SC Trophy’18 – Winners to witness Premier League match
Standard Chartered’s five-aside futsal tournament, the SC Trophy 2018, will kick off on Saturday October 20, 2018 at the Racecourse Grounds, Colombo 7. The winners of the tournament will receive an all-expense paid trip to the United Kingdom to watch the Liverpool Football Club in action at a Premier League match played at the Red’s iconic Anfield Stadium. The money can’t buy experience will include many surprises including a tour of the Anfield Stadium. Standard Chartered last year renewed their sponsorship with the Liverpool Football Club marking 2018 the eighth year as partners.
Sri Lankan football enthusiasts will witness the SC Trophy for the third year with EXPO Lanka Group winning the tournament in 2015 and WNS Global Services being crowned the winners of 2016. Twelve client teams representing the Commercial and Global banking business will compete and vie to be named Champion at the SC Trophy 2018.
“This is the third time Standard Chartered has organised this tournament and we have seen the interest grow over the years. We are glad to have many of our clients nominating teams to participate in this event. Standard Chartered is always committed to offering the best experiences to our clients and initiatives such as this is a testament of the strength of our network. This opportunity is made possible by the longstanding global sponsorship agreement between Standard Chartered and the Liverpool Football Club. The continued trust that is placed on us, only further contributes to the growth and development of our operations in Sri Lanka,” Dushan Casie Chetty, Head Commercial Banking, Sri Lanka said.
Participating client teams include:
· Hirdaramani International Exports (Pvt) Ltd
· JAT Holdings (Pvt) · DBS Logistics Limited · David Pieris Motor Company
· Digital Mobility Solutions Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
· Brandix Group
· Hemas Maritime (Pvt) Ltd · Courtaulds Clothing Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
· Dialog Axiata PLC · MAS Kreeda Synergy The twelve teams will be split into four groups of three and play the first round in a round robin format. The winners of each group will then proceed to play in the semi-finals and the final thereafter.