(L-R) Mr. Chirag Parekh, Founder, Champions Polo League and Chairman and Managing Director, Acrysil Group and Mr. Vikram Rathore, Polo Veteran

 

 

Gujarat Polo Cup scheduled to take place from 7-9th April, 2017with participation from Indian and International Polo players

Celebrities –Saif Ali Khan, Sunny Leone, Harshvardhan Kapoor, Kriti Sanonand Lauren Gottliebto attendthe 3-day tournament

23rd March 2017, Bhavnagar:Champions Polo League, the new avatar of Polo, is taking the game closer to the fans by hosting the Gujarat Polo Cupin Bhavnagar. Scheduled between 7th and 9th April in Bhavnagar, the tournament will play the role of curtain raiser for Champions Polo League- the brainchild ofMr. Chirag Parekh, Founder, Champions Polo League and Chairman and Managing Director, Acrysil Group.

Gujarat Polo League will be played under a new set of rules and regulations that have been put in place for Champions Polo League – “New Avatar of Polo”, to be launched in September 2017. The new format includes night time matches, new polo ground dimensions, a customized polo ball, players rated by star-ranking system and more.

The tickets for Gujarat Polo Cup will be available on bookmyshow.com from 24th March 2017 and are priced starting INR 1500 for the 3 day pass.

Some of the well-known International and Indian players expected to participate in the tournament include Samir Suhag, Shamsher Ali, Basheer Ali, DhruvpalGodara, Gaurav Sehgal, Leroux Hendriks and Richard Le Poer.

The 3-day tournament starting 7th April 2017 will also see celebrities such as Saif Ali Khan, Sunny Leone, Harshvardhan Kapoor, Kriti Sanon, and Lauren Gottlieb gracing the occasion.

The Official Title Sponsor for Gujarat Polo Cup is U.S. Polo Association and Official Time Keeper is Frederique Constant.

List of teams participating in the Gujarat Polo Cup

S. No. Team Name Owner Name
1. RapicureCarysil Cowboys Mr. Chirag Parekh
2. Leela Royals Mr. Komalkant Sharma
3. IPCL Immortal Mr. Piyush Tamboli
4. RK Maxton Lions Mr. RajdeepGohil and Mr. Manoj Panchal
5. IsconHemvijay Stallions Mr. Jayesh Kotak and Mr. Hemant Mehta
6. Goyal Hariyana MMC Warriors Mr. Rajeev Reniwal and Mr. Sanjay Shah

 

 

 

“Polo is a very interesting and physically demanding sport which a large part of the country is not aware of. Through Gujarat Polo Cup, as we move towards the launch of Champions Polo League, we want to create touch points for fans to engage with the game and feel the polo experience on and off the pitch. Apart from the fans, we also have on board International and Indian players who are very excited to be playing in the Gujarat Polo Cup and take their experience forward to Champions Polo League. We are all coming together to take the game of Polo to the masses and make them fall in love with the game”, saidMr. Chirag Parekh, Founder, Champions Polo League.

Champions Polo League, India’s first official league for the game of Polo is all set to be launched inSeptember 2017. Its grand launch took place in December 2016 which was attended by royal families and several polo patrons. Following the launch, as part of the build up to Champions Polo League, an exclusivestar-rankings eventtook placein January 2017 where 24 players were rated by esteemed panel members. The star-rankings system was based on certain exclusive parameters designed by a panel of experienced players and notable names from the game of Polo. The parameters included ranking players on varied skillsets, some of which were ball-handling, horse-handling, fouls committed and overall strategy. Each player was rated on a scale of 1-10, on each skill.The players included Samir Suhag,Basheer Ali, DhruvpalGodara, Shamsher Ali, Gaurav Sehgal, Angad Kalan, Uday Kalan, among others.