Gujarat
Polo Club
Season II 11 – 13 January 2027
Four polo players at full gallop under a single golden floodlight

Gujarat Polo Club presentsThe Ahmedabad Polo Tournament · Season II

The Game of Kings

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2027

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Gujarat Polo Club Ground, SP Ring Road, Ahmedabad
Chukka I The Return

Polo was never an import to India. The world learned the game from the fields of Manipur and the royal grounds of Jaipur, Jodhpur and Patiala. In Ahmedabad, the game does not arrive. It returns.

Aerial view of a lone polo rider striking the ball on the sand arena
Gujarat Polo Club Ground, January 2026

Gujarat Polo Club was founded to bring competitive polo back to a state that has always prized courage, enterprise and culture. Its first tournament, in January 2026, became the largest polo event ever staged in Gujarat.

  1. 01

    National-level tournaments

    An annual fixture on India's polo calendar, played to Indian Polo Association rules.

  2. 02

    Players and horses, raised locally

    Training, stabling and pony care in Gujarat, so the next generation of riders does not have to leave home to learn.

  3. 03

    A game for new audiences

    Family stands, youth clinics and school outreach. The game of kings, opened to the city.

Chukka IIHeritage

Two thousand years in the saddle

From the steppes of Persia to a floodlit ground on SP Ring Road. Polo is the oldest team sport on horseback, and India wrote most of its story.

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6th c. BC
Antique engraving of a horseman with a polo stick

Ancient roots

The game is traced to Persia and Central Asia. In Manipur, Sagol Kangjei was played for centuries and is recognised as the precursor of modern polo.

The Rajwada
Archival photograph of an Indian royal polo player on horseback

Royal patronage

Maharajas kept elite teams, bred champion ponies and built grounds of their own. Jaipur, Jodhpur and Patiala became polo powerhouses. It wasn't recreation. It was identity.

1892
Sepia photograph of an early twentieth-century polo player

The Indian Polo Association

Founded in 1892, the IPA still governs the sport nationally: handicaps, tournament levels, team eligibility and pony registration.

Revival
Polo players in red and blue jerseys contesting the ball before a packed stand

The modern season

Winter polo returns to India's heritage cities, drawing international players, patrons and full stands once again.

2026
A polo player in white rides past a marquee tent

Ahmedabad

The first Ahmedabad Polo Tournament, 2–4 January 2026. Eight teams, three nights, and a new name on the map of Indian polo.

Chukka IIIUnderstanding the game

Fast. Strategic. Elegant.

Plate IIIThe Field of Playi / vi
300 yards 160 yards goal · 8 yards 4–6 × 7′ chukkas line of the ball no crossing ends change after every goal −2+10 player handicap 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Team ATeam BBall
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    Four a side

    Two teams of four riders. Numbers One and Two attack, Three is the playmaker, and Four, the Back, guards the goal. The mallet is held in the right hand only.

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    A field as long as a dream

    Roughly 300 yards by 160: the largest field in organised sport. The goal posts stand eight yards apart, with no crossbar and no height limit.

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    Chukkas

    A match is played in four to six periods called chukkas, about seven minutes each. Riders change ponies between them; the horses are half the team.

  4. iv

    The line of the ball

    Every strike draws an invisible line. The rider following it has right of way, and crossing it is a foul. It is the rule that protects horse and rider at full gallop.

  5. v

    Change ends

    After every goal the teams swap ends, so neither wind nor ground decides the game.

  6. vi

    The handicap

    Every player is rated from −2 for a beginner to +10 for the world's elite. A team's combined handicap decides which level of tournament it may enter.

Chukka IVSeason I, in review

Three nights in January. The largest polo event Gujarat has ever staged.

  • 0Days of polo
    2 – 4 January 2026
  • 0Teams, league
    matches and finals
  • 0+Players, many with
    international credentials
  • 0Golden goal
    to decide the final
Night One

A parade of horses, fire and a trophy unveiled.

The opening ceremony began with horses in Indian formation. Former Miss World Manushi Chhillar revealed the trophy alongside the team owners, before dance troupes and a set by V Unbeatable of America's Got Talent lit the ground.

  • Match 1Jindal PanthersvMayfair Polo
  • Match 2NAV UnicornsvPune Warriors
  • Match 3KP KingsvAdani Archers
Fire jets and dancers at the opening ceremony
Manushi Chhillar waves to the crowd at the opening ceremony
Night Two

Three more matches. The rivalries sharpen.

Under the floodlights, the league table took shape. Between chukkas the arena belonged to the horses: tent pegging, six-bar jumping, the three-barrel race and hanky picking.

