More than 14,000 spectators were at Cowdray Park Polo Club in West Sussex on Sunday 19th July to watch the Finals of the 2015 Jaeger-LeCoultre Gold Cup for the British Open Championships.
King Power Foxes and UAE fiercely competed for the coveted Gold Cup, with King Power Foxes ultimately claiming victory with a comfortable margin of 14-8.
Final score UAE 8 v 14 @KingPowerPolo Foxes win @jaegerlecoultre #goldcup final score in the FINAL 2015 #polo pic.twitter.com/2157HpiPlD
— victoriaelsbury-legg (@velsburylegg) July 19, 2015
Jaeger-LeCoultre CEO Daniel Riedo and UK Director Zahra Kassim-Lakha were on hand to present the Trophy to the Foxes, a specially engraved Reverso to the Best Patron and special gifts to the finalists and the umpires.
King Power Foxes, the team of ‘Top’ Srivaddhanaprabha, entered the final with great expectations, having just won the 2015 Queen’s Cup with Top’s new lineup of 10 goal Pieres brothers, Gonzalito and Facundo, and young 1 goal English player Hugo Lewis.
Vichai and Top Srivaddhanaprabha with their @KingPowerPolo Foxes boys! Winners of @jaegerlecoultre Gold Cup! pic.twitter.com/BXRVszqRvK
— PoloLine (@Pololine) July 19, 2015
The all pro-side of UAE consisted of 10 goaler Pablo MacDonough, the leading goal scorer of the British Open, Santiago Stirling (4 goals), experienced high goal player Lucas Monteverde (8 goals) and 16 year old Jose Ramon Araya, whose handicap will no doubt rocket after his performance in the UK this year.
Both teams competed hard to get the chance to raise the Gold Cup on the podium.
The Jaeger-LeCoultre Gold Cup Final saw the victory of the blue shirts from King Power Foxes who battled to take the lead and closed with an impressive score of 14 – 8 against UAE.
