Dubai, UAE, 12th April 2015: In a spectacular finale Team Cadillac was crowned the champion of the 2015 edition of the Beach Polo Cup Dubai (BPCD) after defeating Team VistaJet and Bombardier in the final by 13 goals to 9 in a spectacular closing day at the Skydive Dubai stadium. Team Cadillac, made by Tariq Albwardy, Sam Instone and Matías Machado, played a great final against last year's returning champions Team VistaJet and Bombardier (Rashid Albwardy, Jan Bladen and Martín Valent) who battled until the end in a very thrilling match. Team Cadillac had a great start taking a quick lead by 4-0 in the first chukka, with Matías Machado “on fire” and Tarik Albwardy and Sam Instone making great team work. Team VistaJet and Bombardier reacted strongly in the third chukka and managed to close the gap in the score. A battling Martín Valent with the aim of Rashid Albwardy put Team VistaJet and Bombardier back in the game. But in the last chukka, Machado´s talent appeared again in the match to give Team Cadillac the victory by 13-9 and the 2015 edition of the Beach Polo Cup Dubai championship title. It was the best finale for a great day, full of thrilling polo action and entertainment. Matías Machado, Team Cadillac Argentinian professional player, was the MVP of the tournament. Earlier, Team Autism Rocks, made by Stuart Wrigley, Saoud Khoory and Maxi Malacalza defeated Team Lindt (Piero Dillier, Uwe Zimmermann and Lucas Labat) in the Semifinal by 8 goals to 7.
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