Cartier International Dubai Polo Challenge 10th anniversary tournament kicks off
The 10th Cartier International Dubai Polo Challenge began on Saturday 14th February with a shirt presentation at Desert Palm Polo Club. Carla Abboud, PR and Events Director of Cartier Middle East and India and Neil Hobday, Chief Executive of Guards Polo Club, made the presentations to team representatives. This included Clive Reid patron of the Cartier Red team. Clive is very familiar with this tournament as he played in the first year in 2006. The six teams will be in action all week in a bid to win the impressive trophy on Saturday 21st February. This includes HH Sheikha Maitha Bint Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s UAE team, winners in 2013.
CARTIER INTERNATIONAL DUBAI POLO CHALLENGE TEAMS 2015
Cartier Red: Clive Reid (UK) 0; Tariq Albwardy (UAE) 1; Martin Valent (ARG) 4; Matias Zavaleta (ARG) 7.
Cartier White: Khalaf Al Habtoor (UAE) -1; Rashid Al Habtoor (UAE) 0; Nacho Gonzales (UK) 6; Joaquin Pittaluga (ARG) 7.
Desert Palm (grey): Rashid Albwardy (UAE) 2; Alan Meeker (USA) 0; Tom Brodie (UK) 2; Diego Cavanagh (ARG) 8.
UAE Team (black): HH Sheikha Maitha (UAE) 0; Sandra Schneider (GER) -1; Lucas Monteverde (ARG) 9; Santiago Stirling (URU) 4.
Abu Dhabi (purple): Faris Al Yabhouni (UAE) 0; Nasser Al Shamsi (UAE) 1; Alfredo Cappella (ARG) 7; Ernesto Oscar Trotz (ARG) 4.
Guards (Green): Amr Zedan (KSA) 0; HRH Prince Abbas bin Ali bin Nayef (JOR) 0; Pablo Casero (ARG) 2; Pablo Macdonough (ARG) 10.
