Months of preparation, intense training camps, selection battles, and sacrifice have all built towards one defining moment when the Crest Fiji Pearls take the court against the Cook Islands in Tonga tomorrow.
They gathered for the Official Opening Ceremony and Church Service, hosted in the presence of Her Royal Majesty yesterday.
Veteran Maria Lutua Vesivakula, who last captained Fiji Pearls during the last World Cup, is back with the squad, hoping to give the players some confidence and help guide the side.
The Michelle Parsons side is hoping to help Fiji improve on the current world ranking, where they sit at 18th place, and book a spot in the World Cup in Sydney next year.
Fiji will face Cook Islands tommorow at 3.30pm.
