With confidence oozing, players of Regal All Stars and Regal Masters teams have arrived in Orlando with their eyes firmly on the prize.
The second edition of the Orlando Cup bowls off on Friday in three categories but since arriving in the USA on Monday the guys are eager to go.
Regal Teams arrived in Orlando on Monday ahead of Orlando Cup 2
Other than the Open category there are two masters categories; Over 45-years old and over 50-years old.
In 2017 in South Florida, Regal Masters easily won the over-45 category while the All Star team took the Open title after some competitive matches throughout the three days.
After intense debate, South Florida Softball Cricket League and Orlando Softball Cricket League have agreed to host the highly anticipated annual tournament on a rotation basis which is the first leg of four similar tournaments per year.
Manager of the Regal touring party, Parmanand “Max” Persaud told Guyana Times Sport “the players had good preparation before departing for the US and are ready to rumble.”
Both teams had good outings on the field in real match situations where they came out on top of the annual Republic Cup which was hosted by the Georgetown Softball Cricket League Inc on March 3 and 4 at the Malteenoes Sports Club.
Additionally, the players had practice sessions in the nights at the Muslim Youth Organization (MYO) ground under the guidance of coach, Clive Grimmond.
Persaud said that the trip was made possible through a total team effort from a few entities including Ministry of Social Cohesion, Guyana Revenue Authority, Caribbean Airlines, Regal Stationery and Computer Centre, D. Singh and Sons, V-Net Communications, Banks DIH Limited, Prem’s Electrical, Topo Brandz Distributors, Tosoro Resources BK International, Crown Mining, Chung’s Global Enterprise, Elegance Jewellery and Pawn Shop, Ansa McAl Trading, Grey Wolf Resources, Ricks and Sari, Ganesh Parts and Auto Fashions.
The first ball is at 09:00h on Friday while the semi-finals are slated for Saturday afternoon and the finals on Sunday in Orlando.
