Guinness Greatest of the Streets kicks off on Monday
For the sixth time the pioneers of organized street football, Guinness Greatest of the Streets will begin with the Georgetown leg of the competition on Monday November 28 at the National Cultural Centre tarmac and is expected to produce one of the more high profile competitions to date.
At the official launch of the event at Banks DIH Head office at Thirst Park, Brand Manager of Guinness, Lee Baptiste explained some of the differences in the tournament, highlighting two in particular.
Guinness Greatest of the streets, Georgetown leg will officially begin on Monday
“For the first time all teams will be fully uniformed from the beginning compliments of Colours Botique who is a more integral partner for the second year.” Baptise stated while adding that “the tournament will now be a first round knockout format before moving into the round robin stage, this is to bring excitement from the first day.”
Speaking on behalf of the clothing and footwear giants, Creanna Damon said it was a proud moment for the management to be a part of the competition while thanking the participants in advance.
Baptise went on to say that there were just over 50 teams registering but only 32 would be making the starting pack, therefore there was a knockout stage prior to the official start of the games, however, consistently strong teams had earned a bye to the final 32.
In the mix will be for the second time, a team from camp Street Prison as well as a team from the prison guards.
The teams will all be vying for over one million dollars in cash and prizes with the first team taking home $500,000 while second, third and fourth will cart off with $200,000, $150,000 and $75,000 respectively.
Following the Georgetown leg the games will move to West Coast Demerara, then to East and West Berbice before heading to Linden then to Bartica before the national final. Troy Mendonca, Co-Director of the Petra Organization, the organizers of the tournament said that the tournament will run until December 16, with games playing throughout the district at the D’Urban Park, the National Park, the National Cultural Centre Tarmac, East Ruimveldt Community Centre and Demerara Park.
