $50,000 for the second place finish.
Daniel Joseph of Region six was adjudged the Most Valuable Player (MVP) and received $20,000 for his outstanding performance.
Meanwhile, the GVF disclosed that Guyana will be represented by male and female teams at the Border Games in neighbouring Brazil in August. The squads will be selected shortly.
The federation has expressed gratitude to the Guyana Defence Force, Flores Maritime and officials of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport for supporting the just-concluded tournament.
