Bendur Forte triumph in Kenya International tournament in Timau
Sports
By
Ben Ahenda
| Sep 14, 2026
Kimoi Moi (right) during a past polo action. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]
Bendur Forte are the Kenya International Championships winners.
This was after they whipped Infinito 6.5-2 to emerge the overall winners of the three-day-Six-Goal competition at the slippery pitch of Northern Kenya Polo Club in Timau over the weekend.
The slippery pitch slowed down the speed of play, limiting players’ chance to showcase their top game.
READ MORE
Review of executive structure in Kenya: Is it time for a new governance model?
Kenyan teams' struggle against Egyptian sides goes on
Battle for national title heads to the wire ahead of Christie 7s
Blame-games after Nakuru County fails to disburse Sh27.5M Nakuru PWDs fund
Kenya turns to industry-linked TVET training to tackle skills mismatch
Parliament orders KUCCPS to name Sh500m debtors
Kenya moves towards AI policy as new report shows growing capabilities and risks
Wanyonyi to anchor Kenyan cast in chase for glory at Ultimate show
Government blew 30.60b on travel last year
Societies prosper when science and culture are deliberately fused
As a result, the team (Bendur Forte) of Casimir Gross, Nikki Barlow, Emily Stonewigg and Tom Manson were awarded the Casino Cup by the event’s organisers.
Casimir (Five) Barlow and Manson (three) scored for Bendur Forte to crown the day with their heads high.
Casimir’s nine-year-old pony, christened Just-Do-It, was voted the Best Playing Pony (BPP) while Nick Barlow came out as the Most Valuable Player (MVP).
Barlow was the fulcrum of Casimir’s numerous goals in the three-day-competition.
On their part, Izzy Stichbury and Ben Stonewigg replied for Infinito who had a good start in the tournament but lost towards the end to the best team.
Prior to their victory, Bendur Forte had beaten Roundup Turbo team of Craig Miller, Cheza Miller, Sacha Gross and Charlie Morley 5.5-2 in the round-robin stages of the tournament.
On their part, Infinito had beaten Skyway Pro 4.5-3 in their penultimate match before facing Bendur Forte in the final match.