Guinness National Championships 2019 moved to Jubilee Park

― To host Georgetown finale

In effort to make the tournament more accessible to spectators, the Guinness “Greatest of the Streets” National Championships will now be staged at the Jubilee Park Tarmac.
This was disclosed by Guinness Brand Manager Lee Baptiste. Baptiste stated that the venue, which is making its debut, was selected owing to its playing surface, size and overall accessibility to the general public.
He affirmed, “We anticipate a large crowd for the final and the venue has readily available parking and is accessible to various environs. It is very centralised and public transportation utilise routes that are accessible to its location so it’s an overall good choice for staging of the national championship. The surface is also ideal for the players.”
The National Championships will be staged on August 9 and 10 respectively. They will be contested in a knockout format.
The venue will also be utilised for the Georgetown Championship final on Saturday. Meanwhile, the quarter-final and semi-final rounds of the Georgetown championship will commence on Friday, August 2 at the National Cultural Centre Tarmac.
The initial date of July 26 for the quarter-finals and semi-finals was rescheduled after persistent rainfall rendered the playing area unfit for players and spectators.
According to an official correspondence from tournament coordinator Three Peat Promotions, “All systems are in place for a thrilling night of action. We anticipate a large crowd because of the quality of the teams that will be competing for a place in the finale. Six of the eight quarter-finalists have already lifted the coveted title, which adds to the quality that will be on show.”
The matches will remain in the original order, with Broad Street opposing Leopold Street at 19:00h and Albouystown B battling Back Circle from 19:45h.
In the third and fourth quarter-final fixtures, Sparta Boss tackle Sophia at 20:30h and defending champions Gold is Money face off with Tiger Bay from 21:45h.
Victors of these contests will advance to the semi-final round, which will occur later in the evening. The final is scheduled for the Jubilee Park Tarmac on August 3.
The winner of the event will collect $500,000 and the championship trophy, as well as an automatic berth in the National Championships.
The second, third and fourth-place finisher will collect $300,000, $200,000 and $100,000 respectively and the corresponding trophy.
Meanwhile, the National Championships start on August 9 at the Pouderoyen Tarmac. The two-day event, which features 15 teams, will end on August 10 at Jubilee Park.
The teams that have sealed automatic berths to the event are Gold is Money (national champions); Beacons (Bartica champions); Melanie B (East Coast Demerara winners); Brothers United [West Demerara/East Bank Demerara winner], Trafalgar (Berbice champions) and High Rollers (Linden champions) have sealed automatic berths. The quarter-final fixtures are below:
Quarterfinal Matchups
Broad St v Leopold St – 19:00h
Albouystown B v Back Circle – 19:45h
Sparta Boss v Sophia – 20:30h
Gold is Money v Tiger Bay – 21:15h