The Polo Masters Cup, second tournament of the Dubai Gold Cup Series, the most prestigious series of tournaments in Asia and the Middle East, kicked off on Sunday at Al Habtoor Polo Resort and Club. Five 8-goal teams in competition.
Day one saw Habtoor outscore Hesketh by 10 goals to 5.
The finals are scheduled for Friday, February 14.
THE POLO MASTERS CUP WILL BE STREAMED LIVE ON POLOLINE TV HERE.
HABTOOR 10-5 HESKETH
Habtoor: Mohammed Al Habtoor 0, Juanji Díaz Alberdi 3, Justo Cuitiño 3, Félix Esaín 2. Total: 8.
Hesketh: Kim Roche -1, Raja Abuljebain 0, Manuel Plaza 6, Tomás Palacios 3. Total: 8.
Score Habtoor: 3-3, 5-3, 9-4, 10-5.
The Polo Masters Cup continues on Monday:
3pm: Habtoor Polo vs. UAE Polo
4pm: Mahra Polo vs. Green Gates Polo
POLO MASTERS CUP – TEAMS:
Habtoor: Mohammed Al Habtoor 0, Felix Esain 2, Juanji Díaz Alberdi 3, Justo Cuitiño 3. Total: 10.
Green Gates: Noor Abukhadra -1, TBC 0, Pelayo Berazadi 5, Tomás Iriarte 4. Total: 8.
Mahra: Khalaf Al Habtoor 0, Tariq Al Habtoor 1, Tuki Ruiz Guiñazú 4, Alejandro Gowland 3. Total: 8.
UAE: Sheika Maitha Al Maktoum 0, Martin Bracco 2, Hazel Jackson 2, Benjamín Panelo 4. Total: 8.
Hesketh: Kim Roche -1, Raja Abuljebain 0, Manuel Plaza 6, Tomás Palacios 3. Total: 8.
FULL FIXTURE:
Sunday 9th:
Hesketh 5-10 Habtoor
Monday 10th:
3pm: Habtoor vs UAE
4pm: Mahra vs Green Gates
Wednesday 12th:
3pm: Green Gates vs UAE
4pm: Hesketh vs Mahra
Friday 14th:
2:30pm: Sub Final Round Robin
4pm: Final Dubai Masters Cup