THE Guinness Greatest of the Street National Championship tournament will kick off tonight on the ‘West Side’, as sixteen of the nation’s top teams will battle to see who are the best and also who will represent Guyana in Kingston, Jamaica, later this month. Drawn from Georgetown, East Coast Demerara, West Bank and West Coast Demerara, Linden and Berbice, nothing less than fireworks is expected when the ‘small goal’ giants match skills at the Pouderoyen Tarmac from 19:00hrs.
The winning team will pocket $500,000, runner-up $250 000, while third- and fourth-placers will take home $150 000 and $75 000 respectively.
The participating teams in the final are: (Georgetown) – North Ruimveldt, Globe Yard, Sparta Boss, West Front Road, Festival City and Leopold Street; (Linden) – Russians and Wisroc; (Berbice) – Team Manchester and Unruly; (East Coast) – Beterverwagting ‘A’, Nabaclis and Melanie ‘B’; (West Bank/Coast, Demerara) – Patentia Street Ballers, Show Stoppers and West Side Ballers.
After tonight, the competition continues tomorrow at the National Cultural Centre Tarmac and then on Sunday at Demerara Park (Banks DIH).