One Guyana Kares T10 Blast: 2024 semi-finalists Diamond Gunners hoping to go all the way this year

The One Guyana Kares T10 Blast is set to continue this weekend at various venues, including the Laluni Ground along the Linden/Soesdyke Highway and Meten-Meer-Zorg Ground, West Coast Demerara zones.
Last year’s semi-finalists, the Diamond Gunners, will be looking to take a step further in this year’s edition of the T10 tournament, as they suffered defeat in the semis to Titans All-Stars.

One of their key players and fast bowlers, Dorian Grenion, shared his thoughts as he prepared mentally and physically for the competition.
“Diamond Gunners will be looking to have a successful season. On the back of last year’s performance in the batting department, Ricardo Sagar and Jones will be the forefront batsmen, and all-rounder Ricky will be there as well. In the bowling department, I [Grenion] will look to display my heroics once again alongside Bamfield, and not forgetting mystery finger spinner Daimon. This season we have a few faces set and ready for battle. Gunners promises to be a force to reckon with and go all the way this season.”
Sixteen teams are competing in the East Bank Demerara/West Demerara zone this weekend in an attempt to earn a position in the finals at the national stadium. The following teams are scheduled to compete: Hyde Park, Young Guns, Laluni, Timehri Sports Club, Visionary Vipers, Trendsetters, The Guard, Stripling Warriors, Tourism Guyana Titans, Young Steppaz, CJIA Warriors, Diamond Gunners, Soesdyke XI, Eccles All-Stars, 592 Gunners, and K&B All-Stars.
The organisers are keenly looking at the weather and will provide updates on the venues to be used over the weekend. However, beyond the prestige of reaching the national final, each zone champion will also be rewarded with a significant prize of $300,000 and a specially commissioned trophy.
They will then be able to compete for a further $1.7 million in the national finals. The runner-up in the zone final will also receive a substantial prize of $100,000. The Montra Jaguars is the first team to be qualified for the showdown at the Guyana National Stadium on August 3, 2025.
This year, the stakes will be even higher at the national finals. The runner-up will take home $700,000, along with a trophy and medals, while the two losing semi-finalists will each receive $300,000.
The tournament will continue with the Georgetown/East Coast Demerara zone scheduled for July 19 and 20, followed by the Essequibo zone on July 26 and 27.