The Polo: Singapore Open 2014 hosted at Singapore Polo Club,was won by TATA Communications Asia. Paisano Dragons came 2nd.
In the match for 3rd and 4th place, the Singapore Polo Club team headed by team patron Melissa Ko was hit hard in the first chukka with four goals scored against them and was never able to recover. Their professional Andres Laplacette was consistently well-marked, resulting in Melissa Ko and Waqas Khan having to take over goal scoring duties with 2 goals each to their name.
For LaSarita/Headhunters playing as TATA Communications Middle East, Matias Vial Perez stood out with his long hits upfield and accuracy in taking penalties resulting in 5 goals scored by him. Ameer Jumabhoy played a magnificent game, constantly pushing the line and for his efforts was rewarded with 2 goals. He was reportedly in the running for Most Valuable Player prior to the final match being played. In the end, the combined effort resulted in a 9-6.5 win over the Singapore Polo Club team.
Most valuable player: Bautista Arrastua
Best Playing Pony: Primavera belonging to Ronnie Lim and looked after by Vinasen
Best turned out Pony: Cosita belonging to Vinod Kumar and looked after by Rayman
Check out photos of VIPs and guests at the event of polo watching, enjoying canapes and bubbly below.
(Photos: Singapore Polo Club)
(L-R) Christoffer Cederhage, Richard Nilsson, Director of LifestyleAsia, Prisillia Nilsson, Vanessa Emily & Herbert Rafael
Club Patron, Ameerali Jumabhoy, Yeo Kuo Lee & Sattar Khan
Patrick Gillot, Makiki Hayakawa, Jocelyn Kum & Marc Antoine Thiriez
Col Kuldeep Garcha, James McBride, Wee Tiong Han, Satinder Garcha, Brian Miller & Rickard Hogberg
Miguel Stucky, Andre Bastos, Sylvia de Melo, Yasmine Braganca, Grachinha Viterbo, Rafael de Melo & Joao Braganca
Class 95FM DJ, Joe Augustin & family
(L-R) Kyle Paton, Jack Saxton, James Porter & Jack Ledger
John R Freeman, Patrick Bour, Rajiv Verma & Ranjita Kanani
