Latest update December 17th, 2024 3:32 AM
Guinness Georgetown leg quarterfinals start tomorrow
With the group stage in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Championship slated to conclude today, the quarterfinal round will commence tomorrow at the National Cultural Centre Tarmac.
The top two finishers from each group will advance to the knockout round. The quarterfinal and semi-final section will be staged on the same night. The grand finale will occur on August 3rd.
According to an official release from tournament coordinator Three Peat Promotions, “The quarterfinal round is expected to be highly contested as several of the former champions and emerging sides are expected to contest for the coveted title. Any team can walk-away with title and unlike previous editions an unpredictable air surrounds the event. This bodes well for the overall quality and viewership of the tournament.”
The release further said, “To date, several of the teams have displayed their championship credentials and intentions which indicates that a highly completive knockout round is expected. Once again we have to thank the fans for their continued support of the event which has grown from strength to strength with each edition.”
Meanwhile, the final group stage will conclude today at the Berlin Tarmac. Alexander Village will tackle Charlotte Street in the opening game at 19:00hrs, with Broad Street opposing John Street at 19:30hrs and Albouystown-A tackling Future Stars from 20:00hrs.
The fourth showdown will pit Sophia against Rising Stars at 20:30hrs, while LA Ballers engage defending champion Gold is Money from 21:00hrs and Leopold Street opposes Tiger Bay at 21:30hrs.
In the final two fixtures, North East La Penitence match’s skills with Back Circle from 22:00hrs and Sparta Boss lock horns with Albouystown-B at 22:30hrs.
Winner of the event will collect $500,000 and the championship trophy, with the second, third and fourth place finisher copping $300,000, $200,000 and $100,000 respectively and the corresponding trophy. They will also automatically seal a place in the National Championship in August.
Beacons [Bartica Champion], Melanie-B [East Coast Demerara winner], Brothers United [West Demerara/East Bank Demerara winner], Trafalgar [Berbice champion] and High Rollers [Linden champion] have sealed automatic berths to the National Championship.
Below features the fixtures for the final round of group stage matches.
Thursday 25th Berlin Tarmac
(1)Alexander Village vs Charlotte St-19:00hrs
(2)Broad Street vs John Street-19:30hrs
(3)Albouystown-A vs Future Stars-20:00hrs
(4)Sophia vs Rising Stars-20:30hrs
(5)LA Ballers vs Gold is Money-21:00hrs
(6)Leopold Street vs Tiger Bay-21:30hrs
(7)North East vs Back Circle-22:00hrs
(8)Sparta Boss vs Albouystown-B-22:30hrs
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