Inter District Polo Tournament : Thangmeiband Youth PC and Luwangpokpa PC complete semi-final line-up
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, November 13 2026: Thangmeiband Youth PC and Luwangpokpa PC registered quarterfinal victories to set up a semi-final clash in the ongoing 3rd Dr Ksh Chourjit Singh Inter District Polo Tournament 2026 at Mapal Kangjeibung.

In the third quarterfinal match of the tournament, Luwangpokpa PC (representing Imphal East district) outlasted MPSC-A (representing Bishnupur district) 10-5 to confirm their semi-final berth.

Inter District Polo Tournament : Thangmeiband Youth PC

K Jogendra (4 goals-two each in the first and fourth chukkers) and L Rohit (3 goals-one in the first and two in the second chukker) combined for seven goals to power Luwangpokpa PC to a dominant win.

M Chaoba, Th Nongpoknganba, and S Dollar added a goal apiece for the winners.

For MPSC-A, Th Ranjit scored a hat-trick (two in the third and one in the fourth chukker), while M Jawan and O Suresh chipped in with a goal each.

Luwangpokpa PC started brightly to lead the first chukker 4-1, stretched the advantage to 6-2 in the second, and led 7-3 after the third before closing out the 10-5 victory.

Later in the fourth quarterfinal, Thangmeiband Youth PC of Imphal West district edged past Assam Rifles Polo Team (Security Forces) 7-4 to book a semi-final date with Luwangpokpa PC .

S Saolin starred with a hat-trick for the Imphal West side, scoring once in the opening period before adding two more in the final chukker.

Earlier, Md Riyakat Ali and M Kuber scored a goal each to give Assam Rifles Polo Team a 2-1 lead in the first chukker.

However, strikes from K Victor and Swarnakumar Kangjam helped Thangmeiband Youth PC level the score at 3-3 by the halfway mark, with Kh Chandrakumar netting Assam Rifles' third goal in the second chukker.

In the third chukker, Riyakat Ali struck his second goal (1:04) to put Assam Rifles ahead again, only for A Basanta to equalize within 29 seconds to make it 4-4 .

In the decisive final chukker, Saolin scored twice alongside another goal from Basanta to seal the 7-4 triumph.