The International Steels Limited National Open Polo Championship for the Quaid-e-Azam Gold Cup 2019 will stroll into action here at Lahore Polo Club ground from Tuesday (today). Lahore Polo Club (LPC) President Malik Atif Yar Tiwana and International Steels Executive Director Samir Chinoy told media at a press conference, here Monday that top national and international players from Argentina, Chile, Pakistan and the UK, including Nicolas Corti, Saqib Khan Khakwani, Juan Cruz Losada, Hissam Ali Hyder, Hamza Mawaz Khan, Salvador Ulloa, Raja Temur Nadeem, Matias Vial Parez, Ahmed Ali Tiwana, Bautista Bayuger, Raja Samiullah and Bilal Haye will be exhibiting their polo prowess during the 14-goal tournament which will conclude on March 10.
The LPC President said that this year's championship will be contested among five teams which are divided into two pools. Pool-A consists of Master Paints Black, BBJ Pipes and Master Paints while Pool-B comprises Diamond Paints/Newage and Barry's.
Samir Chinoy said that the International Steels Limited [ISL] announced their patronage of the king of games, polo, with their sponsorship of one the most prestigious sporting tournaments in Asia.
Malik Atif Yar Tiwana said: "The National Open 2019 promises to be a riveting two weeks of polo with some of the world's finest polo players flying in to Pakistan to compete for the greatest trophy of the high goal season."