Nat’l Guinness Streetball starts in just over 48 hrs

Jul 25, 2018 Sports

Part of the large crowd that usually attends the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Competition.

Guinness Brand Manager Lee Baptiste (2nd left), Outdoor Events Manager Mortimer Stewart (left) and other Banks DIH officials made a site inspection yesterday, at the National Stadium.

In just over 48 hours, the Pouderoyen Tarmac, venue for the opening night of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ National Playoffs will be teeming with excitement as eager fans finally get the opportunity to exhale after holding their breath in anticipation of the start of the popular street phenomenon.
The first of three nights of what is expected to provide pulsating action for the right to be crowned the best team in the country in the street format, will see eight matches played, before the competition moves to the Haslington Market Tarmac on August 1 (Emancipation day) with the final set for the National Stadium at Providence for the grand finale.
The tournament now in its 9th Edition has become the most talked about event in the shorter version and the Organisers have worked overtime to make the experience for fans an exciting one.
In terms of tournament success, Georgetown teams have dominated in this department with Sparta Boss, the most successful of the lot, while teams such as Back Circle, Leopold Street, West Front Road ‘Gold is Money and Tiger Bay have all tasted victory as well, before Linden’s Dave & Celena’s All Stars broke the stranglehold last year.
The fact that the national title is no longer in the hands of a Georgetown team, regarded as the traditional powers, is enough evidence to suggest that this year’s battle for supremacy will be enthralling from the first kick off.
The feedback from the respective zones is that all the teams have been hard at training and are confident of going all the way.
Following Dave & Celena’s All Stars win last year it is felt that the intimidation visiting teams experienced playing against Georgetown opposition has long dissipated and they believe that any team could rise to the occasion.
On the other hand, with Georgetown’s aura slightly dented, other zone winners will feel inspired by the Lindeners performance and raise their level of play as well to ensure that the trophy goes elsewhere.
Fixtures for opening night are as follows: –
West Side Ballers vs Silver Bullets-19:00hrs
ESPN vs Disconnection Crew-19:30hrs
Leopold Street vs Dave & Celena’s All-Stars-20:00hrs
Showstoppers vs Swag Entertainment-20:30hrs
ESPN vs West Side Ballers-21:30hrs
Silver Bullets vs Disconnection Crew-22:00hrs
Swag Entertainment vs Dave & Celena’s-22:30hrs
Showstoppers vs Leopold Street-23:00hrs