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Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ national playoffs launched
The national playoffs in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Competition is set to begin on May 24 with eight matches scheduled to be played on opening night, at the Banks DIH Parking Lot, Ruimveldt.
This was revealed to the media during a simple launching ceremony that was conducted, at Thirst Park yesterday.
Those in attendance at the occasion were Guinness Brand Manager Lee Baptiste, Outdoor and Events Manager Mortimer Stewart, Co-ordinator Troy Mendonca and Sales Department representatives Clive Allen and Shaneeze Fredericks.
The national playoffs, according to Baptiste, will see representative
Banks DIH Sales Department representative Shaneeze Fredericks hands over the winning trophy to Tournament Co-Ordinator Troy Mendonca in the presence of Guinness Brand Manager Lee Baptiste (2nd right), Outdoor Events Manager Mortimer Stewart (left) and Sales Department representative Clive Allen yesterday.
teams from the four communities that the competition was played battle for the right to compete in the Caribbean segment slated to be played from June 21-23 in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Eight teams, two each from Bartica, Linden, Georgetown and East Coast Demerara will square off over three days (May 24, 25 and 27) for prize monies in excess of $900,000 in addition to the right to represent Guyana, at the Caribbean tournament.
The winning team will receive $400,000, runner-up-$250,000, 3rd place-$150,000 and 4th place-$75,000 along with trophies.
The teams listed to participate are Silver Bullets and Silent Assassins (Linden), Back Circle and Leopold Street (Georgetown), Victoria Church Yard and Plaisance (East Coast) and Millennium and Hard Core (Bartica).
Mendonca in his remarks reminded all that the team to emerge champion is not a truly representative national team, but rather, in keeping with the concept of the tournament, which is to play the tournament among communities, the eventual winner will be one that has been borne out of a particular community.
The fixtures are as follows:
May 24-
19:30 hrs Silver Bullets LIN v/s Hard Core BAR
20:00 hrs Leopold Street GT v/s Victoria Church Yard EC
20:30 hrs Silent Assassins LIN v/s Plaisance EC
21:00 hrs Back Circle GT v/s Millennium BAR
Break
Round 2 Day 1- Banks Parking Lot
21:15 hrs Silver Bullets LIN v/s Victoria Church Yard EC
21:45 hrs Silent Assassins LIN v/s Millennium BAR
22:15 hrs Leopold Street GT v/s Hard Core BAR
22:45 hrs Back Circle GT v/s Plaisance EC
May 25- Round 3 Day 2- Banks Parking Lot
20:00 hrs Exhibition Match
20:30 hrs Exhibition Match
21:15 hrs Hard Core BAR v/s Victoria Church Yard EC
21:45 hrs Plaisance EC v/s Millennium BAR
22:15 hrs Silent Assassins LIN v/s Back Circle GT
22:45 hrs Leopold Street GT v/s Silver Bullets LIN
May 27- Semi Finals and Finals Day 3- Banks Parking Lot
20:00 hrs Winner Group B v/s Runner Up A
20:30 hrs Winner Group A v/s Runner Up B
21:15 hrs Exhibition Match
21:45 hrs Exhibition Match
Third Place Playoff
22:15 hrs Loser 13 v/s Loser 14
Finals
22:45 hrs Winner 13 v/s Winner 14
Group A
Leopold Street GT
Silver Bullets LIN
Hard Core BAR
Victoria Church Yard EC
Group B
Silent Assassins LIN
Back Circle GT
Plaisance EC
Millennium BAR
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