DS Polo and BN/Newage Cables win at National Polo

Published March 8, 2025
PLAYERS of DS Polo and HN Polo vie for the ball during their match of the National Open Polo Championship for the Quaid-e-Azam Gold Cup at the Lahore Polo Club on Friday.
PLAYERS of DS Polo and HN Polo vie for the ball during their match of the National Open Polo Championship for the Quaid-e-Azam Gold Cup at the Lahore Polo Club on Friday.

LAHORE: DS Polo and BN/Newage Cables secured victories in the Bank Alfalah 62nd National Open Polo Championship for the Quaid-e-Azam Gold Cup here at the Lahore Polo Club ground on Friday.

DS Polo edged out HN Polo 8-6 in a closely contested match, with Max Charlton and Lao Abelenda contributing four goals each for the winners.

The victors established an early 4-1 lead by the second chukker before HN Polo rallied to tie the score 4-4 in the third. DS Polo then surged ahead with three goals in the fourth chukker to secure the win despite a late push from their opponents.

Pelayo Berazadi led HN Polo with four goals, while Hamza Mawaz Khan added two in the losing effort.

In the day’s second match, BN/Newage Cables dominated Olympia/AZB 10-6 with Santiago Cernadas leading the charge with six goals. Hamza Mawaz Khan, playing in place of injured Solari, contributed three goals, while Babar Naseem added one.

For Olympia/AZB, Luis Manuel Aguirre scored three goals, Abdul Rehman Munno netted two and Ahmed Zubair Butt added one.

Published in Dawn, March 8th, 2025

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