A new edition of the Sir Winston Churchill Cup is due to start on Saturday, December 10, at Al Habtoor Polo Resort & Club, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The tournament is named after one of the most remarkable icons in history, who served two terms as Primer Minister of the United Kingdom, leading the country in the darkest hours of the Second World War. Sir Winston was also a keen polo player.

 

The competition sees four teams, up to 10 goals, compete, and comes to an end on Thursday, December 15. 

 

SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL CUP – TEAMS

HABTOOR: Mohammed Al Habtoor 0, Santos Iriarte 2, Segundo Amadori 4, Tomás Iriarte 4. Total: 10.

EL BASHA: Hani Jabshe 0, Justo Cuitiño 3, Guillermo Li 4, JJ Díaz Alberdi 3. Total: 10.

BIN DRAI: Khalid Bin Drai 1, Mohammed Bin Drai 2, Rashid Bin Drai 2, Esteban Panelo 5. Total: 1o.

MAHRA HESKETH: Khalaf Habtoor 0, Juan Cruz Gallego 3, Tomás Palacios 3. Total: 8.

 

SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL CUP – FIXTURE

Saturday, December 10

4pm: Bin Drai vs. El Basha

Sunday, December 11

4pm: Habtoor vs. Mahra Hesketh

Thursday, December 15

3,30pm: Winner match 2 vs. Loser match 1

4pm: Winner match 1 vs. Loser match 2