Thirty-two teams will take to the field but by the end of the day, only four will head on to Sunday for the play-off stage in the largest tapeball tournament in the country, the Kares One Guyana T10 blast.
Due to rain, the tournament has added the Everest Cricket Club and the Georgetown Cricket Club to their list of venues – YMCA, Police Sports Club, Queen’s College, Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and Transport Sports Club, ensuring the tournament is played to the highest standard.
All teams making it to the final day at Everest will not walk away empty handed, but all will be vying for the top prize of $1M, the largest payout in the history of the sport locally. Second place will cart off $300,000 while the losing semi-finalists will win $100,000 each. An exhibition match will also be played among notable personalities in Guyana for $200,000 which will be donated to charity.
A lot is at stake for the teams with three television compliments of Regal Stationery up for grabs as well as a motorcycle for the Most Valuable Player compliments of Assuria Insurance.
However, to make it into the semi-finals, teams will be required to win three matches in the straight knockout 10-over tournament.
At Police, Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips will officially bowl off the tournament. The first match at the venue will see Ministry of Housing and Water going up against Central Stars from 09.00 hours followed by Avery Lounge and VNet Vipers playing at 11.00 hours.
At 09.00 hours Eccles All Star will be taking on Hero Riders at Queen’s College while the Guards will battle Bartica Bulls on the second pitch at the venue. The 11.00 hours matches at the venue will see Ariel XI going up against Movements and Big B’s Blairmont Blazers clashing with MS13.
Avinash All Stars and PB Contractors will face off at YMCA at 09.00 hours followed by Team Corruption and Upsetters at 11.00 hours while at GDF, Continental Transport and Moruca will go toe to toe in the first match followed by GPL and Laluni at 11.00 hours.
At Everest, Eastsyde and Airport XI will lock horns from 09.00 hours before Name Brand and Storm Chasers thrash it out from 11.00 hours. The United Crew and Spartan Strikers will look to build momentum early on at Transport in their 09.00 hours match while Tarmac Titans and EC Express will be doing the same from 11.00 hours.
Fans at GCC will witness Village Rams taking on Young Steppaz from 09.00 hours followed by Diamond Gunners and Region 3 Police battling at 11.00 hours.
At the end of these clashes, the winners will enter the round of 16 from 13.30 hours to decide the Super Eights, which will be played from 16.00 hours.
