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Castrol Volleyball Tournament expected to boost image, popularity
Despite the anticipated presence of the country’s best volleyball players, the Castrol Strikers/Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF) organised Tournament which is being sponsored by Tradewind Tankers/Guyana True Champions Tournament is also expected to attract a new nucleus of players to the sport.
Flashback!!! Action in a volleyball game at the GuySuCo Training Centre in Berbice.
This is according to a source from the Organising Committee, who told Kaieteur Sport recently that apart from helping to resuscitate the game which has been in a state of dormancy, the fact that three different venues will be used it is expected that the image and popularity of the sport will also be highlighted. The tournament will run from July 17-September 18.
The tournament is the first of its kind to be staged in Guyana and participation is expected from Linden, Berbice, Georgetown and West Demerara and will run over three months with games to be played at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH), West Demerara and Berbice two weekends in each month.
Three formats will be used and they are the 2s, 4s and 6s with teams needing a minimum of seven players.
The first two months the winners and second placed finishers will receive $20,000 and $10,000 respectively, while the overall champion will take away a top prize of $80,000, runners-up $40,000 and third place $20,000.
The dates for play are as follows: July 17 & 24 CASH and Goed Fortuin; August 14 & 28 Berbice and September 11 &18 CASH.
More information regarding the teams to have confirmed so far will be made known in a subsequent issue.
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