The Dubai Polo Team is a successful[1] high goal polo team based in Windsor. The Teams Patron Ali Albwardy also owns the Desert Palm Polo Club in Dubai[2]. Adolfo Cambiaso is a regular player on the Dubai team along side Ali's sons Tariq and Rashid. Other prominent players to have been on the team include Lolo Castanola, Lucas Monteverde, Pablo Mac Donough and Piki Diaz Alberdi. Ali Albwardy was also President of Ham Polo Club for some time.
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In 2010 the Team Consisting of Rashid Albwardy, Francisco Vismara, Matias MacDonough and Adolfo Cambiaso achieved Dubai's fourth win in the Queens Cup at Guards Polo Club[3]. They also won the Gold Cup at Cowdray this year[4].
In 2009 the team reached the Semi Finals of the Queens Cup[5] and lost out in the final of the Gold Cup.[6]
They have Had successes at 12 goal level in the Dubai Trophy[7] at Ham Polo Club and they have been finalists in the Roehampton Trophy.
Dubai Polo Team have confirmed that they will be entering the Queen's Cup[8] and the Gold Cup for the British Open in 2011. The team will be:
1. Rashid Albwardy (2) 2. Oli Cudmore (3) 3. Lucas Criado (7) 4. Adolfo Cambiaso (10)