Mahra wins the Polo Masters Cup
Mahra Polo Team won the Polo Masters Cup 2017 for the second year in a row after defeating Habtoor Polo in today´s final match at the Al Habtoor Polo Resort & Club.
Team made up by patron Rashid Al Habtoor, Daniel Gariador, Juan Ruíz Guiñazú and Jerónimo del Carril won by 8 goals to 4 for a successful title defense while Bin Drai achieved the third position in the tournament after defeating Wolves by 9-6.
Mahra played a great game from the very beginning, with a team strategy that worked nearly to perfection to defeat a very tough Habtoor Polo team.
In the third chukker, with a 6-goal gap, Mahra headed towards the title despite of Habtoor reaction in the last chukker.
Jerónimo del Carril was the MVP of the final and Quini, owned by Mahra and played by Juan Ruíz Guiñazú in the fourth chukker, the Best Playing Pony.
Del Carril and Ruíz Guiñazú were the top scorers of the match with 4 goals each.
Match progression:
Mahra: 3-1/ 7-2/ 8-2/ 8-4
In the first match of the final day for the Polo Masters Cup, Bin Drai Polo defeated Wolves Polo by 9 goals to 6 to achieve the third position in the tournament.
Raúl Laplacette, with 6 goals, was the top scorer of the game.
Match progression:
Bin Drai: 2-1/ 5-1/ 8-3/ 9-6