Inaugural Bent Street “Champion of Champions” kicks off next Tuesday

Sixteen of the best futsal teams from across the country will next Tuesday begin a quest for a massive $1 million prize when the Inaugural Bent Street “Champion of Champions” futsal tournament gets underway at the National Gymnasium.
During the tournament’s launch at the New Look Beauty Shop on Wednesday afternoon, promoter Troy Lambert gave the full ‘rundown’ on the upcoming competition, including their vision for the future and why they settled on just 16 teams. Additionally, he revealed an exciting twist, which will see four Under- 15 boys’ teams competing for their own set of prizes.
“It’s going to be an annual something. Come next year, you can look forward, around this same time, we’re going to make it our time, Champion of Champions time. Sixteen of the best teams; I don’t feel it’s possible to run with the 24, because we want to make this thing competitive. This 24, 32 knockout straight, sometimes you got teams coming off-balance. No, we gon’ make it right – 16 of the best,” Lambert, who is also one of the organisers, shared.

He went on to reveal more about the new initiative, “From the semifinal stage, we’re going to introduce a new-look something. We don’t normally get no sorta youth football in the Gymnasium. So, we’re trying to bring out some, because the youths are the future. We gonna get four youth Under-15 teams battling for prize and cash, winner takes all. Also, four female teams battling for cash and prizes.”
Bent Street team member and Golden Jaguars staple Daniel Wilson urged fans to expect an exciting tournament.

Wilson said, ““It’s a good look to see the streets coming out and giving back to the rest of communities them and I think it’s something that we’re planning a long time. It’s going to be a good tournament, because there’s a lot of teams and 16 of the best teams in the country. I think the fans should look out for exciting football.”
The tournament will run for six nights, starting on Tuesday, October 15, then Saturday, October 19; Friday, October 25; Saturday, November 2; Saturday, November 9; and Saturday, November 16.
The first-place finishers will cart off $1 million, the second-place finishers will pocket $500,000; the third-place team $300,000 and the fourth-place team, $200,000.
Below is a list of the groups for the round-robin stage and first day’s fixtures.

Group A
Bent Street A
Stabroek Ballerz
Z-Tekk Family
Mocha

Group B
Back Circle
North East La Penitence
Street Vybz
Bent Street B

Group C
Gold is Money
Linden All-Stars
Laing Avenue
California Square

Group D
Sparta Boss
North Ruimveldt
Team Cruel
Back Circle B

Day 1 Fixtures
19:00h: Stabroek Ballers v Mocha
19:30h: North Ruimveldt v Team Cruel
20:00h: Linden All-Stars v California Square
20:30h: North East La Penitence v Street Vybz
21:00h: Gold is Money v Laing Avenue
21:30h: Sparta Boss v Back Circle B
22:00h: Back Circle v Bent Street B
22:30h: Bent Street A v Z-Tekk Family