The Dubai Challenge Cup, the third leg of the Dubai Gold Cup Series, began on Sunday March 12 at Al Habtoor Polo Resort & Club, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In the first day, Habtoor Ankora and Bangash Bansali scored opening wins, against Orbis Mahra and Bin Drai, respectively. The tournament sees teams up to 10 goals, in participation. The finals are due on Saturday March 18.
La final de la Dubai Challenge Cup está programada para el domingo 19 de marzo.
THE DUBAI CHALLENGE CUP IS STREAMED LIVE ON POLOLINE TV HERE.
Dubai Challenge Cup, Day 1:
MATCH #1: HABTOOR ANKORA 11-8.5 ORBIS MAHRA
HABTOOR ANKORA: Khalid Alomran 0, Santos Iriarte 2, José Riglos 5, Juanji Diaz Alberdi 3.
ORBIS MAHRA: Lauren Dickson -1, Tariq Habtoor 1, Felix Esain 6, Tomás Palacios 3.
Score Habtoor Wolves: (0-0.5) 4-0.5, 6-4.5, 8-5.5, 11-8.5.
Umpire: Jason Dixon.
MATCH #2: BANGASH BANSHALI 8.5-5 BIN DRAI
BANGASH BANSHALI: Haider Bangash 0, Rishi Banshali 0, Federico Von Potobsky 5, Tomás Iriarte 4.
BIN DRAI: Khalid Bin Drai 1, Ali Al Merri 1, Mohammed Bin Drai 2, Joaquin Panelo 6.
Score Bangash Banshali: (0.5-0) 2.5-1, 6.5-2, 7.5-4, 8.5-5.
Umpire: Peter Wright.
The Dubai Challenge Cup will resume on Thursday March 16, with the following order of play:
3:30pm: Orbis Mahra vs Bangash Banshali
4:30pm: Bin Drai vs Habtoor Ankora