The fourth season of the Lotto/Let’s Bet One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast gets underway on August 8, with Berbice hosting the opening weekend of the tournament.
Opening-day matches will be staged across four venues in Berbice: the No. 69 Ground, Port Mourant Community Centre Ground, the Welfare Ground in Canje, and the Albion Sports Complex. The Berbice leg will conclude on August 9 with the zonal finals under floodlights at Albion, crowning the tournament’s first regional winner. Admission to all venues is free.
“Berbice has always been a powerhouse of passion and talent in Guyanese cricket, so beginning the tournament here sets the perfect tone for Season Four,” said Tournament Director John Ramsingh. “There is an incredible buzz on the ground, and we are eager to get play underway and see our very first zonal champion crowned under the lights at Albion. Preparations are well advanced, and everything is lining up for an explosive opening weekend.”
In a departure from traditional knockout formats, the 2026 edition guarantees cash rewards for teams making deep runs into the zonal stages. Teams knocked out at the zonal quarter-final stage will earn G$25,000, while losing zonal semi-finalists will receive G$50,000. Losing zonal finalists will earn G$200,000, while zonal champions will receive G$500,000 before advancing to the national bracket.
At the national level, champions will receive a G$2,000,000 first-prize purse, while runners-up will secure G$1,000,000. The two losing national semi-finalists will each earn G$500,000.
Organisers have urged regional teams to register before the July 31 deadline, cautioning against delays as remaining slots are expected to fill quickly. Registration forms are available via the tournament’s official social media handles or by contacting organisers on WhatsApp at +592 635-2235.
Following the Berbice curtain-raiser, the tournament moves to the East Bank/West Demerara leg on August 15–16, followed by the Essequibo Zone on August 22–23. The competition will then pause to accommodate the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL), before resuming with the Georgetown/East Coast Demerara leg across two weekends, on September 26–27 and October 3–4.
In a first for the competition, the national final on October 11, 2026 will be held at the Anna Regina National Stadium in Region Two, bringing the tournament’s climax to Essequibo.
