Following the conclusion of the playoff round, the group stage in the second GT Beer/Petra Organization Futsal championships will commence today with six matches at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.
In the opening fixture at 19:30hrs, Tucville will lock horns with North East La Penitence whilst Sophia will face off against Albouystown in the second fixture at 20:15hrs.
The third fixture will witness Tiger Bay engaging Back Circle at 21:00hrs while defending champions Bent Street will match skill with Broad Street Bullies in the fourth showdown at 21:45hrs.
In the final two fixtures, inaugural losing finalist Sparta Boss battles Agricola Champion Boys at 22:30hrs and West Front Road-Gold is Money tackles West Back Road in the always physical West Ruimveldt derby.
The event will resume March 25th at the same venue with the second round group matches. The round robin stage will officially conclude on March 30th.
Upon the end of the round-robin stage, the top two finishers and the best two third ranked teams from the respective groups will progress to the quarterfinal phase.
Winner of the tournament will collect $400,000 and the championship trophy while the runner-up will pocket $200,000 and the corresponding accolade.
The third and fourth place finishers will collect $100,000 and $50,000 respectively and the respective accolade. The event is slated to conclude on April 15th.
To date the teams that have been eliminated from the competition are Leopold Street, Festival City, Kitty Weavers, North Ruimveldt, Channel-9 Warriors, Globe Yard, Hustlers, Showstoppers, Camp Street All-Stars, Stevedore Housing Scheme, Alexander Village and Campbellville.
