The 2023 Century Ventures National Open Polo Championship for the Quaid-e-Azam Gold Cup kicked off on Tuesday March 7 at Lahore Polo Club, set in Lahore, Pakistan. The tournament sees eight teams up to 14 goals, in participacion. The finals are scheduled on Sunday March 19. 

The competition was launched in a press conference, that took place at Lahore Polo Club, on Monday. Action started on Tuesday, with Master Paints / Newage Cables and Diamond Paints victorious over Master Paints and Remounts, respectively. The contest will resume on Wednedsay, with another double header.

THE 2023 CENTURY VENTURES NATIONAL OPEN POLO CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE QUAID-E-AZAM GOLD CUP 2023 IS STREAMED LIVE ON POLOLINE TV HERE.

The summary of the opening day:

MATCH #1: MASTER PAINTS / NEWAGE CABLES 10-8 MASTER PAINTS

MASTER PAINTS / NEWAGE CABLES: Farooq Amin Sufi 1, Raja Temur Nadeem 3, Juan Cruz Greguoli 4, Simon Prado 6. Total: 14.

MASTER PAINTS: Sufi Muhammad Haroon 1, Agha Musa Ali Khan 2, Manuel Crespo 6, Pelayo Berazadi 4. Total: 13.

Score Master Paints / Newage Cables: 2-3, 2-5, 4-5, 7-6, 10-8.

Umpires: John Fisher & Chris Hyde.

MATCH #2: DIAMOND PAINTS 9-6 REMOUNTS

DIAMOND PAINTS: Mir Hufaiza Ahmed 1, Ahmed Ali Tiwana 3, Nico Roberts 4, Nicolás Corti Maderna 5. Total: 14.

REMOUNTS: Ahmed Zubair Butt 1, ALD Shahid Imran 2, Jota Chavanne 5, Manuel Sundblad 6. Total: 14.

Score Diamond Paints: 3-0, 3-3, 5-4, 6-4, 9-6.

Umpires: John Fisher & Chris Hyde.

The Century Ventures National Open Polo Championship for the Quaid-e-Azam Gold Cup 2023 will continue on Wednesday March 8, with the following order of play: 

1:30pm: FG Polo vs BN Polo Team

3:30pm: HN Polo vs DS Polo (Live on Pololine TV)

THE 2023 CENTURY VENTURES NATIONAL OPEN POLO CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE QUAID-E-AZAM GOLD CUP – TEAMS:

LEAGUE A:

REMOUNTS: Ahmed Zubair Butt 1, ALD Shahid Imran 2, Jota Chavanne 5, Manuel Sundblad 6. Total: 14.

MASTER PAINTS / NEWAGE CABLES: Farooq Amin Sufi 1, Raja Temur Nadeem 3, Juan Cruz Greguoli 4, Simon Prado 6. Total: 14.

HN POLO: Haider Naseem 0, Raja Jalal Arslan 3, Raja Samiullah 4, Santiago Loza 7. Total: 14.

FG POLO: Abbas Mukhtar 1, Saqib Khan Khakwani 3, Ramiro Zavaleta 4, Juan Ambroggio 6. Total: 14.

LEAGUE B:

DS POLO: Daniyal Sheikh 1, Bilal Haye 3, Hissam Ali Hyder 5, Javier Guerrero 5. Total: 14.

BN POLO TEAM: Babar Naseem 1, Elena Venot 1, Hamza Mawaz 4, Tito Ruiz Guiñazú 8, . Total: 14.

DIAMOND PAINTS: Mir Hufaiza Ahmed 1, Ahmed Ali Tiwana 3, Nico Roberts 4, Nicolás Corti Maderna 5. Total: 14.

MASTER PAINTS: Sufi Muhammad Haroon 1, Agha Musa Ali Khan 2, Pelayo Berazadi 4, Manuel Crespo 6. Total: 13. 

THE CENTURY VENTURES NATIONAL OPEN POLO CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE QUAID-E-AZAM GOLD CUP: Fixture & Teams