The two-week long five-chukker Bank Alfalah National Open Polo Championship for the Quaid-e-Azam Gold Cup 2021 rolled into action on Monday at the historical Lahore Polo Club, in Pakistan. A total of 10 teams up to 14 goals are taking part.

“All the teams have services of top national and international polo players, who will be showing their prowess during this prestigious tournament, and such a huge participation of foreign players presents a positive image of the country globally,” said Lahore Polo Club (LPC) President Omer Sadik on Monday. 

Revealing the history of National Polo Championship, the Lahore Polo Club president said: “The premier tournament of the country, The National Open Polo Championship, was first played at world famous Lahore Polo Club in 1963. Originally named as the EL Effendi Cup presented for this tournament by Brig. Hissam el Effendi was played in this name from 1963 to 1976. In 1977, it was named after the father of the nation and called the National Open Polo Championship for the Quaid-e-Azam Gold Cup,”. 

On the opening day, three matches were played. The first match of the day saw Newage/Rizvi’s recording a thumping 12-5 victory. The second match of the day proved to be a thrilling encounter, where Barry’s and Master Paints were tied at 9-all at the end of the fourth chukker and Barry’s smashed in a match-winning goal to win the match by 10-9. The closely-contested third match saw BN Polo Team beating FG Polo by 9-7. 

The final is due on Sunday, March 21st. 

ALL MATCHES OF THE BANK ALFALAH NATIONAL OPEN POLO CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE QUAID-E-AZAM GOLD CUP 2021 WILL BE STREAMED LIVE ON POLOLINE TV HERE. 

Monday’s Matchday:

NEWAGE / RIZVI’S 12-5 RISALA

Newage/Rizvi’s: Turab Rizvi 1, Adnan Jalil Azam 1, Salvador Jauretche 4, Salvador Ulloa 7.

Risala: Capt. Muhammad Humair Ghazi 1, Abdul Rehman Monnoo 2, Pedro Gutierrez O’Farrell 5, Dylan Rossiter 6.

BARRYS 10-9 MASTER PAINTS

Barrys: Nafees Barry 1, Ernesto Trotz 4, Hamza Mawaz Khan 4, Santiago Gomez Romero 5.

Master Paints: Farooq Amin Sufi 1, Mumtaz Abbas Niazi 2, Marcos Panelo 4, Juan Cruz Losada 6. 

BN POLO 9-7 FG POLO TEAM

BN POLO: Babar Naseem 0, Raja Mikail Sami 2, Eulogio Olariaga 3, Tito Ruiz Guiñazú 8.

FG Polo: Abbas Mukhtar 0, Amirreza Behboudi 3, Jamie Le Hardy 4, Francisco Bensadon 7. 

PAKISTAN NATIONAL OPEN POLO CHAMPIONSHIP: Fixture & Teams

The Bank Alfalah National Open Polo Championship for the Quaid-E-Azam Gold Cup 2021 will continue on Tuesday:

1pm: Diamond Paints vs Remounts

2:30pm: Master Paints Black vs Master Paints

4pm: D.S Polo vs Newage/Rizvi’s