The Finals of the season’s first tournament, The Hermes Cup, were played to conclude the exciting and entertaining 20th Jodhpur Polo Season, 2019. The Final was battled out between Hermes Cubs and Hermes Colts. The players were introduced as Hermes Colts in orange ready to take on Hermes Cubs in black. Mr. Pep Singh and Bh. Raghvendra Singh was the umpire and Col. Umaid Singh was the referee for the match. Th. Abhijeet Singh Rohet was the commentator for the day.
| Hermes Colts | Hermes Cubs | |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Vinay Mewara -2 | Mr. Sharwan Singh -2 | |
| R.K. Kartikeya Singh +1 | Bh. Nikhlendra Singh ±0 | |
| R.K. Janmejai Singh +1 | Bh. Hemendra Singh ±0 | |
| Kr. Dhananjay Singh Rathore +2 | Mr. Nicholas Scortichini +3 | |
The match started with a +0.5 goal advantage for Hermes Cubs. The fiery action commenced from the first chukker itself as all the passionate youngsters of the season were on the field against each other. R.K. Kartikeya Singh scored two goals for the Colts taking full control of the ball from one end to another. Bh. Hemendra Singh started off aggressively scoring the opener for the Cubs with another one added by the Senior Mr. Nicholas Schortichini as the scores at end of the first chukker were:
Chukker 1
Hermes Colts- 2
Vs
Hermes Cubs– 2.5
The second chukker had the Cubs roaring on the upfront as Bh. Nikhlendra Singh skillfully and swiftly moved with the ball to score two beautiful goals with the elder brother Bh. Hemendra Singh supporting the team with another hitting goal to take the Cubs on a comfortable lead in the finals. No goal was scored for the Colts winding the second chukker scores at:
Chukker 2
Hermes Colts- 2
Vs
Hermes Cubs– 5.5
The third chukker had the Colts in the momentum and showing a finals come-back performance. R.K. Kartikeya Singh converted two delightful passes forwarded by the elder brother R.K. Janmejai Singh into goals as Mr. Vinay Mewara added another running goal to close the gap for the Colts. No goal was scored for the Cubs with the scores standing at:
Chukker 3
Hermes Colts- 5
Vs
Hermes Cubs– 5.5
The fourth and final chukker began with the Hermes Cubs snatching the charge of the day again to their side. Mr. Sharwan Singh scored a goal for the Cubs. Hemendra Singh dominated the day with adding another two goals for the Cubs and deciding their victory to conquer the Finals Glory by overcoming the Hermes Colts by an overall score of 8.5 to 5. The final scoreboard was:
Chukker 4
Hermes Colts- 5
Vs
Hermes Cubs– 8.5
Olaf Gurrand Hermes with his family and H.H. Maharaja Gaj Singhji of Jodhpur were the Eminent guests for the day and graced the felicitations to award the trophy and prizes to the winning and runner up teams.
