The second edition of the Vice President’s T20 Softball Cup returns on November 7 and will conclude on November 10 at the Police Sports Club, Eve Leary.
Regal Stationery & Computer Centre has been locked in as the event’s title sponsor this year, and it will pay over $3M in prizes.
Launched on Monday at the Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO) on Woolford Avenue, Vice-President Dr Bharat Jagdeo noted that the tournament is an “enormous contribution to our country, to our community, and to our people.”
The Vice-President further elaborated that while many will be familiar with the successful “harder programmes” of the government in the areas of infrastructure, education, and health, enormous resources are also being invested in transforming the physical landscape of the country to make it more amenable to the development of sports, leisure, and entertainment.
To this end, Dr. Jagdeo highlighted the nationwide ground enhancement project and the building of international stadiums in various parts of the country.
The comprehensive approach to developing sport and leisure is not limited to facilities but also includes granting gear to communities and meaningful efforts to promote sport in the school curriculum.
“The growth of sport and culture are crucial to national well-being and the growth of the Guyanese society,” the Vice-President affirmed.
More so, the President of the Georgetown Softball Cricket League Inc., Ian John, related that softball is the grassroots of cricket and that it is important to keep such traditions alive to channel talents into more structured cricket.
Additionally, John Ramsingh, representing the title sponsor, revealed that in October 2025, the weekend after the conclusion of the Caribbean Premier League, there would be a grand Unification Softball Cup.
The Unification Cup is a fusion of the Vice President’s, Prime Minister’s, and President’s softball tournaments.
It offers a bigger purse as first prize and a car as the Most Valuable Player prize.
For this Vice-President’s Cup, the winning teams in the male category cop $500,000 in each category – Legends (Over-50), Masters (Over-40) and Open – while the runner-up pockets $200,000.
Each MVP will receive a motorbike.
The women will battle for $300,000 for first place and $100,000 for runner-up, and the MVP will own an electric bike.
With matches at grounds throughout the city, the women’s segment will commence on November 7, while the men’s start the day after.
Regal Stationery & Computer Centre has formed a women’s team and will compete in four categories.
In 2023, they won all three titles.
The finals start from 09:30h on November 10.
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