The culminating moment of the season at Al Habtoor Polo Resort & Club, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, will take place on Saturday, March 5, when Habtoor and UAE Polo go head-to-head for the most coveted title in the Middle East: the Gold Cup. The final will be a rematch of the Bentley Emirates Silver Cup, which saw Habtoor take the win.
The Gold Cup forms part of the Dubai Polo Gold Cup Series, the most prestigious polo event in Asia and the Middle East, held under the Patronage of HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai.
Both teams have had a remarkable tournament, maintaining undefeated status throughout the league stages, meaning they qualified directly for the semifinals. There, Habtoor and UAE Polo claimed respective victories over Dubai Wolves by CAFU and Abu Dhabi. Now, the final awaits! Mohammed Al Habtoor’s team will be looking to make it two in a row, while Sheikha Maitha and her boys fight to claim the trophy last won in 2020.
The tournament saw eight teams, up to 18 goals, compete.
THE GOLD CUP IS STREAMED LIVE ON POLOLINE TV.
Order of play for the last day of the Gold Cup, due on Saturday, March 5:
2,15pm: Subsidiary final, Zedan vs. AM Polo
ZEDAN: Amr Zedan 0, Tomás Panelo 7, Manuel Plaza 6, Gonzalo Ferrari 5.
AM POLO: Sheikha Alia 0, Pablo Urquiza 4, Benjamín Urquiza 6, Alejandro Muzzio 8.
KICK-OFF:
2PM (United Arab Emirates, local time)
10AM (United Kingdom)
7AM (Argentina)
11AM (Spain)
5AM (USA EST)
5PM (Thailand)
4pm: Final Gold Cup, Habtoor vs. UAE Polo
UAE POLO: Sheika Maitha 0, Lukin Monteverde 5, Tommy Beresford 6, Jacinto Crotto 7.
HABTOOR: Mohammed Al Habtoor 0, Bautista Bayugar 8, Juan Jauretche 6, Matías González 4.
KICKOFF:
4PM (United Arab Emirates, local time)
12PM (United Kingdom)
9AM (Argentina)
1PM (Spain)
7AM (USA EST)
7PM (Thailand)
ROAD TO THE FINAL
- HABTOOR
8-7 vs. Ghantoot
11-9 vs. Bangash Dodson & Horrell
10-9 vs. Zedan
7-6 vs. Dubai Wolves by CAFU (Semifinals)
- UAE Polo
9-6 vs. Abu Dhabi
13-9 vs. Dubai Wolves by CAFU
11-10 vs. AM Polo
11-8 vs. Abu Dhabi (Semifinals)
GOLD CUP – TEAMS:
ABU DHABI: Faris Al Yabhouni 0, Segundo Amadori 4, Jerónimo del Carril 7, Santiago Cernadas 7.
AM POLO: Sheikha Alia 0, Pablo Urquiza 4, Benjamín Urquiza 6, Alejandro Muzzio 8.
BANGASH DODSON & HORRELL: Haider Bangash 0, Federico Von Potobsky 5, Benjamín Panelo 7, Nicolás Corti Maderna 5.
DUBAI WOLVES BY CAFU: Habtoor Al Habtoor 1, Alfredo Cappella 8, Toly Ulloa 6, Charles Cooney 3.
GHANTOOT: Nasser Al Shamsi 1, Kian Hall 3, Pablo Llorente 7, Marcos Araya 7.
HABTOOR: Mohammed Al Habtoor 0, Bautista Bayugar 8, Juan Jauretche 6, Matías González 4.
UAE POLO: Sheika Maitha 0, Lukin Monteverde 5, Tommy Beresford 6, Jacinto Crotto 7.
ZEDAN: Amr Zedan 0, Tomás Panelo 7, Manuel Plaza 6, Gonzalo Ferrari 5.