Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ National Championship kicks off tonight

Aug 09, 2019 Sports

All roads will lead the Jubilee Park Tarmac tonight when the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ National Championship officially commences. In the opening match, Up-Top-Bosses will oppose Paradise-A from 19:00hrs, while Melanie-B will lock horns with Showstoppers from 19:30hrs and Brothers United battle Sophia at 20:00hrs.
In the fourth fixture, Ballers Empire will face-off with Albouystown-B at 20:30hrs while Beacons oppose Sparta Boss at 21:00hrs and High Rollers engage Sparta Boss from 21:30hrs.
In the final two matches, Trafalgar lock horns with Broad Street from 22:00hrs and defending champion Gold is Money takes aim at Bartica Police at 22:30hrs.
The respective winners will advance to the quarterfinal round. The two day tournament which concludes on August 10th, features 16 teams competing in an elimination format. Six teams (champion Gold is Money, Albouystown-B, Sophia, Broad St., Leopold St. and Sparta Boss) will represent Georgetown, while four representatives will emanate from West Demerara (champion Brothers United, Showstoppers, Ballers Empire and Up-Top-Bosses).
Two teams (champion Beacons and Police) will represent Bartica and East Coast Demerara (champion Melanie-B and Paradise-A) respectively. The remaining two will come from Berbice (champion Trafalgar) and Linden (champion High Rollers).
According to an official release from tournament coordinator Three Peat Promotions, “The anticipation for the national championship is at an all-time high. Several teams will be invading the Georgetown district to prove their championship credentials which will produce an exciting and thrilling championship.”
The release further said, “We expect the teams and the fans to come out in their droves to represent as the visiting teams have been arduously preparing for this moment in which they put their abilities against the traditional giants of the sport.”
Complete Fixtures
Day-1-Jubilee Park Tarmac August 9th
Round of 16 Fixtures Draft
(1) Up-Top-Bosses vs Paradise-A-19:00hrs
(2) Melanie-B vs Showstoppers-19:30hrs
(3) Brothers United vs Sophia-20:00hrs
(4) Ballers Empire vs Albouystown-B-20:30hrs
(5) Beacons vs Sparta Boss-21:00hrs
(6) High Rollers vs Leopold Street-21:30hrs
(7) Trafalgar vs Broad Street-22:00hrs
(8) Gold is Money vs Police-22:30hrs
Quarterfinal Matches
(9) Winner (4) vs Winner (2)
(10) Winner (3) vs Winner (6)
(11) Winner (5) vs Winner (7)
(12) Winner (1) vs Winner (8)
Day-2-Jubilee Park Tarmac
Semifinal Matches August 10th
(13) Winner (10) vs Winner (11)
(14) Winner (9) vs Winner (12)
3rd Place
Loser (13) vs Loser (14)
Final
Winner (13) vs Winner (14)

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