Rain puts Kares T10 East Bank/West Demerara zone on hold

Persistent inclement weather has forced Kares One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast, FL Sport organizers to postpone the East Bank/West Demerara zone matches after heavy rain drenched all three venues on Saturday.

FL Sport announced that, provided conditions improve, efforts are underway to play some of the round-of-16 matches on Monday, July 7.

Alternate dates of Saturday, July 12, and Saturday, July 26, are also on the agenda to crown a zonal champion before the national finals on Sunday, August 3, 2025.

“The inclement weather has been a jolt to proceedings today, but we have options in place to ensure all zones are completed before the finals on August 3,” explained John Ramsingh, Co-Director of the organizing committee.

Sixteen teams are slated to compete in the East Bank Demerara/West Demerara zone, all vying for a coveted spot in the national finals. These teams include Diamond Gunners, Soesdyke XI, Eccles All-Stars, 592 Gunners, Hyde Park, Young Guns, Laluni, Timerhi Sports Club, Visionary Vipers (from Saxacalli), Trendsetters, The Guard, Stripling Warriors, Tourism Guyana Titans, Young Steppaz, CJIA Warriors, and K&B All-Stars.

Beyond the prestige of reaching the national final, the zone champion will be rewarded with a significant prize of GYD$300,000 and a specially commissioned trophy. They will then compete for a further GYD$1.7 million in the national finals. The runner-up in the zone final will also receive a substantial prize of GYD$100,000.

The stakes will be even higher at the national finals, where the runner-up will take home GYD$700,000, along with a trophy and medals, while the two losing semi-finalists will each receive GYD$300,000.

The tournament will continue with the Georgetown/East Coast Demerara zone scheduled for July 19-20, followed by the Essequibo zone on July 26-27. The grand national finals are slated for Sunday, August 3.

The Kares One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast has garnered support from Kares Engineering Inc., the Office of the President, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, KFC Guyana, Star Rentals, Banks DIH, ENet, Guyana Lottery Company, Regal Stationery and Computer Centre, Impressions, Avinash Contracting and Scrap Metal, Shawn’s Mini Mart, Giftland Group of Companies, Kris Jagdeo Construction Company, Montra Restaurant and Lounge, Windsor Estates, The New Doctor’s Clinic, GuyOil, ANSA McAL, SuperBet Guyana, Digital Technology, Camille’s Academy, Navin Construction, Demerara Mutual Life Insurance, Continental Transportation, and Environmental and Technical Solutions.