The Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sport has pledged its support for the Kares One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast for the next two years.
Recently, Minister Charles Ramson Jr. confirmed the funding for the fast-paced cricket competition for the next two editions.
According to the organisers, “Tapeball is certainly the community sport, and we saw last year that when the teams came to represent, their communities were in support, which was most evident in the massive crowd at the National Stadium.”
Meanwhile, according to the organisers, there is a keen interest from persons hailing from Pakistan, the United States of America, Trinidad, Barbados, and Dominica.
This year, 32 of the best tapeball teams in Guyana will vie for lucrative cash prizes and year-long bragging rights, with action set for August 3, 4, 11, and 25.
The semi-finals, final, and Cricket for Charity match all return to the National Stadium on August 25.
With the increased interest from teams, the organisers indicated that, with essential corporate support, they will venture to have more teams in the competition in 2025.
The first prize has increased to $1,500,000, while the second-place finisher will receive $500,000. The losing semifinalists will pocket $250,000 each.
Cash and other prizes will be given to the Player-of-the-Final and the Most Valuable Player, as well as the ones scoring the most runs and taking the most wickets.
Last year, Eccles All-Stars defeated V-Net Vipers in the final, while Team Corruption and Tarmac were the losing semi-finalists.
