The stage is set and the polo players from both UAE and abroad are ready to battle it out amidst the spectacular setup that plays host to this year’s final polo event of the season, taking place at Skydive Dubai.
The two day event, taking place this Friday 10th and Saturday 11th April will see polo players, enthusiasts, guests from abroad, the media and residents of the UAE, converge to attend and watch this unique sport being played in an exhilarating backdrop of sheer elegance and style.
Speaking about this year’s event, Sam Katiela said: “this year is a very special year for us as the event is under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum and this means so much to us. His patronage is a confirmation that we can do these kind of events here in Dubai and that we have the infrastructure, technical skills, knowhow and most importantly, the will power to host such an extravagant sporting event that has gone global right here from Dubai”.
Each team will have three players with this year’s tournament providing a mix of UAE and international players participating. This year there are three players from the UAE being Saoud Khoory, who has been playing polo since the age of 14 and Tariq and Rashid Albwardy, sons of Mr. Ali Albwardy, one of the world’s biggest polo patrons & owner of the Desert Palm Polo Club.
Saoud is playing for Team Autism Rocks, Tariq will be playing for Team Cadillac (Middle East) and Rashid will play for returning and defending champions Team VistaJet and Bombardier. On the international front players participating will be from Argentina, Switzerland and UK.
The Beach Polo Cup Dubai 2015 kicks off at Skydive Dubai this Friday and Saturday and is billed to be a “must attend” event for families as well as individuals.
Tickets to the highly anticipated social sporting event are now available on www.platinumlist.ae. The tickets are priced at AED 75 for One day and AED 125 for Two Days for the Shams Zone.
