The World Elephant Polo Championship was played at Tiger Tops 2nd-7th December 1993 and HRE Princess Jotshana presented the trophies. The exciting final between J&B Rare and the first-time visitors Bavaria Munich International teams went into extra time as it was draw 2-2 at the end of the second chukka. In the “sudden death” play off, J$B Rare scored the decisive goal. The victory was enjoyed by James Bruxner, Chairman of Justerini & Brooks who was at the Championship for the first time. As usual the event attracted media coverage from all over the world as well as hundreds of local spectators.

The home team, the Tiger Mountain Tuskers beat Nepal’s National Parks for third place in a defeat that was vindicated on the last day’s Nepal Challenges for the Justering & Books Shield, played only by mahouts on their own elephants. Their captain Ram parit yadav, Senior Warden of Royal Chitwan National Park, was awarded the Tuborg Trophy for Sportsman off the year and the GSG Hathi Sathis took the coveted Best Dress Khukri with there imaginative velvet elephant hats. The Ladies Challenge ended in a draw -1- between the Tiger Tops Tigresses and the Visiting Ladies.

Other teams competing for the Championship included two Tnnerasia Expeditions teams from San Francisco, the Infidels captained by Ann Aylwin and Crusaders Ied by Armin Schoch. He was awarded the best First Time Player with an outstanding performance that took the team to fifth place ahead of the British Gurkha Gladiators (Hannibal’s Own).

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