By the end of the 1990s, the tournament had been established as an early-season feature, with the semi-finals and finals being held in Jamaica and
the first class matches in the Busta Cup(now Carib Beer Cup)
coming after the Red Stripe Bowl had been completed.
The above winners are of the league phase, since 2000/01 there has been a knock-out
tournament(the Busta International Shield in 2000/01; the Busta International Shield/International Trophy in 2001/02;
the Carib Beer International Trophy from 2002/03 to 2004/05; the Carib Beer International Challenge from 2005/06 to 2006/07 and the Carib Beer Challenge in 2007/08) with qualification based on league position.