The long awaited Regal Sports Softball Tournament will now begin on Sunday March 26 at the Carifesta Sports Complex ground in tow categories; the Male Open and Male Masters.
The masters category comprises players 40 years and older and will be 20 overs per side while the Open category will be 15 overs per side.
The small supreme balls will be used for the open and the white balls will be used for the masters.
There is no entrance fee to enter the tournament but teams have until Friday March 24 to indicate their participation by calling Teams can contact Mahendra Hardyal on 623 2704 or 610 7902 and Russel Jadbeer on 225 4802 for information on registration.
The winning team in each category will pocket $100,000 each for their efforts. The losing finalists in each category will not walk away empty-handed but will collect a trophy and $25,000 each.
Additionally, Outstanding teams from this tournament will be selected to compete in the upcoming President’s Cup.
Since the Florida Cup at the end of February, play in the softball arena was a pedestrian pace but with this competition the rivalry will resume at a very highly competitive level.
After sweeping the Florida Cup, Regal Masters and Regal All-Stars will begin as favourites but playing with the small supreme balls the All-Stars team could expect stiff competition from the underdogs. Regal Sports which is a member of the Regal Stationery and Compute Centre sells sports equipment and the entity would from time to time give back to young athletes so as to enhance their talent.
