ARCHIVALS Regal and Ariel Masters clash is expected to be the main highlight when the Guyana Softball Cricket League (GSCL) Inc Republic Cup T20 softball tournament bowls off tomorrow at the Police Sports Club, Eve Leary and Queen’s College grounds in Georgetown.

The tournament has been bolstered by the sponsorship of Panama’s Ofimak, a long-standing sponsor of the GSCL, through Regal Stationery & Computer Centre’s Managing Director Mahendra “Anil” Hardyal. His entity is the sole distributor of Ofimak office supplies in Guyana.
Ofimak also joins Regal Stationery & Computer Centre and Trophy Stall as the other major sponsors, with the latter providing all the trophies, through its generous proprietor, Ramesh Sunich. Meanwhile Terminex Pest Control and Elegant Jewelry and Pawn Shop are the latest entities to join the sponsorship list.

At Tuesday’s draw, held at the Gandhi Youth Organisation (GYO) pavilion, GSCL President Ian John disclosed that the tournament will only be staged in two categories – Masters Over-40 and Legends Over-50.
John also pointed out that it was unfortunate that there will be no Open and Women’s teams since the late entries and unavailability of grounds played a major part in their exclusion.
The Masters will consist of six teams with Hyde Park Masters and Fisherman Masters joining the fray with the aforementioned Regal Masters and Ariel Masters.

Both Regal and Ariel Masters boast formidable lineups with the likes of Richard Latif, Chien Gittens and Patrick Rooplall expected to showcase their wares.
On the other hand, the Legends Over-50 will see four teams battling for supremacy – Regal Legends, Parika Legends, Aash Decor Legends and Premier Insurance Legends.

The preliminary rounds of the Masters category will be played at the Queen’s College ground while the Legends will battle at the Police Sports Club ground on Friday and Saturday before the grand finale at the latter on Sunday. Morning matches in the preliminary rounds are scheduled to commence at 9:00 hours while the afternoon games get underway at 13:00 hours.