Following the conclusion of the Bartica leg last weekend, the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Championship is slated to officially commence on July 12. This was disclosed by title sponsor Banks DIH Limited.
The event will last seven days, with the venues slated to be finalised shortly. The other playing dates are July 13, 19, 20, 26 and 27, with the grand final scheduled for August 3. The first two nights of the event, which features 32 teams, will utilise an elimination format.
The resulting 16 teams will advance to the group stage, which will be held over a period of three days. The top two from each group will advance to the quarter-final round and subsequent semi-final round, which is slated for the penultimate match-day date.
Meanwhile, the eight teams which fail to progress to the knockout round will contest the Guinness Plate Championship.
Presently, the 16 automatic qualifiers are defending champion Gold is Money, GTI Ballers, Queen Street Tigerbay, Upsetters, Rising Stars, North Ruimveldt, Future Stars, Kingston, California Square, Trap Squad, Leopold Street, Ol-Skool Ballers, Bent Street, North East La Penitence, Sparta Boss and Norton Street.
According to an official release from tournament coordinator Three Peat Promotions, “The registration forms will be available shortly at the Caesar’s Palace, Banks DIH location on Durban Street, for the teams that will need to enter the Playoff Round.”
Winner of the zone will automatically seal their place in the National Championship, which is slated to commence in August.
To date 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] are the teams to have secured automatic berths to the national championship.
