Guinness Greatness heads to Georgetown on Friday!

Street football fans in the Georgetown area can finally breathe a sigh of relief as the playoff round in the Guinness “Greatest of the Streets” Georgetown Championship is slated to be staged on July 5 and July 6 at the Burnham Court, Carmichael and Middle Streets.

A glimpse of last year’s Georgetown sub meet

This information was disclosed by the tournament coordinator Three Peat Promotions, who shared that the registration process would officially end today.
According to an official release, “The registration forms were available at Caesar’s Palace Banks DIH location on Durban Street for the teams that will need to enter the playoff round for more than two weeks. To date, we have received several new entries which bode well for the expansion of the event and we envisage a highly competitive playoff round as teams vie for a coveted spot in the main draw.”
The correspondence further disclosed, “The anticipation and expectation for the competition is at an all-time high. Many of the teams have already commenced training and whenever you venture in the respective communities, there is a buzz and atmosphere for the event. We envision a wonderful and exciting tournament as many teams vie for the coveted title.”
The playoff round will be contested in an elimination format. The competition, which will run for seven days, is also slated to make its debut at the National Racquet Centre at Woolford Avenue and Camp Road, alongside the traditional venue – the National Cultural Centre Tarmac.
After this weekend’s playoff to see who will make it into the final 32, the competition will officially begin next weekend. 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 feature an elimination format.
The successful 16 winners will progress to the group stage. This will be staged over the period of three days. After which, the top two teams from each group will progress to the quarter-final round and subsequent semi-finals. These will be held on the penultimate match-day.
On the other hand, the eight teams that failed to advance from the groups will feature in the Guinness Plate Championship.
Currently, 16 teams have secured automatic qualification to the event owing to their stellar performances in the previous edition.
Those teams are defending champions Gold is Money, GTI Ballers, Queen Street Tiger Bay, Upsetters, Rising Stars, North Ruimveldt, Future Stars, Kingston, California Square, Avocado Ballers, Leopold Street, Ol Skool Ballers, Bent Street, North East La Penitence, Sparta Boss, and Norton Street.
The winner of the zone will automatically seal their place in the National Championship, which is slated to commence in August.
To date, Beacons (Bartica champions); Melanie B (East Coast Demerara winners); Brothers United (West Demerara/East Bank Demerara winners); Trafalgar (Berbice champions) and High Rollers (Linden champions) are the teams to have secured automatic berths to the national championship.