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Quiet Storm to face Big Guns as Linden Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ commences

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The Linden edition of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Championsh­ips kicks off today at the Mackenzie Bus Park Tarmac.

In the opening match at 19:30hrs, Quiet Storm will lock horns with Big Guns, while Amazings will match skills with Hard-Knocks from 20:00hrs.

The third matchup at 20:30hrs will pit Assassa Ballers against NK Ballers while Team 25 will battle Young Kings from 21:00hrs.

In the final two matches, Swag Entertainm­ent will faceoff against Cherokee Park from 21:30hrs while Dave and Celina’s All-Stars take aim at Amelia’s Ward Russians in the feature clash at 22:00hrs.

The tournament, which concludes on March 5th, features 16 teams divided into four groups of four.

Group-A consists of NK Ballers, Assassa Ballers, Young Kings and Team 25, while group-B comprises Amelia’s Ward Russians, Hard-Knocks, Amazings and defending champion Dave and Celina All-Stars.

Group-C features Swag Entertainm­ent, Cherokee Park, Big Guns and Quiet Storm, while Group-D comprise of Silver Bullets, High Rollers, Next Level and Wisroc.

The other playing dates are April 20th, 22nd, 25th and May1st. Winner of the competitio­n will pocket $400,000 and the championsh­ip trophy. They will also earn an automatic berth to the National Championsh­ips.

The second, third and fourth place finishers will receive $150,000, $100,000 and $75,000 respective­ly and the correspond­ing accolade.

Fixtures

April 15th-Mackenzie Bus Park Tarmac

Quiet Storm vs Big Guns-19:30hrs Amazings vs Hard-Knocks-20:00hrs Assassa Ballers vs NK Ballers-20:30hrs Team 25 vs Young Kings-21:00hrs Swag Entertainm­ent vs Cherokee Park21:30hrs

Dave and Celina vs Amelia’s Ward Russians-22:00hrs

April 20th-Silvercity Hard-court

Young Kings vs Assassa Ballers19:30hrs Next Level vs Wisroc-20:00hrs Cherokee Park vs Big Guns-20:30hrs Team 25 vs NK Ballers-21:00hrs Swag vs Quiet StormSilve­r Bullets vs High Rollers

April 22nd-Mackenzie Bus Park Tarmac

Team 25 vs Assassa Ballers-19:30hrs Silver Bullets vs Next Level-20:00hrs Dave and Celina’s vs Amazings20:30hrs

Cherokee Park High Rollers vs Wisroc-21:30hrs Amelia’s Ward Russians vs HardKnocks-22:00hrs. vs Quiet Storm21:00hrs

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Flashback-Scenes from last year’s Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Linden Zone at the Mackenzie Bus Park Tarmac
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