PLANS are moving apace for the staging of the One Guyana Berbice Softball Cup, set to be staged on November 16 and 17 at the Port Mourant Community Centre Ground.
The two-day tournament is being organised by the newly formed R.S. Sports in association with the City Star Softball Team of Port Mourant. Earlier in the year, City Star won the top spot to represent Region Six in the RCD Inter-Region Ten10 Softball tournament.

According to officials, this tournament comes after the successful hosting of the inaugural Inter-Region Ten10 Softball Cricket Cup last April which saw Hyde Park of Region Three walk away with the championship.
The organisers pointed out that softball cricket is the only grassroot sport that leads players to all other formats or stages of the game.

The inaugural One Guyana Berbice Softball Cup will be played on a one-game knockout basis using the round-arm bowling format. It will be ten overs per side and is open to male and female teams and will be played in an open category.
The organisers disclosed that the tournament will see teams vying for over $1 million in cash while trophies will also be awarded to the winners, runners-up, Most Valuable Player (MVP), best bowler and batsman/batter and player of the finals. The top player of each game will also receive a trophy in both male and female categories.

The organisers are planning to have lots of side attractions, giveaways, and entertainment for fans. On the day of the playoffs, it is expected to be a grand party-like atmosphere with lots of cultural entertainment and a grand exhibition match.
Several businesses have already come forward to support the tournament and they include Trophy Stall, PT Hatchery, Berbice Bridge Company, DBL Group, Ashiek and Sons Motor Spares and Sankar Auto Works.

Male and female teams from Berbice and other regions have already signalled their intention to participate. Interested teams can contact Andy (Port Mourant) at 613-2738, Mahase (Reg 5) at 626-1869, Dinesh (number 73) at 612-1157, or R.S. Sports at 615-8276.
The closing date for registration will be on the November 9 at 18:00 hours.