Team Juwelier Leicht wins the BENTLEY Dresden Trophy 2025
What a premiere! A fantastic championship weekend in Dresden at the Seidnitz racecourse is now behind us. After more than 120 years, polo returned to the racecourse and presented guests and sponsors with a top-class polo weekend.
Eight international polo teams with over 80 polo horses had registered for this official German Arena Championship. The patron was the German Polo Association. The games were played outdoors at the racecourse on a specially constructed arena polo field measuring 110 meters x 60 meters. Mayor Dirk Hilbert, Dresden entrepreneurs Gerd Göbelbecker and Matteo Böhme from the company “Exclusive Experience GmbH,” and Thomas Strunck from Baltic Polo Events GmbH, the company responsible for the sporting organization, officially opened the BENTLEY Dresden Trophy on Thursday at the Hotel Taschenbergpalais Kempinski. The international polo teams participating in the tournament were also welcomed here.
At the Seidnitz racecourse, guests were able to watch the exciting games from the public promenade or from the beautiful VIP tent. The presenters, “the Voice of Polo” Jan Erik Franck and “the PoloSpeaker” Jan Zavazal, expertly moderated the polo matches on all three days. Kochsternstunden winner Elvis Herbek spoiled the numerous VIP guests and celebrities in the VIP area. The Munich band “Soulkitchen” then got the guests in the mood on Friday evening.
After three more than exciting days of play, the teams Juwelier Leicht (Polo Club Mühlen) with Arlett Heinemann, Emily Hase-Loock, and Patrik Maleitzke and Team Bentley Dresden (Hamburger Polo Club) with Gaspar Caivano, Gregor Gerlach, and Moritz Mahns played a thrilling match. With the score at 11:11 after the fourth chukka, the match went into overtime.
This was unbeatable in terms of drama. The ball hit the post twice, and a free kick also failed to find the net, until 7-time German Arena Polo Champion Patrik Maleitzke scored with a long-range shot, securing the German Arena Polo Championship title for his team. The winner’s trophies were presented by MEISSEN.
All results at a glance:
1st place
Bentley Dresden Trophy Gold Cup
German Arena Polo Champion 2025
Team Juwelier Leicht (Polo Club Mühlen)
Arlett Heinemann
Emily Hase-Loock
Patrik Maleitzke
2nd place
Bentley Dresden Trophy Gold Cup
German Vice Champion
Team Bentley Dresden (Hamburger Polo Club e.V.)
Gaspar Caivano
Gregor Gerlach
Moritz Mahns
3rd place
Bentley Dresden Trophy Gold Cup
Team Engel & Völkers (Frankfurter Polo Club)
Uwe Scherer
Henry Grimme
Lukas Sdrenka
4th place
Bentley Dresden Trophy Gold Cup
Team Engelstädter (Polo Club Polopark Brandenburg)
Romy Schneider
Thomas Strunck / Octavio Fenocchio
Pato Ford
1st place
Bentley Dresden Trophy Silver Cup
Team ARTE Generali (Polo Club Mühlen)
Lucie Lotzkat
Ken Kawamoto
Lukin Ferreya
2nd place
Bentley Dresden Trophy Silver Cup
Team Squares Finance (Polo Club PoloPark Brandenburg)
Silvia & Jona Nutz
Nico Martin
Pato Canelo
3rd place
Bentley Dresden Trophy Silver Cup
Team Dresden Polo (Polo Club Polopark Brandenburg)
Jeanette Diekmann
Johan Funk Gallardo
Berty Zalazar
4th place
Bentley Dresden Trophy Silver Cup
Team Richert & Co (Polo Club Berlin Brandenburg)
Torsten Klein
Rico Richert
Steve Mc Craith
DPV referee Dominik Velasquez awarded the title of “MVP Youngest Player” to Caspar Caivano, 14 years old, and the MVP to Gregor Gerlach. The horses ‘Pepito’ played by Lukas Sdrenka and “PanAmera” played by Moritz Mahns were awarded Best Playing Ponies.
At the end of the event, organizers Gerd Göbelbecker and Matteo Böhme announced the continuation of the Bentley Dresden Trophy and thus the date for the 9th International German Arena Championship from September 11 to 13, 2026.
For more informations visit www.dresdenpolo.de and www.baltic-polo-events.de
Photos by Thomas Türpe
