Al Shindagah

AHG NEWS 38 | Al Shindagah | Issue 140 Julius Bär Gold Cup Bin Drai Polo won the Julius Bär Gold Cup in an exciting final against Abu Dhabi Polo at the Al Habtoor Polo Resort & Club on Friday 9 March 2018. Bin Drai stormed ahead with 13 goals to 9. After losing the final of the McLaren Cup against Zedan, team made up by patron Rashid Bin Drai, Andrés Laplacette, Matías Torres Zavaleta and Raúl Laplacette became stronger in the Gold Cup and achieved it´s reward by lifting the Julius Bär Gold Cup. Andrés Laplacette was named the Most Valuable Player of the final (MVP) and Cruzeiro (played by Raúl Laplacette in the 1st and 4th chukker) the Best Playing Pony (BPP). Cruzeiro was also the BPP of the McLaren Silver Cup 2018. The Julius Bär Gold Cup (Dubai Open), an 18-goal handicap competition, is one of the only tournaments in the United Arab Emirates to be recognized and certified by the World Polo Tour (WPT) and ranked by the highly coveted ‘WPT Cup’, resulting in winners receiving 60 points for their victory. The tournament is played under the banner of the Hurlingham Polo Association (HPA) and under strict international supervision according to the HPA rules and provision of its umpires. Bentley Cup Desert Palm Polo took home the Bentley Cup after defeating Habtoor Polo in a tightly-fought game. The prestigious tournament saw an exciting final which resulted in Desert Palm beating Mohammed Al Habtoor’s team 7 goals to 5 at the Al Habtoor Polo Resort & Club on Friday 9 March 2018. C M Y CM MY CY CMY K