Round of 16 starts in Rio Indoor Streetball Championship

Nov 30, 2019 Sports

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Following the conclusion of the exciting group stage, the round of 16 section in the inaugural Rio Indoor Streetball Championship kicks-off tonight at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

The opening game will pit the pride of the West Demerara region, Showstoppers, against the lone remaining East Coast Demerara outfit, BV, from 19:00hrs.
This will be followed by Future Stars against surprise package Kingston at 19:30hrs, while newcomer and dark-horses Rio All-Stars take aim at Tiger Bay from 20:00hrs.
In the fourth match, at 20:30hrs, the always dangerous Leopold Street battle the experienced Alexander Village.
Traditional giants Broad Street and Back Circle will then take center stage at 21:00hrs in the fifth affair, with perennial contender Gold is Money tackling Albouystown from 21:30hrs.
National heavyweight Sparta Boss will go to battle against Avocado Ballers from 22:00hrs, while tournament favorite Bent Street matches skills with Sophia at 22:30hrs.
According to an official release from the tournament coordinators, Three Peat Promotions, “We are now at the business end of the tournament where the objective is simple, win and progress or lose and go home. The tournament has witnessed quality and entertaining football from the start and the knockout round promises to be even more exciting and competitive as the best teams have advanced and will face-off. The battle lines have been drawn, the fans have selected their favorite and we expect a wonderful night of action. It’s D-Day in the National Gymnasium.”
The correspondence further said, “We would also like to thank the fans for their support during this inaugural venture as well as the lawmen who have carried out their duties with aplomb. The officers have ensured that a safe environment is realized and created every evening, much to the satisfaction and appreciation of the fans and players who have witnessed and experienced an incident free championship.”
Meanwhile on Thursday in the final group round, Bent Street, Showstoppers and BV were amongst the wins.
In other results, Leopold Street and Tiger Bay battled to a scoreless draw, while Broad Street and Ol Skool contested an identical result.
Also, Future Stars and Albouystown played to a 0-0 scoreline. Below lists the complete knockout fixtures, the results from the last match day and the final point standings.
Complete Knockout Fixtures
Section-A
(1)Leopold St vs Alexander Village
(3)Gold is Money vs Albouystown
(5)Sparta vs Avocado Ballers
(7)Showstoppers vs BV
Section-B
(2)Bent St vs Sophia
(4)Back Circle vs Broad St
(6)Future Stars vs Kingston
(8)Rio All-Stars vs Tiger Bay
Round of 16
Showstoppers vs BV-19:00hrs
Future Stars vs Kingston-19:30hrs
Rio All-Stars vs Tiger Bay-20:00hrs
Leopold St vs Alexander Village-20:30hrs
Back Circle vs Broad St-21:00hrs
Gold is Money vs Albouystown-21:30hrs
Sparta vs Avocado Ballers-22:00hrs
Bent St vs Sophia-22:30hrs
Quarterfinal
(9)Winner of (1) vs Winner (3)
(10)Winner of (5) vs Winner (7)
(11)Winner (2) vs Winner (4)
(12)Winner (6) vs Winner (8)
Semifinal
(13)Winner of (9) vs Winner (10)
(14)Winner of (11) vs Winner (12)
3rd Place
(15)Loser of (13) vs Loser (14)
Final
(16)Winner of (13) vs Winner (14)
Complete Results
Game-1
Broad St-0 vs Ol Skool-0
Game-2
Showstoppers-4 vs Stabroek Ballers-1
Showstoppers Scorers
Stephon Jupiter-5th and 14th
Delon Lanferman-3rd
Keanu Lawrence-7th
Stabroek Scorer
Seon Taylor-4th
Game-3
Avocado Ballers-0 vs BV-4
Akin Curry-4th, 6th and 9th
Shemar Fraser-18th
Game-4
Albouystown-0 vs Future Stars-0
Game-5
Bent St-4 vs LA Ballers-2
Bent Scorers
Colin Nelson-6th and 14th
Daniel Wilson-17th
Adrian Aaron-19th
LA Scorer
Simeon Moore-12th and 16th
Game-6
Leopold St-0 vs Tiger Bay-0

Final Point Standings

Group-A
Team P W L D GF GA GD Pts.
Rio All-Stars [Q] 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 9
Back Circle [q] 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 6
Spot-7 3 1 2 0 2 9 -7 3
Group-B
Team P W L D GF GA GD Pts.
Leopold [Q] 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 7
Tiger Bay [q] 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
Broad St [t] 3 1 1 1 3 4 -1 4
Ol Skool 3 0 2 1 3 8 -5 1
Group-C
Team P W L D GF GA GD Pts.
Sparta [Q] 3 3 0 0 13 1 +12 9
Kingston [q] 3 1 1 1 5 6 -1 4
Alex Village [t] 3 1 1 1 3 4 -1 4
Melanie 3 0 3 0 0 10 -10 0
Group-D
Team P W L D GF GA GD Pts.
Bent St [Q] 3 3 0 0 13 3 +10 9
BV [q] 3 2 1 0 8 6 +2 6
Avocado [t] 3 1 2 0 3 8 -5 3
LA Ballers 3 0 3 0 3 10 -7 0
Group-E
Team P W L D GF GA GD Pts.
Showstoppers [Q] 3 3 0 0 15 5 +10 9
Future [q] 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 4
Albouystown [t] 3 1 1 1 6 7 -1 4
Stabroek 3 0 3 0 4 13 -9 0
Group-F
Team P W L D GF GA GD Pts.
G/Money [Q] 3 3 0 0 12 3 +9 9
Sophia [q] 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 6
Island 3 0 2 1 5 10 -5 1
Gaza Squad 3 0 2 1 1 8 -7 1
Legend
[Q]-Group Winner
[q]-Group Runner-up
[t]-Third Place

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