Amongst the festive vibes of Diwali, the national capital welcomed the Indri Indian Open Polo Championship. Four teams formed with an amalgamation of talented players went against one another over a span of four days.
DAY 1
Opening the league day of the Indri Indian Open Polo Championship were teams Sona Polo and Garcha Group.
Both the patrons, Sunjay Kapur and Satinder Garcha along with their teammates came down to battle it out.
Showcasing a tough combat, the players kept the numbers of the scoreboard close. Although towards the end of the play, it was dominant that Sona Polo as a team seized the day with 9 goals to 7 against Garcha Group.
The second league match of the Indri Indian Open Polo Championship had Jindal Panther and Sahara Warriors against one another. And what splendid it was!
      
While for the first half, Sahara Warriors dominated the play in full swing, so much so that the team collectively bagged six goals against nil of Jindal Panther in no time.
   
Although, it should be brought to notice that Jindal Panther made a majestically competitive comeback in the second half of the play. The team was able to bridge the gap and rest at 7 goals.
     
The match wrapped at 9 goals to 7 in favor of Sahara Warriors.
  
DAY 2
The first semi-finale of the Indri Indian Open Polo Championship was played between Jindal Panther and Sona Polo.
Beautifully taking the course of the game ahead, all the players put forward a tremendous show of action, chase, control, speed, intensity, strategy and power moves. Such was the scenario that the scoreboard read equivalent for most of the parts of the play.
Things started to get real as the game approached its end. High on Polo as we at LA POLO love to say, the players got onto their best ponies and the play galloped in its fastest mode possible. Although, it was clearly team Jindal Polo that out-shined in the last chukkers.
With this, they also seized their position to become the first finalist of the Indri Indian Open Polo Championship with a massive score of 10 goals to 7 of Sona Polo.
Following the spirit of the day, the second semi-finale had Sahara Warriors and Garcha Group against one another.
The match was really a tough combat, so much so that the scoreboard was fixed to one goal each for a long long time in the match.
Having said that, it must not be left unsaid how both the teams presented a great game of defense and control over the ball. Such was the case that it was hard to circle out the ball if once seized by a team. This certainly added to the flavor and depth of the play.
It went to an extent where the match entered the call of an extra chukker and it was time to witness as to which team shall bag the golden goal that would mark as the golden ticket to the finale of the Indri Indian Open Polo Championship.
Breaking the chain of equivalent score of four each was team Sahara Warriors with which they locked their position in the finals with 5 goals to 4 of Garcha Group.
DAY 3
The much awaited and highly anticipated finale finally came to life with Sahara Warriors and Jindal Panther against one another.
The Jaipur Polo Ground, New Delhi was all set with players, ponies, camps, supporters, grooms, audience and a lot of cameras to capture all the action .
Starting off the game at full swing, both the teams kept the scoreboard racing with an equivalent score. But the chain of this event was quickly broken by Sahara Warriors after there was no looking back for them.
    
Bagging goals one after the other, the team seized ten goals in totality defeating the powerful effort of Jindal Panther.
The game rested at 10 goals to 5.
Kudos to the entire team of Sahara Warriors and the entire troop of the army involved in making the day.
Did You Know?
Team Sahara Warriors lifted the Indian Open Polo Championship for the fourth time in a row. What a remarkable performance!
