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The Swiss watchmaker stamps its mark for the fifth time as the official timepiece partner for two major Polo tournaments

Kuala Lumpur, June 2012 – Jaeger-LeCoultre Malaysia conquers the polo circuit once again as official timepiece sponsor of the Malaysian International Polo Tournament and the Malaysian Ladies International Polo Championship 2012 for the fifth year running. On the polo fields, Jaeger-LeCoultre welcomes its Polo ambassador Lia Salvo.

The two world class tournaments took place on the historic ground of the Royal Selangor Polo Club located right in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. The Malaysian Open this year featured some of the top-class goalers from Argentina, Thailand and Singapore alongside polo players from Malaysia. The participating teams have displayed some of the best polo play in this region and showcased Malaysia as one of the growing esteemed polo nation.

After a week of excitement and challenge on the polo grounds, the final witnessed KotaSAS defeating The Royal Pahang to be crowned as the champion of the Malaysian International Polo Tournament. KotaSAS walked away with a whooping MYR50,000 worth of prizes including Jaeger-LeCoultre gift watch certificates, saddle blankets and other prizes from La Martina and Julius Baer.

Thai Polo claimed the 2nd runner up spot. This year, Jaeger-LeCoultre also presented the tournament’s most outstanding player and best patron award to HRH Tengku Amir, who took home a specially engraved Reverso Grande Taille.

The Malaysian Ladies International Polo Championship had the pleasure to see Jaeger-LeCoultre brand ambassador Lia Salvo playing in the tournament. La Boheme battled the Jaeger-LeCoultre team in a highly competitive final. La Boheme claimed victory by inching the Jaeger-LeCoultre team to a 5-4 score line. Jaeger-LeCoultre team played exceptionally well to be awarded the most valuable player award and a specially engraved Grande Reverso Ultra Thin.

“Two years ago, Jaeger-LeCoultre successfully organized the first ladies exhibition match in Malaysia and this year saw the very first ladies tournament. The popularity of the sport has increased tremendously in Malaysia and the introduction of the inaugural Jaeger-LeCoultre Ladies International Polo Championship is timely this year. Jaeger-LeCoultre is committed to the development of polo in Malaysia and looks forward to a bigger tournament next year,” said Alexis-DeLaporte, Managing Director of South East Asia & Australia for Jaeger-LeCoultre.

“We are delighted to have two top five world polo lady professionals to take part in this championship. Firstly, is our very own young and talented polo professional Lía Salvo representing the Jaeger-LeCoultre team and the renowned professional polo player Sunny Hale from the United States playing for La Boheme.” added DeLaporte.

In conjunction with the Malaysian Ladies International Polo Championship and the Golden Goals Charity Cup, Jaeger-LeCoultre contributed a timepiece that is specially engraved with a pink lacquered ribbon in support of the Breast Cancer Welfare Association and the Tengku Azizah Fertility Foundation.

Over the years, the Reverso has evolved from being a sports watch, to an iconic classic of the Art Deco movement. The unification of sports and fine watchmaking has produced this unique and legendary watch that embodies all the key characteristics of all fits: universality, practicality, fine craftsmanship and pure sophistication.