Habanos Cavalry Gold Cup 2025: Optiemus Achievers won the final

New Delhi: The final match of ‘Habanos Cavalry Gold Cup 2025’ polo was played at Jaipur Polo Ground in the capital Delhi. In the final match, there was an exciting contest between Optiemus Achievers and Jindal Panthers. Optimus Achievers won the match by a margin of 8-7. The event started with a spectacular presentation by the Army Pipes and Drums. Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi was the chief guest of this final match. He is also the President of the Indian Polo Association.

Team- Optimus Achievers

1. Gunner Uday Kumar Yadav
2. Hurr Ali (national polo player)
3. Shamsheer Ali
4. Daniel Otamendi

Team- Jindal Panthers

1. Naveen Jindal (team captain and MP)
2. Mahesh Sharma
3. John Augustin Grossi
4. Simran Singh Shergill (Arjuna Award winner for polo in 2019)

The final match of Habanos Cavalry Gold Cup 2025 was played at Jaipur Polo Ground, Delhi.

rules of the game

1. The game is played in 4 rounds (periods)
2. One cycle lasts for 7 minutes.
3. If the player commits a foul then the game does not stop but if the horse commits a foul then the game stops automatically.
4. This is the only game in which both male and female players can play together.
5. The right hand is used for playing while the left hand is used for controlling the horse.

Final Match Highlights

Chakra-1

1. Optimus Achievers scored the first goal (in the first 15 seconds)
2. First goal for Jindal Panthers
3. Daniel Otamendi scored the second goal for Optimus Achievers

The final match of Habanos Cavalry Gold Cup 2025 was played at Jaipur Polo Ground, Delhi.

Score at the end of the first round 2-1 (Achievers- Panthers)

Chakra-2

1. Second goal for Jindal Panthers
2. Third goal for Optimus Achievers
3. Third goal for Jindal Panthers
4. Fourth goal for Optimus Achievers
5. Fifth goal for Optimus Achievers

The final match of Habanos Cavalry Gold Cup 2025 was played at Jaipur Polo Ground, Delhi.

Score at the end of the second round 5-3 (Achievers- Panthers)

Chakra-3

1. No goals by either team

Score at the end of the third round 5-3 (Achievers- Panthers)

The final match of Habanos Cavalry Gold Cup 2025 was played at Jaipur Polo Ground, Delhi.

Chakra-4

1. Fourth goal for Jindal Panthers
2. Fifth goal for Jindal Panthers
3. Sixth goal for Jindal Panthers
4. Sixth goal for Optimus Achievers
5. Seventh goal for Jindal Panthers

The score remained 7-7 at the end of the fourth round.

Due to 7-7 goals in the fourth and last round, the match went to extra time. In such a situation, according to the rules, whoever scores the ‘golden goal’ first in extra time wins the match. Shamsheer Ali of Optimus Achievers led his team to victory by scoring a ‘golden goal’.

Habanos Cavalry Gold Cup 2025 was organized by Chetan Seth, President of Cingari.

Final Score 8-7 (Achievers- Panthers)

The event concluded with an exciting horse ride by the 61st Cavalry Unit of the President’s Bodyguard. This tournament was organized by Chetan Seth, President of Cingari.

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