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Abu Dhabi’s captain Faris Al Yabhouni believes teamwork will be the key to success in the inaugural Coutts Polo at the Palace taking place on November 23-24 at Emirates Palace.
Al Yabhouni says Abu Dhabi’s meteoric rise in recent years has come down to a simple formula of tactical teamwork, and they now have How to Spend It team London in their sights. Coutts team Abu Dhabi will square off against their British rivals on day one of the showpiece event being staged on the West Lawn of the Palace Gardens.
“The one thing we’ve always focused on when training for tournaments is teamwork and we’re doing the same for Coutts Polo at the Palace,” says Al Yabhouni, who comes from a UAE family with a strong tradition of excellence in camel racing and horse endurance racing. “I believe it is our strongest asset and also what has got us this far.
“Our team has been training very hard for the tournament and I’m confident our performance will show it. Team London has great players too so the chances are quite equal.”
Al Yabhouni has been playing polo for over eight years and led the Abu Dhabi team to victory in the 2011 Threadneedle Gold Cup in Dubai. Earlier this year, Al Yabhouni’s team won the UAE’s Silver Cup and was third in the Gold Cup.
“The Threadneedle Gold Cup victory in 2011 was the peak of my career,” he reflected. I could not have done it without my teammates and it was definitely one of the best-shared moments between us.”
He says the addition of Coutts Polo at the Palace is a stunning addition to the Emirate’s high profile sports and events calendar. Importantly, says Al Yabhouni, it will also help to raise the profile of the sport in the country.
“Not only will Coutts Polo at the Palace be one of the main highlights of the city’s annual events calendar, it will help make the polo scene in Abu Dhabi much more popular and bring new crowds in,” said Al Yabhouni, who also plays in England and Argentina every year.
Representing some of the world’s leading centres of finance and fashion, the four teams – Coutts team Abu Dhabi, ‘How to Spend It’ team London, Maserati team Milan and Hublot team Buenos Aires – will compete for the Coutts Polo Cup over two days of adrenalin-fuelled action.
To book hospitality tickets for Coutts Polo at the Palace, contact Rachel Roullier at Rachel@cityevents.uk.com or visit www.citypoloseries.com. For sponsorship enquiries please contact Rory Heron, Rory@cityevents.uk.com.
Also visit www.citypoloseries.com for details on how to purchase general admission tickets.
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