The Rao Raja Hanut Singh Cup featured three teams and four matches over five days. The players went up against one another, hoping to achieve this prestigious title. Here’s how things went in the past few days:Â
Participating TeamsÂ
V POLO +7
Nimit Mehta 0
Gaurav Sahgal +1
Angad Kalaan +2
Gerardo Mazzini +4
CARYSIL POLO +8
Dino Dhankhar 0
Kuldeep Singh Rathore +2
Bauti Alberdi +3
Shamsheer All +3
JAIPUR +8
Mahendra Singh -2
Simran Shergill +3
Lance Watson +4
HH Maharaja Sawai Padmanabh Singh of Jaipur +3
Match 1: Jaipur vs Carysil PoloÂ
Date: 16 OctoberÂ
The initial game of the Rao Raja Hanut Singh Cup was between Jaipur and Carysil Polo. The game started off on equal footing, but Jaipur had no intention of making it a close call. As the rounds progressed, Jaipur started scoring goals successively to increase the gap in lead, which made any comeback from the opposite side impossible.Â
Winners: Jaipur ( 8-4 )
Match 2: Carysil Polo vs V-PoloÂ
Date: 17 OctoberÂ
The second game on the next day witnessed a game between Carysil Polo and V-Polo. The former team had a great start to the game, asserting dominance in the start; however, V-Polo was not ready to back down from a fight and came back strong in the second half of the match and were 0.5 points ahead in the game’s final moments. Carysil Polo stood firmly and waited for the perfect opportunity to strike, and they were able to do so just before the final bell rang.Â
Winners: Carysil Polo ( 9-8.5 )
Match 3: Jaipur vs V-PoloÂ
Date: 18 OctoberÂ
After winning their first game, Jaipur was again on the ground to face V-Polo. V-Polo’s game was severely affected after a loss in the previous game, and Jaipur didn’t waiver to capitalize on it. They scored eight goals, which proved enough to win this game and get a ticket to the finals.Â
Winners: Jaipur ( 8-5.5 )
Final: Carysil Polo vs JaipurÂ
Date: 20 OctoberÂ
Jaipur started well, scoring three goals in the first round, followed by a couple of goals from Carysil Polo in the upcoming second round. However, Jaipur pulled back the game by scoring another three consecutive goals and was eyeing an easy win. From here, Carysil Polo pulled out their best performance and scored all four goals in the last chukker to pull off a spectacular win, beating all odds.Â
Winners: Carysil Polo ( 7-6 )
Date | Round | Team | Goals | Team | Goals |
16 October 2024 | League | Jaipur | 8 | Carysil Polo | 4 |
17 October 2024 | League | Carysil Polo | 9 | V-Polo | 8.5 |
18 October 2024 | League | Jaipur | 8 | V-Polo | 5.5 |
20 October 2024 | Final | Carysil Polo | 7 | Jaipur | 6 |