Under the
patronage of His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
Deputy Ruler of Dubai.
With its
exciting mix of top-class sportsmanship and glamour, it has earned a reputation
as one of the most prestigious
events on the international polo calendar and also one of the most important
annual tournaments in the region and always attracts a high profile crowd.
The Dubai Polo Gold Cup Series 2013 came to an end last 15th March 2013. This year the teams were completely different, with a handicap increased to 16 goals, all the teams had good players and it was a very competitive tournament. In the great final, Ghantoot Polo Team won the Gold Cup 2013 and Habtoor Polo won Silver Cup 2013.
Dubai Polo Gold Cup organization managed to put all the patrons
together to get a fair competition and fair play with everyone.
For the next season “2014” the tournament will be 16 goal
handicap. And for “2015”, we will increase the handicap from 16 to 18 goal, to target
the highest handicapped tournament in Asia and Africa. Our tournament is
getting bigger and our objective is to reach the maximum goal handicap of an International
polo tournament.
Dubai Polo Gold Cup series has been growing by leaps and bounds, and at present is one of the most eagerly awaited polo events in the Middle East.