Guinness “Greatest of the Streets” tournament: East Coast leg returns on Friday, October 28

Following an absence of two years owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the East Coast Edition of the Guinness “Greatest of the Streets” tournament is pencilled to commence on Friday, October 28th, with the pivotal qualifying round pencilled for this Saturday, October 22nd, at the Haslington Tarmac.

This was confirmed by Guinness Brand Executive Lee Baptiste, who stated, “We have already played in Linden and Berbice, so we are now returning to the East Coast. Because of the COVID-19 situation, there was uncertainty, and the usual schedule and routine (were) not adhered to. From next year, everything will return to normal.”
Baptiste has also said that additional details on the tournament, inclusive of an official launch, would be disclosed shortly.
The official tournament is slated to be staged over three days, and would feature 16 teams competing in an elimination format. The dates are October 28th (Round of 16), 29th (Quarterfinal), and November 5th (Semi-Final and Final). All matches will be hosted at the Haslington Tarmac.
The winners of the first round, which is the Round of 16, would advance to the Quarterfinal stage. This will be followed by the Semi-Final round, and eventually the championship match.
The automatic eight teams are: Defending champions Melanie-B, Liliendaal Hustlers, Belfield Warriors, Paradise-A, BV-A, Victoria Church Yard, Buxton Diamond, and Uprising. The other eight teams will be confirmed following conclusion of the qualifying round, which is slated for Saturday at the same venue.
To date, the Linden and Berbice legs have been concluded. Swag Entertainment won the Linden section, while Showtime captured the Berbice title.