Audemars Piguet International Polo 2010
Team Audemars Piguet (AP) Singapore defeated Team Audemars Piguet (AP) Internationals 9-8 in the Audemars Piguet International Polo 2010 Gold Cup Match (10-12 goals) at the Singapore Polo Club on Sunday 6 June 2010.
International polo player, Ignacio “Nacho†Figueras scored a total of five goals for Team AP Singapore. Local professional, Sattar Khan and Ameer Jumabhoy contributed three goals and one goal respectively. Jeff Hardee, Polo Captain of the Singapore Polo Club and also Team Captain, completed the quartet representing Team AP Singapore.
This year, the format for the Gold Cup Match was changed slightly, in order to give more local players the opportunity to participate in international events. Ang Roon Kai (Team P Internationals), the youngest player in this tournament at 19 years of age won the Most Valuable Player Award. The Best Playing Polo Pony award was presented to Curious, owned by Singapore Polo Club member, Maureen Miller.
The Gold Cup match was well attended by over 800 guests, with Mr. Teo Ser Luck, Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Community Development, Youth Sports performing the traditional throw-in ceremony with the President of the Singapore Polo Club, Mr. Iqbal Jumabhoy.
The 5-day prestigious tournament also consisted of the BDG Cup Silver League (6 to 8 goals) which featured four teams: Audemars Piguet Team Singapore, BDG Bank Team Argentina, Wine Investment Fund Team Australia and Equity Estates Team New Zealand, competing in a round-robin format for the BDG Cup Silver League title. At the end of the Final on Saturday 5 June, Audemars Piguet Team Singapore defeated the rest of the teams to win the title. The 2nd placing went to BDG Bank Team Argentina while 3rd and 4th placing went to Equity Estates Team New Zealand and Wine Investment Fund Team Australia respectively.
Torrey J. Dorsey, General Manager of the Singapore Polo Club states, “The 2010 edition of the Audemars Piguet International Polo Tournament was a great success, with unprecedented media support and a roster of new sponsors. I am thankful for the continued support of Audemars Piguet and BDG Bank, and welcome The Wine Investment Fund, Equity Estates and St. Regis Singapore to our list of partners. The participation of Nacho Figueras, international polo player and model added another touch of “celebrity†to what is already a highlight on the local social and sporting calendar. Some long-time polo people have acknowledged 2010 as the ‘best ever’!â€
This is the second year that Audemars Piguet is sponsoring this premier international polo tournament as Title Sponsor. Oliviero Bottinelli, Managing Director of Audemars Piguet, Asia, exclaims, “The tournament has never been more exciting. It has been one of the most challenging to watch. Being Audemars Piguet, we hope to bring forth more than an experience to our clients. At the same time it was a good platform to show in avant premiere the black and white collection to our clients and that they’ve really appreciated that. We are thrilled to share this prestigious occasion with our valued guests.â€
In addition to Audemars Piguet, the Singapore Polo Club would also like to thank stalwart co-sponsor, BDG Singapore Private Ltd (BDG Singapore) for their unconditional support during the past five years. “The Audemars Piguet International Polo 2010 has been another great display of Polo. We also have been happy to see that the BDG Cup Silver League was followed by a good number of spectators and we would like to thank all the players who participated in this exciting event. BDG Singapore Private Ltd. is once again delighted to be a partner of the Singapore Polo Club in promoting the King of Sports.†said Marco Bardelli, Chief Executive Officer of BDG Singapore Private Ltd. The Club would also like to thank The Wine Investment Fund (Official Wine Investment Partner), Equity Estates (Official Destination Club Partner), The St. Regis Singapore (Official Hotel). G.H. Mumm Champagne (Official Champagne), Stella Artois & Appletiser (Official Beer & Sparkling Juice), Evian (Official Water), La Martina (Official Apparel), and the ESPN Star Sports Network (Official Broadcast Network) for their support of this tournament.