The splendid Al Habtoor Polo Resort & Club, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is getting ready for the much anticipated Dubai Polo Gold Cup Series, and the two main competitions, the Dubai Silver Cup and the Dubai Gold Cup. In the meantime, and as a warm-up, the club is hosting a variety of tournaments, such as the latest one, the Festive League Champions, that was played through December 16-10, and saw four teams in participation.

Bhanssali captured the tournament, after beating Noon in the final by a 6-4 score. Rishi Bhansali’s team managed to dominate the contest and the scoreboard, and although Noon never gave up, the orange jerseys widened their advantage from the second chukka onwards, and they won the title.

Meanwhile, the Subsidiary went to RGF/Equiti Polo, following a 7.5-5 win over Jehangiri.

FESTIVE LEAGUE CUP – FINAL – SATURDAY DECEMBER 20

BHANSALI 6-4 NOON

Bhansali: Rishi Bhansali, Will Bachelor, Ariel Ponsi, Sebastian Dawnay.

Noon: Rashid Al Abbar, Mohammed Khalid, Bautista Alberdi, Santos Iriarte (Subbed in for Tomas Iriarte).

Score Bhansali: 1-0, 3-1, 5-3, 6-4.

Umpire: César Gómez Romero.

MVP: Will Bachelor.

BPP: Incari Jusca, ridden by Bautista Alberdi.

The awards were presented by Mr. Lukas Tremmel, Al Habtoor Polo Resort & Club General Manager.