Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club has announced that The Fortune Heights National Cup (10-12 Goal) will take place from 5 to 7 October, 2016.
Gathering four teams rated from 10 to 12 goals with the Patron of each team hiring the best professional players available in the world at this level. This will produce amazingly competitive polo matches, providing all the excitement and glamour that the game of polo has to offer.
Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club is keen to use this platform to encourage more interest and enthusiasm in polo, as well as provide an opportunity for polo players to improve their skills in authentic competitions and for polo fans to feel the charm of the sport and its chivalrous spirit. Therefore, polo is fast becoming more than just a game, but a way of life.
The Fortune Heights National Cup (10-12 Goal) Match Schedule
General Information
Event Name: The Fortune Heights National Cup (10-12 Goal)
Date: 5.10.2016 - 7.10.2016
Venue: the South Polo Field, Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club, China
Admission: By Invitation Only
Organized by: Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club
Special Thanks: Fortune Heights
Official Media Partners: Le Pan, Horsemanship, China Equestrian Online, New Media Institute, Sina Weibo
Participating Teams: Fast Fish, Axus, Bookdoc and Wa Ha Ha
Play Format: Teams will be seeded into two leagues according to the handicaps and performance ratings. Each team will play off against another team within the leagues. All matches are 4 chukkas and will end on the first bell apart from the finals where if necessary, an extra chukka will be played to obtain a result.
Rules and Regulation: FHNC 2016 will be played under the HPA Rules and Regulations 2016. Please kindly find below the link for your reference.
Field Size: The playing area is 300 x 160 yards. (Plus the safety zones: 30 yards at both ends and 10 yards at the sides, gives a total length of 360 yards x 180 yards wide).