National Open Polo Championship commences today
National Open Polo Championship for the Quaid-e-Azam Gold Cup 2018 being held from 6th -18th March at Lahore Polo club.
National Open Polo Championship for the Quaid-e-Azam Gold Cup 2018 is organized by the Lahore Polo club which includes foreign players in all the teams that makes the event more interesting and competitive. Top seven teams are participating in the tournament, which includes Diamond Paints, Master Paints/Rizvi’s, Master Paints Blacks, Barry’s, Newage/BBJ Pipes, Army and Rejas/PAF.
President of Lahore Polo Club (LPC) Irfan Ali Hyder informed media that each team will play with each other in this two week long activity. He said that a total of 23 matches will be played with 21 being the league games and the matches will be supervised by foreign umpires and referee.
| The Teams and Players are | ||||
| Teams | Players | |||
| Diamond Paints | Mir Huzaifa Ahmad | Mumtaz Abbas Niazi | Eulogio Celestino | Macos Araya |
| Rizvi’s/Master Paints | Farooq Amin Sufi | Saqib Khan Khakwani | Hamza Mawaz Khan | Juan Cruz Losada |
| Master Paints Blacks | Sufi Mohammad Amir | Sufi Mohammad Haris | Hissam Ali Hyder | Gerado Mazzini |
| Rijas Aces/PAF | Faisal Shahzad/ Irfan Sheikh | Humza | Juan Cruz Araya | Deigo Araya |
| Barry’s | Nafees Barry | Bilal Haye | Ramiro Zavaleta | Juan Maria Ruiz (Tito) |
| Newage/BBJ Pipes | Adnan Jalil | Ahmed Zubair Butt | Ahmed Ali Tiwana | Salvador Ulloa |
| Army | Brig Zulfiqar Ali Baig | Maj Umer Minhas | Miguel Luis Duggan | Ignasio Negri |
| Rejas/PAF | Faisal Shahzad/Irfan Sheikh | Salman Cheema | Juan Cruz Araya | Diego Araya |
Today's Fixtures:
- Diamond Paints VS Rizvi’s/Master Paints - 1:00 PM
- Newage/BBJ Pipes VS Army - 2:15 PM
- Master Paints Blacks VS Barry's - 3:30 PM
