Saudi Arabia: Six teams in action in 2026 AlUla Desert Polo

 

Saudi Arabia: Six teams in action in 2026 AlUla Desert Polo  

The 2026 AlUla Desert Polo is in full swing following an exciting opening day of competition. Six teams battled it out across two round-robin groups, with each team playing four chukkas on Friday, 16 January.

The tournament continues on Saturday, 17 January, with three decisive matches taking place at the Mohammed Yousuf Naghi Equestrian Village:

• Final – AlUla Desert Polo Trophy (4:05pm):
  Team AlUla, winners of Zone A, will take on Team Defender, who topped Zone B.
• Subsidiary Final (2:20pm):
  Team BSF vs Team Budget.
• Wooden Spoon Trophy (12:35pm):
  Team Dadan vs Team Visa.

 

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2026 AlUla Desert Polo Teams

• Team AlUla: David Stirling, Naveen Jindal, HRH Prince Salman bin Mansour Al Saud
• Team Defender: Pablo MacDonough, Jenny Luttrell, HSH Prince Eugen zu Oettingen
• Team Budget: Jejo Taranco, Venkatesh Jindal, Dr Hosam Zowawi
• Team BSF: Lia Salvo, Alejandro Poma, Faisal Abunayyan
• Team Visa: Cata Lavinia, David Paradice, Ibrahim AlHarbi
• Team Dadan: Nacho Figueras, Babar Naseem, Faisal AlSudairy

An action-packed finale awaits as the desert sets the stage for world-class polo in AlUla.

Source: Polo Times