Julius Baer Polo Gold Cup Series Enters its Sixth Year

Sport360 staff 12:29 28/01/2015
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  • The Dubai Polo Gold Cup Series is the fourth-largest tournament of its kind after Argentina, the US and the UK.

    The Julius Baer Gold Cup is held under the Patronage of HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, who has supported the tournament since inception.

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    The tounament, now in its sixth year, is considered one of the most important and prestigious polo events in the region.      

    Mohammed Al Habtoor, Founder of the tournament said, “The Dubai Gold Cup Series gets better and better each year. In a short space of time, The Dubai Polo Gold Cup Series has become the highest handicapped tournament in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. The tournament, which started off as a 10-12 goal handicap in 2010, to a 16 goal handicap in 2014, has now increased even further to an 18 goal handicap this year. This shows that Dubai is now firmly on the world map as a polo destination.”

    The Julius Baer Gold Cup Series is the fourth-largest tournament of its kind after Argentina, the US and the UK. Each year the event reaches new heights growing in tandem with the city of Dubai which has quickly gained popularity and found its place on the Polo world stage. The Dubai Open is the only tournament certified and recognized by the World Polo Tour (WPT), since 2012.

    Recently the WPT raised the level of the competition for a second year running. The WPT said in a statement, "One of the polo destinations that had grown most in recent years is Dubai. The Julius Baer Gold Cup, the main competition, is played at Dubai Polo & Equestrian Club and will go up from Challenge Cup to WPT Cup and the winners will be awarded 60 points."

    The WPT honoured Mohammed Al Habtoor with a prize for his continued support of the sport and helping raise the profile of polo in the UAE.

    The Gold Cup series, split into two tournaments with five chukkas in a match. It will officially start with the McLaren Cup 2015, which runs from Friday January 23, 2015 to Friday February 6, 2015. It will be followed by the Julius Baer Gold Cup, which will commence on Monday February 23, 2015 to Friday March 13, 2015.

    This year, there will be a total of 10 international Polo team participating in the 18-goal tournament:

    • Mahra Polo  –  Patron: Rashid Al Habtoor
    • Bin Drai Polo Team – Patron: Saeed Bin Drai
    • Habtoor Polo Team – Patron: Mohammed Al Habtoor ~ McLaren Cup
    • Julius Baer Team by Al Habtoor – Patron: Mohammed Al Habtoor ~ Julius Baer Gold Cup
    • Ghantoot Polo Team – Patron: HH Sheikh Falah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
    • UAE Polo Team – Patron: Her Highness Sheikha Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
    • Abu Dhabi Polo Team – Patron: Faris Al Yabhouni
    • Zedan Polo Team – Patron: Amr Zedan
    • Desert Palm 1 Polo Team – Patron: Rashid Al Bawardi
    • Desert Palm 2 Polo Team – Patron: Tarik Al Bawardi
    • Edrees Polo Team ~ Patron: Sultan Edrees

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