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Over $2million in prizes for Inaugural Rio Indoor Tournament – fans to win cash

Nov 10, 2019 Sports

The lucky twenty-four teams that were offered invitations to participate in the inaugural Rio Indoor Yearend Extravaganza has more than one million reasons to prepare to provide fans with the kind of excitement that has become synonymous with the indoor format.
Organisers of the yearend spectacle, which will be held at the National Gymnasium, is offering teams the opportunity to win close to $2million in cash and trophies, easily surpassing any that has been given in the past.
It will be the biggest payout that teams will receive in 2019 or even in recent memory so every incentive is being provided for teams to be motivated to thrill fans with breathtaking performances.
The teams were meticulously selected by the Organisers who ensured that the best exponents of the format will be in action over the eight days of competition.
It therefore means that fans are guaranteed a high quality of play, while they too could enjoy give backs by entering a competition that will see ten (10) of them win $2000 each night.
The tournament kicks off on November 14 and run through to December 14 when the final will be played. The other playing days are: November 16, 21, 23, 28, 30 and December 7.
The winning team is set to receive $1million, while second, third and fourth place finishers will be rewarded with $400,000, $200,000 and $100,000 respectively along with some beautiful trophies.
The Organisers are aiming to make the tournament a memorable one for fans, while also rewarding teams and their supporters for the Christmas season.
The teams invited include: Gold is Money, Bent Street, Back Circle, Sparta Boss, Leopold Street, LA Ballers, Future Stars, Avocado Ballers, Tiger Bay, Sophia, Albouystown A and B, Showstoppers, Alexander Village, Rio All Stars, Melanie, Buxton Diamond, BV, Stabroek Ballers, New Market Street, OlSkool Ballers, Island All Stars, Broad Street, and Silver Bullets.
The Organisers are asking teams confirmed to participate to be on time for a prompt start at 19:00hrs, while both members of the Guyana Police Force and Private Security have been retained to ensure that fans in attendance feel secured.
The teams will be divided into six groups of four with the top two gaining automatic qualification, while the four best third placed teams will join them in the round of sixteen when the knockout phase commences.
Giveaways and other incentives for the fans will be a feature every night of play.
Meanwhile, the Launch of the tournament is set for Monday, November 11, at the Rio Night Club on Forshaw and Ornoque Streets in Queenstown, starting at13:00hrs.

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