– Playoffs set for tomorrow at Haslington

THE East Coast Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Competition seems to be following the record breaking trend that was witnessed in the preceding two zones that were completed not so long ago.

The organisers of the event have enjoyed a surge in teams requesting to participate in the Guinness phenomenon, with Georgetown and West Demerara easily surpassing previous records of participating teams and judging from the feedback received to date, the East Coast version will follow suit.

Tomorrow the playoffs to select teams to join the automatic qualifiers will be conducted at the Haslington tarmac, and fans are being urged to come out and witness what is shaping up to be some hotly contested clashes as teams battle each other to enter the main draw.

Over $700,000 in prize monies and trophies will be up for grabs in the competition which will feature 16 teams to be played over three days, commencing next Wednesday, March 28, at the same venue.

The competition will resume on March 31 and conclude with the final and semi-finals on Easter Monday, along with the Plate final which carries a first prize of $50,000.

The winning team in the competition will receive $400,000, while second, third and fourth place finishers take home $150,000, $100,000 and $75,000 respectively.

Among the teams listed to compete are: BV-B, Melanie-A, Melanie-B, Plaisance-B, Buxton Diamond, Belfield Warriors, Turkeyen Champs, BV-A, Paradise, Plaisance-A, Haslington North and Victoria Church Yard United.

In last year’s final, Melanie-B defeated Plaisance –B 1-0, while Buxton Diamond finished third following a similar margin of victory over BV-B.