The registration period for the 2023 edition of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ East Bank/West Demerara championships ended Tuesday paving the way for the qualifying tournament to take place Sunday at the Pouderoyen Tarmac from 9:00am.
Tournament coordinator Travis Bess in a brief comment said, “38 teams have registered which is the largest number in the history of the tournament. The previous record was 34. All systems are in place for the qualifiers on Sunday at the Pouderoyen Tarmac.
The kick-off time is 9:00am sharp but teams are asked to be there half an hour before the start. Any team that fails to show-up to honour the fixtures from the playoff round will be suspended for two years inclusive of the players. Each match will be 12 minutes duration and if a winner is not produced, we will immediately head into sudden death penalty shoot-outs.”
The 38 registered teams are divided into two divisions. The East Bank teams are: Red Force, Red Triangle, Team Family, Kuru-Kuru Young Gunners, Epic Touch Family, Ramsay Clan Family, Young Gunners, Hill-Side, Team Lashup, ESPN, Bagotstown Warriors, Team Unknown, and Ballers Empire.
The West Demerara Teams are: White Shop Ballers, Goal Getters, Team Anti-Social, We Jammin FC, Patentia Street Ballers, Up Like 7, Boom-Bang Family, Mami Money, Squad 7 Shaqueel, Up Top Bosses, CN Ballers, Jetty Ballers, Panthers United, West Side Ballers, Pouderoyen Brothers, Team Upset, Hard-Knocks, King Snipers, Hala Madrid, Pouderoyen Showstoppers, West Demerara Police-A, Outlaw, Team Greatness, and West Demerara Police-B.
Thirty teams will feature in the playoffs while 10 teams will contest four berths in the East Bank section and 18 teams will compete for four places in the West Demerara division.
The victors of the first round of qualifiers will progress to the second stage. A third round of qualifiers will be utilised if necessary. Each match will comprise two halves of six minutes. If a match is unable to be decided at the end of regulation time, sudden death penalty kicks will be utilized to determine the outcome.
The eight automatic qualifiers based on their previous performances are: defending champions Brothers United, three-time winner Showstoppers, Bagotstown Warriors, Up Top Bosses, Jetty Ballers, West Side Ballers, ESPN, and Ballers Empire.
Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ East Bank/West Demerara Qualifiers
East Bank Qualifier Fixtures
Red Force vs Red Triangle
Team Family vs Kuru-Kuru Young Gunners
Epic Touch Family vs Ramsay Clan Family
Young Gunners vs Team Hill-Side
Team Lashout vs Team Unknown
West Demerara Qualifier Fixtures
White Shop vs up Like 7
Goal Getters vs Team Anti-Social
We Jammin FC vs Patentia Street Ballers
Boom Bang vs Squad 7 Shaqueel
CN Ballers vs Panthers United
Pouderoyen Bothers vs Hard-Knocks
Team King Snipers vs Hala Madrid
Outlaw vs West Demerara Police-A
West Demerara Police B vs Team Greatness.
