For the 4th time since its creation, the Mitsubishi Motors Beach Polo Cup will be played on the beach of the Habtoor Grand Resort & Spa, Jumeirah Beach, Dubai. The tournament will be played over the period of two days, 29th and 30th of December 2010.
The game of beach polo was first created in 2004 by Rashid Al Habtoor and Sam Katiela. It was then followed by the Miami Beach Polo World Cup in the United States in 2005. Additional tournaments and matches have risen since then in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Chile, Colombia, England, Germany, Italy, Mexico, The Netherlands, Uruguay and Wales.
A game of beach polo is played as the name indicates on the beach sands and consists of two three-player teams as opposed to the usual four-player teams in field polo, and of four seven minute periods of play, the 'Chukkers'.
This year's much anticipated '4th Mitsubishi Motors Beach Polo Cup' will include passionate polo players such as Mohammed Al Habtoor and Rashid Al Habtoor among others. A 'sky diver' will kick start the final match of the tournament from the sky.
