Anthony Minott

The opening round of the Henkel-sponsored Sistas singles championship takes place tonight at Mystix Sports Bar, 78 ³/₄ Hagley Park Road, with defending champion Winston 'Wimpy' Lyew in action.

Lyew, who plays for Willies' Strikers, has been drawn to meet Simon Edwards of Mister C in one of the eight matches scheduled.

Other interesting pairings are the clash between previous winners Nehemiah 'Fatta' Henry from Eastern All-Stars and Freddie Marsh from Eagles; former champion Everett Melbourne from Eagles vs Paul Latchman from Willies, and the highly ranked Dane Jones from Eagles vs David 'Shabba' Adams from Starliner.

Meanwhile, the first set of quarter-final matches in the Pattex Cup league takes place tomorrow at Eastern All-Stars Skittles Club, 105 Windward Road, starting at 1 p.m.

The matches on are Zone A winners Mister C from Spanish Town vs Mystix at 1 p.m., and Zone C winners Eagles vs Willies at 4 p.m.

On the following Sunday, Zone B winners Eastern All-Stars will meet Starliner at Hughenden Plaza, while Zone C winners Eastern will oppose Waltham Strikers.

Willies' Strikers defeated home team Mercury from Spanish Town 6-4 last Sunday to secure the last quarter-final spot.

Portmore-based teams, The Dip and Hangover, were both eliminated in the closing stages of the preliminary round.