Diamond Paints won the historic 2021 Bank Alfalah National Open Polo Championship for the Quaid-E-Azam Gold Cup, after defeating BN Polo by 7 goals to 5 on Sunday, March 21. The tournament was played at Lahore Polo Club, in Pakistan, with ten teams, up to 14 goals, playing for the title.

While the final score betrayed a difference of two goal, it was clear throughout the match that Diamonds Paints were the stronger team.  They took an early 3-0 lead in the first chukka and widened their advantage throughout the game, leaving BN Polo unable to fight back.

As a result, Mir Huzaifa Ahmed, Saqib Khan Khakwani, Ramiro Zavaleta and Raul Laplacette claimed their second title in two weeks (the first being the Jinnah Gold Cup, on March 7).

THE BANK ALFALAH NATIONAL OPEN POLO CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE QUAID-E-AZAM GOLD CUP 2021 WAS BE STREAMED LIVE ON POLOLINE TV.

FINAL – BANK ALFALAH NATIONAL OPEN POLO CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE QUAID-E-AZAM GOLD CUP 2021: PAKISTAN DIAMOND PAINTS 7-5 BN POLO

Diamond Paints: Mir Huzaifa Ahmed 1, Saqib Khan Khakwani 3, Ramiro Zavaleta 4, Raul Laplacette 6.

BN POLO: Babar Naseem 0, Raja Mikail Sami 2, Eulogio Olariaga 3, Tito Ruiz Guiñazú 8.

Score Diamond Paints: 3-0, 4-1, 6-1, 7-3, 7-5.

MVP: Rauli Laplacette.
Local MVP: Hissam “Namoo” Ali Hyder.

BPP: Santa Ana Chacarera, ridden by Rauli Laplacette.

PAKISTAN NATIONAL OPEN POLO CHAMPIONSHIP: Fixture & Teams

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Final: Pakistan National Open
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