businesslounge domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home1/equaladmin/public_html/demo_sites/grpc/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114The 19th<\/sup> Emirates Polo Championships International kicks-off on Saturday, December 7 at the Ghantoot Racing & Polo Club with five top teams battling it out over the next two weeks. Who are the players to keep an eye on and who are the favorites to lift the prestigious trophy on December 20?<\/strong><\/p>\n For many, the Emirates Polo Championships International<\/a> signals the proper start of the UAE Polo scene. It is a high-profile event that provides fantastic action, close matches, upsets, and also produces some unsung heroes, like it did last season when Argentine\u2019s exciting Tommy Panelo picked up the coveted Professional Player of the final award.<\/p>\n This year\u2019s event has its share of star players, both from the UAE and overseas, with several big-name players from Argentina, ready to showcase their polo skills.<\/p>\n The five participating teams are Abu Dhabi Polo Team led by long-time polo enthusiast and supporter, Abdullah Bin Desmal\u2019s Ghantoot Polo Team<\/a>, Abu Dhabi Polo Team led by Faris Al Yabhouni, H.H Sheikha Alyaa Al Maktoum and the Al Habtoor Polo Team, Desert Palm Polo Team led by Rashid Al Bawardy and Heider Bangash\u2019s Mahra Bangash Polo Team.<\/p>\n The two highest rated polo players in the 10-12 handicap event are Santiago Cernadas (7) who represents a strong-looking Al Habtoor Team, and Ghantoot\u2019s six-handicapper Manuel Toccalino.<\/p>\n A total cash prize of $100,000 is up for grabs, with the winning team collecting $60,000 and the runner-up $40,000.<\/p>\n The Emirates is widely regarded as one of the region\u2019s most important polo events as it attracts some of the world\u2019s top professional players.<\/p>\n The Teams<\/strong><\/p>\n Ghantoot Polo Team:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n AM \/ Al Habtoor Polo Team:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Desert Palm Polo Team<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mahra \/ Bangash Polo Team<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Abu Dhabi Polo Team<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n At A Glance<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Contact Ghantoot Racing & Polo Club: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n EVENT SPONSORS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Governing Partner<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Official Sponsor<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Official Car: <\/strong><\/span>Premier Motors \u2013 Maserati<\/span><\/p>\n Sponsors:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The Stage is Set for The 19th Emirates Polo Championship International. The 19th Emirates Polo Championships International kicks-off on Saturday, December 7 at the Ghantoot Racing & Polo Club with five top teams battling it out over the next two weeks. Who are the players to keep an eye on and who are the favorites […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17287,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[65],"class_list":["post-18289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-19","tag-emirates-open-polo-international-championship"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grpcdemo.tranetech.ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grpcdemo.tranetech.ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grpcdemo.tranetech.ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grpcdemo.tranetech.ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grpcdemo.tranetech.ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18289"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/grpcdemo.tranetech.ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18289\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27773,"href":"https:\/\/grpcdemo.tranetech.ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18289\/revisions\/27773"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grpcdemo.tranetech.ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grpcdemo.tranetech.ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grpcdemo.tranetech.ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grpcdemo.tranetech.ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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