  • Match 4Mayfair PolovNAV Unicorns
  • Match 5Pune WarriorsvKP Kings
  • Match 6Adani ArchersvJindal Panthers
A player in a white helmet raises his mallet at night
A rider clears a show-jumping fence under floodlights
Night Three

The women ride first. Then a final settled by a golden goal.

Lions Den Legends edged Apollo Aviators 4–3 in the women's match. In the men's final, Mayfair Polo and Pune Warriors were tied 7–7 at the end of regulation, and Pune Warriors struck the golden goal.

  • WomenApollo Aviators3 – 4Lions Den Legends
  • FinalMayfair Polo7 – 8Pune Warriors
A rider on a grey pony during the women's match
Players in yellow and green contest the ball at night
Pune Warriors lift the Ahmedabad Polo Tournament trophy
Champions · 2026

Pune Warriors

Consistent across all three nights, and calmest when it mattered. Runners-up: Mayfair Polo.

The eight of 2026

Each team carried a mix of Indian professionals, international players and emerging Indian talent.

  • 01Adani Archers
  • 02Jindal Panthers
  • 03KP Kings
  • 04Mayfair PoloRunners-up
  • 05NAV Unicorns
  • 06Pune WarriorsChampions
  • 07Apollo Aviators
  • 08Lions Den LegendsWomen's winners
Between chukkasThe experience beyond the game

Polo is more than a contest. It is a setting.

Young riders in purple lead the road show through the city Vintage cars carry team flags through a lantern-lit street Show jumping in the arena A singer performs on the main stage The La Martina polo heritage display at the venue
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  1. The road show

    Before a ball was struck, the tournament rode through the city: horses and riders, vintage and premium cars, a double-decker "Baraat on Wheels", carnival music and flags along key routes.

  2. Heritage on wheels

    Restored vintage cars and a lineup of luxury and performance machines, displayed around the grounds from the build-up week onwards.

  3. Equestrian sport

    Tent pegging, six-bar jumping, the three-barrel race, hanky picking and team tent pegging. Horsemanship in every form, between the chukkas.

  4. Music under the lights

    A live set by Indian pop singer Lekka, dance and throne acts, and a closing ceremony of lasers, light suits and fireworks.

  5. The social calendar

    Hospitality lounges, a La Martina apparel display, families in the stands and business conversations that became partnerships. In Ahmedabad, the polo season is a date to keep.

In the stands, 2026

Manushi ChhillarShri Naveen JindalShri Pranav AdaniShri Karan AdaniDr. K. L. N. Rao, DGP of GujaratSmt. Pratibha Jain, Mayor of AhmedabadShri Kirtidan GadhviShri Vijay KediaShri Sunil Kumar Mall

The city talked

  • 0MTotal impressions across social
  • 0MViews on tournament content
  • 0+Radio spots on 12 stations
  • Polo, fireworks, stars: City hosts a sporting showdown
  • અમદાવાદમાં પોલો ટુર્નામેન્ટનો પ્રારંભ
  • A'bad polo tourney kicks off with grand opening ceremony
  • અમદાવાદ પોલો ટુર્નામેન્ટ સંપન્ન, પૂણેની ટીમ ચેમ્પિયન
  • Pune Warriors win the Ahmedabad Polo Tournament
Chukka VThe Club

The founding members

Eight people who built the ground, the partnerships and the long view. Between them: a professional polo player, industrialists, an educationist, and leaders in hospitality, automobiles and real estate.

Chukka VIPartners of Season I

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Co-sponsors

  • Gohil Developers
  • Arron
  • Burakia Group

Apparel partner

  • La Martina

Ticketing partner

  • BookMyShow

Luxury mall partner

  • Palladium Ahmedabad

Creative partner

  • Moving Pixels

LED partner

  • Aookly

Outdoor partners

  • Khushi
  • Kaushik Outdoors

Associate partners

  • Pugalia Group
  • BMW Motorrad
  • MINI
  • BMW Gallops Autohaus
  • Skoda
  • Stellar
  • KK Jewels
  • Rajdhani Craft Agro
  • Ashapura
  • Astha
  • M Living
  • Atul Bakery
In affiliation with

Gohilwad Polo Club · Indian Polo Association

Put your name on the field.

Title and co-sponsorships, team ownership, hospitality and associate partnerships for Season II. A premium audience of patrons, families and business leaders, on a stage the city watches.

  • Title sponsor
  • Co-sponsor
  • Team owner
  • Hospitality partner
  • Associate partner
A polo player in white and purple swings his mallet high
Chukka VIISeason II

Take your place at the game of kings.

11, 12 & 13 January 2027 · Gujarat Polo Club Ground, SP Ring Road, Ahmedabad. Enrol as a spectator, rider, patron or partner — the club will confirm your place.

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