The season at Al Habtoor Polo Club and Resort, in Dubai, one of the longest polo seasons in the world, is in full swing, with several tournaments each week, and getting ready for the club’s highlights, the Silver Cup and the Gold Cup, that have been risen to 20 goals in 2023. On this occasion, the UAE National Day Cup, kicked off on Sunday November 27. 

The UAE National Day Cup sees five teams up to 8 goals, partake, and the finals are set to be played on Saturday December 3. 

UAE National Day Cup, latest results:

Sunday November 27

BIN DRAI 7-4 MAHRA

Bin Drai: Kim Roche -1, Rashid Bin Drai 2, Mohammed Bin Drai 2, Esteban Panelo 5. Total: 8.

Mahra: Khalaf Al Habtoor 0, Tariq Al Habtoor 1, Facundo Neves 4, Tomás Palacios 3. Total: 8.

Score Bin Drai: 3-1, 5-1, 5-2, 7-4.

Tuesday November 29

ANKORA 6-4 HABTOOR

Ankora: Ryyan Al Ajaji 0, Khalid Alomran 0, Guillermo Li 4, Tomás Iriarte 4. Total: 8.

Habtoor: Mohammed Al Habtoor 0, Santos Iriarte 2, Justo Cuitiño 3, JJ Díaz Alberdi 3. Total: 8.

Score Ankora: 0-1, 3-2, 3-3, 6-4.

GHANTOOT 7-4 MAHRA

Ghantoot: Youssef Bin Desmal 1, Nasser Al Shamsi 1, Oscar Colombres 3, Miguel Delia 3. Total: 8.

Mahra: Khalaf Al Habtoor 0, Tariq Al Habtoor 1, Facundo Neves 4, Tomás Palacios 3. Total: 8.

Score Ghantoot: 1-2, 4-2, 5-3, 7-4.

UAE National Day Cup – Teams

HABTOOR: Mohammed Al Habtoor 0, Santos Iriarte 2, Justo Cuitiño 3, JJ Díaz Alberdi 3. Total: 8.

MAHRA: Khalaf Al Habtoor 0, Tariq Al Habtoor 1, Facundo Neves 4, Tomás Palacios 3. Total: 8.

GHANTOOT: Youssef Bin Desmal 1, Nasser Al Shamsi 1, Oscar Colombres 3, Miguel Delia 3. Total: 8.

BIN DRAI: Kim Roche -1, Rashid Bin Drai 2, Mohammed Bin Drai 2, Esteban Panelo 5. Total: 8.

ANKORA: Ryyan Al Ajaji 0, Khalid Alomran 0, Guillermo Li 4, Tomás Iriarte 4. Total: 8.

UAE National Day Cup – Fixture

Sunday November 27

4pm: Bin Drai vs. Mahra

Tuesday November 29

3pm: Ghantoot vs. Mahra

4pm: Ankora vs. Habtoor

Thursday December 1

3pm: Habtoor vs. Ghantoot

4pm: Ankora vs. Bin Drai

Saturday December 3 – FINALS

2,30: Round robin subsidiary

4pm: Final UAE National Day Cup