The fourth season of the One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast will see its national finals move to the new Anna Regina National Stadium in Essequibo, marking a significant shift for the competition.
For the past three years, the National Stadium in Providence has been the home of the tournament’s showpiece event. However, organisers FL Sport, in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, have confirmed that the 2026 edition will culminate at the new facility in October.
The move is part of a broader initiative to decentralise high-level sporting events, with five new stadiums set to open across the country in 2026.
The Ministry will soon commission the new facility.
The tournament will be played between August and October, and the organisers, FL Sport, indicated that it will follow the same format in 2025, with four zones.
The zones – Berbice, Essequibo, East Bank Demerara/West Demerara and Georgetown/East Coast Demerara – with the four zone winners heading to the nationals finals at Anna Regina.
Furthermore, FL Sport reemphasised that each zone is open to any team, as the concept remains focused on bringing the tournament to communities.
Registration will open in April on a first-come, first-served basis. According to FL Sport, precise details on the registration fee and the updated team prize structure will be announced soon.
Sport Ministry hails growth
During a recent meeting with Ministers Charles Ramson Jr. and Steven Jacobs, both commended the organisers for the tournament’s growth over the past four years and foresaw exponential growth in the pipeline, with other major tournaments currently in the discussion phase.
Minister Ramson Jr. reminded the organisers of the plan they brought four years ago and how the strategic partnership helped the tournament to blossom into one of the most popular and lucrative in the Caribbean.
Minister Jacobs, who has been a staunch supporter of the tournament, noted the popularity of the tournament gives opportunity for talent to be exposed, some of whom have transitioned admirably to the conventional ‘hard ball’ cricket.
Director of the tournament, John Ramsingh, expressed gratitude for the Ministry’s support and, by extension, for President Dr Irfaan Ali’s patronage and strong support.
“Partnerships are key and we certainly welcome the support of the Ministry, 2026 is going to be a tremendous year for sport with five new stadiums set to be opened and we will taking the matches to some of those new stadiums” Ramsingh expressed.
He indicated that while Providence has been a lovely home for the national finals, it was imperative that all counties get the opportunity to host and with top facilities in each county, the national finals will move around to accommodate all.
“We are looking forward to Essequibo again; we had tremendous support in 2025, even with the facility not fully completed. We felt it was imperative to give all teams adequate notice of where the national finals would be held before the registration period opens”, he outlined.
According to the Director, “without question, the cash prizes have increased for 2026, and we will soon unveil new initiatives aimed at giving more to players and fans at the matches”.
In 2025, the Leon Johnson-led Titans All-Stars defeated Eccles All-Stars to defend their national title.
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