Semi finals day of play at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo tournament, saw Audemars Piguet and King Power deliver triumphant victories over a strong Sara Story Design and Kasikorn Bank to go head to head in the finals on Sunday.

The first semi final match of the day saw last year’s champions Audemars Piguet against newcomers, Sara Story Design. At the start of the match it looked like the designers from New York may upset the game by taking the upper hand from Audemars Piguet - consisting of Captain Peter Prentice and the untouchable Kalaan brothers, Angaad and Uday. Angad Kalaan provided a number of long passes making it easy for elephant polo extraordinaire, Peter Prentice, to score for the team.

Angad Kalaan then pulled clear of the competition and found space to easily put away a beautifully timed goal with ease, highlighting his solid polo skills. By the end of the semi final, the inexperience of the Sara Story Design team showed through to the end giving the favourites Audemars Piguet a 7:6 win and a spot in the finals.

The second semi final game of the day saw King Power pitted against Kasikorn Bank and was the final nail biter before the big day on Sunday. King Power showed good initial pace and aggression pushing the veteran Kasikorn Bank team - consisting of Captain James Manclark, Alistair Archibald and Michael Godwin - into a more mid-field role in-order to create scoring opportunities which seemed to pay off in the first half with a goal. But it was the experience of Captain Tom Claytor and his Thai counterparts Nattapong Pratumlee and Thanasin Chuawangkham that eventually won through with a 5:2 victory.

The Audemars Piguet and King Power finals game will be held at 4pm at the at Suriyothai army base in Hua Hin.

Results for September 10, Day 5 of the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin:

Audermars Piguet vs Sara Story Design 7:6
King Power vs Kasikorn Bank 5:2