Master Paints/Rizvi’s thrashed Rijas Aces/PAF, Barry’s overpowered Diamond and Army defeated Master Paints Black to register victories in the ongoing Diamond Paints National Open Polo Championship for Quaid-e-Azam Gold Cup 2018 at the Lahore Polo Club.
National Open Polo Championship for the Quaid-e-Azam Gold Cup 2018
Result:
Master Paints/Rizvi’s wins National Open Polo Championship for the Quaid-e-Azam Gold Cup.
Background:
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 |
| Match No | Date | Timings | Teams | Result |
| 1 | 6-03-2018 | 1:00 PM | Diamond Paints VS Rizvi’s/Master Paints | 6-5 |
| 2 | 2:15 PM | Newage/BBJ Pipes VS Army | 8-9 | |
| 3 | 3:30 PM | Master Paints Blacks VS Barry's | 5-8 | |
| 4 | 7-03-2018 | 1:00 PM | Barry’s VS Newage/BBJ Pipes | 10-7 |
| 5 | 2:15 PM | Army VS Rejas/PAF | 9-3 | |
| 6 | 3:30 PM | Rizvi’s/Master Paints VS Master Paints Blacks | 6-5 | |
| 7 | 9-02-2018 | 11:30AM | Barry’s VS Army | 9-4 |
| 8 | 2:00 PM | Diamond Paints VS Master Paints Blacks | 8-7 | |
| 9 | 3:15 PM | Newage/BBJ Pipes VS Rejas/PAF | 10-9 | |
| 10 | 11-03-2018 | 1:00 PM | Rizvi’s/Master Paints VS Barry's | 9-7 |
| 11 | 2:15 PM | Newage/BBJ Pipes VS Master Paints Blacks | 7-6 | |
| 12 | 3:30 PM | Diamond Paints VS Rejas/PAF | 8-5 | |
| 13 | 13-03-2018 | 1:00 PM | Diamond Paints VS Army | 8-6 |
| 14 | 2:15 PM | Barry's VS Rejas/PAF | 12-4 | |
| 15 | 3:30 PM | Newage/BBJ Pipes VS Rizvi’s/Master Paint | 4-8 | |
| 16 | 14-03-2018 | 1:00 PM | Rizvi’s/Master Paint VS Rejas/PAF | 8-1 |
| 17 | 2:15 PM | Barry's VS Diamond Paints | 11-8 | |
| 18 | 3:30 PM | Master Paints Blacks VS Army | 6-7 | |
| 19 | 16-03-2018 | 11:30 AM | Master Paints Blacks VS Rejas/PAF | 5-4 |
| 20 | 2:00 PM | Diamond Paints VS Newage/BBJ Pipes | 9-7 | |
| 21 | 3:15 PM | Army VS Rizvi’s/Master Paint | 7-9 | |
| 22 | 18-03-2018 | 2:00 PM | Diamond Paints VS Army | 9-6 |
| 23 | 3:30 PM | Master Paints/Rizvi’s VS Barry’s | 9-8 |
