Polywood Arena Polo Tournament conducted by Polywood Polo Academy brought a change in the realm of Polo. The Polywood Arena Polo Cup, 2018 was in action between 25th – 30th September 2018, where the timings of the match remained 7:30pm-8:30pm. The matches were played after sunset in flood lights, where a total of 8 teams had participated from across the country.
The finals of the tournament was played between Polywood, Jaipur and Chandna Group, Jaipur. The end of the match saw Chandna winning Group availing the title, marking a new beginning of Polo in the country.
The tournament was a pleasure to watch as it had some of the finest players performing, for instance, HH Maharaja Sawai Padmanabh Singh of Jaipur played for him team ‘Jaipur’ during the tournament. HH Maharaja Sawai Padmanabh Singh of Jaipur has been as an epitome and mentor for the young generation as he is taking forward the culture of the royal sports Polo. Simran Shergill, Col. Ravi Rathore, Abhimanyu Pathak, Lokendra Singh, Uday Kalan, Lt. Col. Vishal Chauhan were some other renowned players who took part in the Arena Polo.
Polywood Arena Polo Tournament was a novel experience for everyone, giving rise to adrenaline rush among the players as well as the onlookers. The development of Polywood Polo Academy is an outcome of passion and love that Honorable Mr. Digvijay Dhabriya of Dhabriya Group of Companies has for Polo as well as horses. The Polywood Polo Academy is situated near Jhalana Mountain Ranger, Jaipur, Rajasthan over a place of 10 acres. The academy is affiliated with the Indian Polo Association and is well facilitated with all kinds of amenities related to Polo as well as horses. The success of this Polywood Arena Polo Tournament 2018 is credited to Mr. Digvijay Dhabriya along with Polywood Polo Academy Secretary and resident Polo player Bhawani Kalvi. It is out of their effort that the tournament turned out well, moreover they plan to take it forward by expanding it to international level Arena Polo League in near future.
MATCH FORMAT
| – | POOL A | – | POOL B |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WARRIORS | 5 | JAIPUR |
| 2 | RRPC | 6 | BSF |
| 3 | KRISHNA POLO | 7 | CHANDNA GROUP |
| 4 | CAVALIERS | 8 | POLYWOOD |
TEAMS WITH PLAYERS LIST- PPA ARENA TOURNAMENT-2018
KRISHNA POLO
Mr. Sawai Singh t 0
Mr. Ashwini Sharmat 0
Mr. Vishal Singht+3
RAJPUTANA RIDING & POLO CLUB (RRPC)
Mr. Davipal Singh Shekhawat-2
Mr. Vishwaraj Singh Bhati+1
Mr. Simran Singh Shergill+6
WARRIORS
Major Narendra t0
Lt. Col. Ashish Samantary+2
Col. J.S. Shekhawat t+1
JAIPUR
Mr. Mayur Dhwaj Singh-2
HH Sawai Padmanabh Singh +3
Mr. Abhimanyu Pathak+5
CHANDNA GROUP
Mr. Sunny Patelt+1
Mr. Ashok Chandnat+1
Mr. Uday Kallant+3
CAVALIERS
Major Apporvat-1
Major Aman Singht+1
Col. Ravi Rathoret+5
BSF POLO TEAM
HC Nasrudin/Const. Mukesh Kumartt-2
Mr. Kuldeep Singh Rathore+2
Mr. Pranav Kapoort+2
POLYWOOD POLO ACADEMY
Mr. Digvijay Dhabriyat0
Mr. Bhawani Kalvit+2
Mr. Lokendra Singh/Mr. Dhananjay Singht+3/+2t
| DAY AND DATE 1st Match- 07:30pm 2nd Match-08.00 pm | MATCH NO | TEAM DETAILS | WINNER | UMPIRES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUE. 25 SEP 18 | 1 2 | WARRIORS VS RRPC JAIPUR VS BSF | WARRIORS (06 – 03 Goals) JAIPUR (05 — 4.5 Goals) | MR. BHAWANI KALVI |
| WED 26 SEP 18 | 3 4 | KRISHNA POLO VS CAVALIERS CHANDNA GROUP VS POLYWOOD | CAVALIERS (9.5 – 01 Goals) CHANDNA (06 – 04 Goals) | MR. UDAY KALLAN MR. VISHAL SINGH |
| THUS, 27 SEP 18 | 5 6 | WARRIORS VS KRISHNA POLO CAVALIERS VS RRPC | KRISHNA POLO (09 – 03 Goals) RRPC (08 – 05 Goals) | MR. SIMRAN SHERGILL MR. VISHAL SINGH |
| FRI, 28 SEP 18 | 7 8 | JAIPUR VS POLYWOOD CHANDNA GROUP VS BSF | POLYWOOD CHANDNA (06 – 4.5 Goals) | MR. PRANAV KAPOOR MR. ABHINAY PATHAK |
| SAT, 29 SEP 18 | SEMI’S | CAVALIERS VS POLYWOOD CHANDNA GROUP VS RRPC | POLYWOOD (07 – 6.5 Goals) CHANDNA (06 – 03 Goals) | MR. VISHWARAJ SINGH MR. LOKENDRA SINGH |
| SUN, 30 SEP 18 | FINALS | POLYWOOD VS CHANDNA GROUP | CHANDNA (10 – 4.5 Goals) |
