THE eighth edition of the Prime Minister’s T20 softball tournament, set to bowl off on October 11, will be launched early next month at a venue to be named with Prime Minister Mark Phillips slated to be in attendance.
The three-day extravaganza is being once more staged to coincide with the conclusion of the final leg of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) in an endeavour to get overseas players participate in the competition, organised by the Georgetown Softball Cricket League (GSCL) Inc. The final leg of the CPL is set for September 24 – October 6.

At last year’s launching of the tournament, Prime Minister Mark Phillips praised the strides made by the GSCL ahead of the seventh edition, citing the competition as one he hopes will continue to grow from strength to strength with every coming year.
According to GSCL president, Ian John, several women’s teams are once more down to battle for supremacy in the prestigious tournament with two-times champions 4 R Lioness set to defend their crown.

The men’s category will be contested in the usual three categories – Open All Stars, Masters Over-40 and Legends Over-50. Entrance fee per team is $80 000 (Guyana) or $400 (US) while the women will be required to pay $15 000 (Guyana).
Interested teams are required to collect registration forms from Regal Stationery and Computer Centre, 69 Seaforth Street, Campbellville, Greater Georgetown. Apart from local participation, teams are also expected from New York, Orlando, South Florida and Canada.
All finals are slated to be contested at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary on Sunday, October 13 while preliminary round matches will be played at grounds around Georgetown and its environs.