Jaipur, Rajasthan – The HQ 61 Sub Area Polo Cup which is being played at the 61 Cavalry Polo Club is about to end. The finals of the cup will be played today. The semi-finals of the HQ 61 Sub Area Polo Cup were played on 28th September, 2018 that saw Rajnigandha Achievers battle against Bake House Café and Mumbai Polo play against Chandna Group to qualify for the final. Both the matches were aggressive and intense.
Rajnigandha Achievers Vs Bake House Café
The first semi-final of the day was played between Rajnigandha Achievers and Bake House Café at 4:30pm. In an 8-goal match, Rajnigandha Achievers played with Cote Zegers (+5), Salim Azmi (+3), Pranav Kapur (+2) and Sangram Singh (-2) while Bake House Café played with Basheer Ali (+5), Vicky Nihalani (+2), Sunny Patel (+1) and Nasir Jamal (-1). The match started on a score of 0.5 – 0 with Bake House Café getting a lead of 0.5 point as they were playing with +7 handicap.
The match started with both the teams giving a head to head competition to each other but ended with Rajnigandha Achievers completely dominating the match. Rajnigandha Achievers scored 8 goals in the match while Bake House Café were only able to score 3 goals. Rajnigandha Achievers won the match by 8 – 3.5 and became the first team to qualify for the final.
Rajnigandha Achievers
| Position | Name of the player | Handicap | Total goals scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sangram Singh | -2 | 00 |
| 2 | Pranav Kapur | +2 | 02 |
| 3 | Salim Azmi | +3 | 01 |
| 4 | Cote Zegers | +5 | 05 |
| Total | +8 | 08 |
VERSUS
Bake House Cafe
| Position | Name of the player | Handicap | Total goals scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nasir Jamal | -1 | 00 |
| 2 | Sunny Patel | +1 | 02 |
| 3 | Vicky Nihalani | +2 | 00 |
| 4 | Basheer Ali | +5 | 01 |
| Total | +8 | 08 |
Mumbai Polo Team Vs Chandna Group
The second semi-final of the HQ 61 Sub Area Polo Cup was played between Mumbai Polo Team and Chandna Group at 5:00 pm. Both the teams played with a total of +8 handicap. Mumbai Polo Team played with Dhananjai Singh (0), Shyam Mehta (0), HH Maharaja Sawai Padmanabh Singh (+3) and Abhimanyu Pathak (+5). Chandna Group on the other side had Sanjay Jakhar (-2), Ashok Chandna (+1), Gaurav Sehgal (+3) and Gerardo Mazzini (+6) playing for them.
Both the teams looked strong before the match and it looked like the match could swing any side but Mumbai made sure that the match was always in their hands. Mumbai attacked strongly after the first chukker and took a big lead. Mumbai scored 8 goals and allowed Chandna Group to score only 2 goals in the match. Mumbai Polo team beat Chandna Group by 8 – 2 to qualify for the final.
Mumbai Polo Team
| Position | Name of the player | Handicap | Total goals scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhananjai Singh | 0 | 01 |
| 2 | Shyam Mehta | 0 | 02 |
| 3 | HH Maharaja Sawai Padmanabh Singh | +3 | 01 |
| 4 | Abhimanyu Pathak | +5 | 04 |
| Total | +8 | 08 |
VERSUS
Chandna Group
| Position | Name of the player | Handicap | Total goals scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanjay Jakhar | -2 | 00 |
| 2 | Ashok Chandna | +1 | 00 |
| 3 | Gaurav Sehgal | +3 | 01 |
| 4 | Gerardo Mazzini | +6 | 01 |
| Total | +8 | 02 |
The finals of the 61 Sub area Polo Cup will be played between Mumbai Polo team and Rajnigandha Achievers today at 4.30 PM at Cavalry Grounds, Jaipur.
Last Updated: 20th September 2022
