NUO Hotel Beijing helps make the 7th British Polo Day a galloping success
The event opened with a Perrier-Jouet Champagne reception before guests and players ventured towards the polo field for the afternoon’s sporting action. The five competing teams were Bentley Tang Polo Club, NUO Hotel British Schools, RJI Capital Commonwealth and Royal Salute Yaozhi AMC. After a tight battle, DI and British Schools won their respective matches, securing the Chelsea Barracks Dynasty Plate and the VistaJet Tang Cup respectively.[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] |
NUO Hotel Beijing served as the Official Hotel Partner to British Polo Day (BPD) China on September 3, as the British Polo Day Global Series returned to Beijing’s Tang Polo Club for the seventh time. The Chinese luxury hotel group played an integral role in staging this spectacular event, alongside partner brands that included RJI Capital, Chelsea Barracks, Royal Salute, Vista Jet,and Hublot.
NUO Hotel Beijing deployed its team of world-class culinary professionals, headed by founding chef Nikolaos Lekkas, to create sumptuous, multi-course catering fit for the occasion and the “sport of kings”, helping to celebrate superb amateur polo sportsmanship that highlighted the historical ties between China and Great Britain.
The hotel’s sponsorship of the event also provided exclusive accommodation for the BPD’s select group of distinguished VIP guests, including members of the nobility and high society, celebrities, business titans, food connoisseurs and luminaries from the worlds of fashion and entertainment.
The tournament, hosted by the owner of Tang Polo Club and China’s most esteemed polo player, Shilai Liu, attracted more than 200 distinguished guests. As is the polo tradition, the Best Playing Pony award went to Shilai Liu’s gorgeous mare, presented by NUO Hotel Beijing’s General Manager Adrian Rudin.[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] |
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