Habtoor Polo team beat UAE Polo to clinch Panacor Cup crown

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

Al Habtoor Polo Club hosted on its grounds the first ever Panacor Cup.

The event was a weeklong affair, which was attended by polo enthusiasts, and key opinion leaders who came to watch six Panacor Cup matches, featuring four local patrons and sixteen professional polo players.

The Panacor Cup featured a match between Dubai Wolves Polo and Orbis Polo at the subsidiary final and Habtoor Polo against UAE Polo at the final.

The game ended with a brilliant play at 10 goals to 7.5 in favor of the Habtoor Polo. The professional match had top ranking polo athletes play under the team banners of Habtoor Polo and UAE Polo, with the game concluding in favor of the blues — Habtoor Polo.

Lukas Tremmel, General Manager of Al Habtoor Polo Resort, awarded the teams with a tie for the Most Valuable Player – Lucero Monteverde and Khalaf Habtoor, and the Best Playing Pony – Open Amsterdam, played by Mohammed Al Habtoor.

The Al Habtoor Polo Club is a state-of-the-art polo and equestrian community devoted to equine sports and is the home ground for the Dubai Polo Gold Cup Series.