Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets’ Competition...Showdown to represent Guyana at regional tourney starts tomorrow

Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets’ Competition…Showdown to represent Guyana at regional tourney starts tomorrow

Jun 04, 2015 Sports

Sixteen teams drawn from the five communities that the Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets’ Competition was played will vie for the right to represent Guyana at the Caribbean Championship set for later this month

Petra Organisation Troy Mendonca (centre) receives the winning trophy from Guinness Brand Manager Lee Baptiste in the presence of Banks DIH officials yesterday.

in Kingston, Jamaica.
The teams will be drawn from Georgetown, East Coast Demerara, West Bank and West Coast Demerara, Linden and Berbice and the action gets underway tomorrow and ends on Sunday at the Demerara Park, Thirst Park.
The opening night will be played at the Pouderoyen Tarmac where eight matches are scheduled, while the following evening’s round of games is slated for the National Cultural Centre Tarmac.
The Luanch which took place yesterday at the Banks DIH Sports Club saw in attendance Guinness Brand Manager Lee Baptiste, Communications Manager Troy Peters, Outdoor Events Manager Gavin Jodhan, Aqua Mist Manager Errol Nelson and Petra Organisation Co-Director Troy Mendonca.
Baptiste speaking at the occasion spoke of the Company’s rise to the challenge it made to expand the competition to other communities, a feat he said was no easy task, but one which proved successful.
He named Berbice and West Bank / Coast Demerara as the two new areas where the tournament was played this year.
The Guinness Brand Manager told the gathering that over $1million dollars in prize monies and trophies are up for grabs, while the most important achievement will be the right to participate in the regional tournament as this country representative.
The winning team will cart off $500,000, runner-up $250,000, 3rd place $150,000 and 4th place $75,000.
Mendonca in his remarks gave a synopsis of the tournament schedule and echoed sentiments expressed by Baptiste about the support of the fans and the various communities.
According to Mendonca, similar to what obtains at the regional tournament teams will only be permitted to register seven (7) players and no player who had represented any other team will be allowed to change team.
Another highlight of the finals will be the presence of regional network Sportsmax that will be sending live coverage of the competition to viewers across the Caribbean.
Also, there will be a guest appearance of the reigning ‘Skills’ champion out of Trinidad and Tobago.
Starting time on each night is 19:30 hrs.
The teams that will be participating in the finals are: (Georgetown)-North Ruimveldt, Globe Yard, Sparta Boss, West Front Road, Festival City and Leopold Street; (Linden)- Russians and Wisroc; (Berbice)- Team Manchester and Unruly ; (East Coast)- Beterverwagting ‘A’, Nabaclis and Melanie ‘B’; (West Bank / Coast Demerara)- Patentia Street Ballers, Show Stoppers and West Side Balers.