GUYANA will launch its bid for regional basketball supremacy when they open the FIBA Women’s Caribbean Championship campaign against the Bahamas on November 12.

The five-nation tournament, hosted at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall in Georgetown, runs from November 12 to 16 and carries immense stakes: the top three finishers will secure places at the prestigious 2026 Centrobasket Women’s Championship.

Hosts Guyana will be joined by the Bahamas, Jamaica, Suriname, and the Virgin Islands (ISV) in the competition.

The championship will utilise a round-robin format, meaning each competing team will play every other side once over the five days.

Upon the conclusion of the group stage, the three teams with the best win-loss records will automatically qualify for the Centrobasket tournament next year.

The field of qualified teams for Centrobasket 2026 is already partially set. Mexico, El Salvador, and Nicaragua have secured their spots after finishing on the podium at the 2025 COCABA Women’s Championship in June.

Cuba are the reigning champions of the CBC Women’s Championship.

The hosts claimed the title in the 2022 edition.