 CarbonCopyPRO Sponsors The
New York Blue at the 2008 World Elephant Polo Championships, Tiger Tops, Nepal.
Takes Home Silver & 'Best Dressed' & Helps The Local Communities.
 CarbonCopyPRO is a proud sponsor of the 2008 New York Blue elephant polo team, with the main purpose of the tournament in Nepal being to raise funds for schools, medical clinics and conservation efforts in South Asia.
Running from the 30th November to the 6th December 2008, The World Elephant Polo Association (WEPA) Championships is the ultimate sporting tournament. In its 27th year, it attracted teams from all over the world including host nation Nepal, USA, India, Australia, England, Scotland, and the UK. Registered as an Olympic sport with the Nepal Olympic Committee, it is not clear if it will be included in the London 2012 Olympics as yet.
 The New York Blue team not only took out silver medal in the Chivas Olympic Quaiche Finals, but also was popularly awarded the coveted ‘Best Dressed Team Award’.
Elephant polo was invented by a Scotsman, James Manclark, and Brit Jim Edwards in 1983 and ever since the World Championships have been staged by Tiger Tops Jungle Lodge in the glorious setting of the Royal Chitwan National Park in Nepal, famous for its population of Royal Bengal Tigers and other wildlife.
 Tiger Tops is a famous safari retreat favored by celebrities and luxury travelers alike, recent visitors have included Cameron Diaz, Orlando Bloom & Hillary Clinton.
The World Elephant Polo Association was founded 27 years ago by Brits James Manclark and Jim Edwards in Nepal. It has now become a World Series of world class events embodying superb skill and daring, undertaken in a spirit of fun and goodwill, and at the same time contributing to the welfare of the elephants.
 Under the auspices of the World Elephant Polo Association (WEPA), the format is similar to horse polo and uses the same ball and longer sticks.
In Nepal, four elephant teams compete over two 10-minute chukkas on a pitch one-third the size of a horse polo pitch, about the size of a football pitch. Elephants are controlled by ‘mahouts’ or drivers whilst the players concentrate on wielding extra long polo sticks.
 Professional polo players are handicapped in the same way as horse polo whilst seasoned elephant polo players also carry a one goal handicap.
Other rules include
- Elephants are swapped at half time to even out any advantage.
- No elephants may lie down in front of the goal mouth.
- An elephant may not pick up the ball with its trunk during play.
- Stepping on the ball is forbidden.
 Final Scores & Positions
Chivas Olympic Quaiche Finals
SF1: Tiger Tops Tuskers Nepal 16 v British Ghurkas 6
SF2: New York Blues 6 v Indian Tigers 1
Final: Tiger Tops Tuskers Nepal 6 v New York Blue USA 5 (golden goal)
Tiger Tops World Cup Finals
SF1: England 6 v Nepal National Parks 4
SF2: Chivas Scotland 6 v Australia Pukka Chukkas 5
Final: England 6 v Chivas Scotland 1
New York Blue Celbrates Silver With Press Reception
Dec 15, 2008 New York City - In celebration of their Silver medal in the 2008 World Elephant Polo Championships, CarbonCopyPRO threw as press reception for the New York Blue on Dec 15 at an untra-exclusive private club. Over 20 members of the press ranging from the New York Times, POST, Departures Mag, CBS, CNN, The New Yorker, ESPN, Outside, and Esquire also came to cover the story and bask in the glow of the Blue. More Pics | Official New York Blue Website
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Melanie Brandman (Team Manager) |
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2008 New York Blue - Bryan, Bill, Jay, Rob, Jeff, Josh, Chip (not in photo) L-R |
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World Elephant Polo Association Championship Final
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