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East Coast Guinness tournament launched
Conceding that the undeniable success of the format has inundated his
Banks DIH Area Supervisor Clive Pellew (4th right) hands over the winning trophy to tournament co-ordinator Troy Mendonca in the presence of Company officials yesterday.
telephone with calls, Guinness Brand Manager Lee Baptiste speaking at the Launch of the East Coast segment Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets’ in the Banks DIH Boardroom yesterday, showered praise on the fans, teams, Petra Organisation and media for the support they’ve given over the existence of the tournament.
Baptiste told the gathering that included tournament organiser Troy Mendonca, referees co-ordination Wayne Griffith, Banks DIH Area Supervisor Clive Pellew and the Company’s Communications Manager Troy Peters of the tournament’s increasing demand, citing calls by many communities, expressing desire to be part of the competition.
The Brand Manager referenced a call he received yesterday morning from Bartica enquiring about the possibility of their event being staged during the upcoming Regatta celebrations.
Mendonca, who is responsible for the organisational component of the tournament in his remarks, echoed similar sentiments to that of Baptiste, lauding the support from the players, teams, fans and the media over the years.
He disclosed that sixteen teams will be participating in this year’s competition with host Haslington, being the only new team.
The other teams are: Ann’s Grove Punters, Buxton, Beterverwagting ‘A’, Beterverwagting ‘B’, Church Yard United, Mahaica, Melanie ‘A’, Melanie ‘B’, Nabacalis, Paradise, Plaisance ‘A’, Plaisance ‘B’, Victoria Eagles and Vryhied’s Lust.
The winning team will receive $300,000, runner-up $150,000, 3rd place $100,000 and 4th place $50,000 along with trophies. The action starts tomorrow night at Haslington Tarmac.
The top two teams will advance to the national playoffs set for early June.
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