The Dubai Polo Gold Cup Series, the most prestigious and coveted polo event in the Middle East and Asia, will come to an end on Saturday, April 9, with the finals of the Dubai Cup at Al Habtoor Polo Resort & Club, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The tournament sees four teams, between 6 and 8 goals, compete.
In the semifinals, played on Thursday, April 7, Abu Dhabi made an impressive comeback to take a 9-7 win over Hesketh. Meanwhile, Habtoor defeated El Basha 7-4. The results mean that Habtoor and Abu Dhabi will go head to head in final. These teams clashed in the league stages, with Habtoor taking a narrow 7-6 win over Abu Dhabi.
DUBAI CUP – APRIL 5-9, 2022:
Tuesday, April 5
Hesketh 5-4 El Basha
Habtoor 7-6 Abu Dhabi
Thursday, April 7 – Semifinals
Abu Dhabi 9-7 Hesketh
Habtoor 7-El Basha 4
Saturday, April 9 – FINALS
4pm, Subsidiary: Hesketh vs. El Basha
5pm, Final Dubai Cup: Habtoor vs. Abu Dhabi
DUBAI CUP – TEAMS
HABTOOR: Mohammed Al Habtoor 0, Santos Iriarte 2, Justo Cuitiño 3, JJ Díaz Alberdi 3. Total: 8.
ABU DHABI: Faris Al Yabhouni 0, Nasser Al Shamsi 1, Oscar Colombres 3, Hugo Barabucci 4. Total: 8.
HESKETH: Kim Roche -1, Habtoor Al Habtoor 1, Federico Von Potobsky 5, Tomás Palacios Bacque 3. Total: 8.
EL BASHA: Hani Jabshe -1, Nicolás Isla 2, Ariel Ponzi 2, Guillermo Cuitiño 5. Total: 8.
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