The highlight of the Argentine Triple Crown is about to begin: Tomorrow the 120th Argentine Open in Palermo, Buenos Aires, take off. Eight teams, consisting of the best polo players worldwide, will compete against each other until December 7th. The Argentine Open are the third station of the Argentine Triple Crown, a series of the most important tournaments worldwide. In the opening match on Saturday, November 16th, Ellerstina Piaget will face Chapaleufú. The match is followed by the second encounter of Zone A, Alegría Sancor Seguros versus La Aguada ICBC.
Favourite teams are La Dolfina Hope Funds with Adolfo Cambiaso (+10), David Stirling (+9), Pablo Mac Donough (+10) and Juan Martín Nero (+10) as well as Ellerstina Piaget with Facundo Pieres (+10), Gonzalo Pieres (+10), Mariano Aguerre (+10) and Nicolás Pieres (+9). The team led by Adolfo Cambiaso has already won this year’s trophies of the Tortugas Open and the Hurlingham Open. In case they win the Argentine Open, too, they will be overall winners of the Argentine Triple Crown. Tickets for the Argentine Open can be purchased at www.ticketek.com.ar/polo/tickets.php
Match schedule:
Saturday, November 16th, 2013 – Zone A
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Ellerstina Piaget |
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Chapaleufú |
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Alegría Sancor Seguros |
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La Aguada ICBC |
Sunday, November 17th, 2013 – Zone B
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La Dolfina Hope Funds |
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Magual |
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La Natividad Amarok |
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La Aguada Las Monjitas ICBC |
Saturday, November 23rd, 2013 – Zone A
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winner match 2 |
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loser match 1 |
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winner match 1 |
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loser match 2 |
Sunday, November 24th, 2013 – Zone B
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winner match 4 |
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loser match 3 |
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winner match 3 |
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loser match 4 |
Saturday, November 30th, 2013 – Zone A
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loser match 1 |
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loser match 2 |
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winner match 1 |
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winner match 2 |
Sunday, December 1st, 2013 – Zone B
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loser match 3 |
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loser match 4 |
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winner match 3 |
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winner match 4 |
Sunday, December 7th, 2013 – final
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winner zone A |
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winner zone B |
The teams:
Zone A
Ellerstina Piaget (+39)
Facundo Pieres (+10)
Gonzalo Pieres (+10)
Mariano Aguerre (+10)
Nicolás Pieres (+9)
Alegría Sancor Seguros (+33)
Pablo Pieres (+8)
Hilario Ulloa (+9)
Lucas Monteverde (+9)
Frederick Mannix (+8)
La Aguada ICBC (+31)
Facundo Sola (+8)
Guillermo Terrera (+7)
Miguel Novillo Astrada (+9)
Ignatius Du Plessis (+7)
Chapaleufú Lange (+30)
Alberto Heguy (+7)
Francisco Elizalde (+7)
Bautista Heguy (+8)
Eduardo Heguy (+8)
Zone B
La Dolfina Hope Funds (+39)
Adolfo Cambiaso (+10)
David Stirling (+9)
Pablo Mac Donough (+10)
Juan Martín Nero (+10)
La Natividad Amarok (+35)
Guillermo Caset (+9)
Ignacio Heguy (+9)
Rodrigo Ribeiro de Andrade (+8)
Bartolomé Castagnola (+9)
La Aguada Las Monjitas ICBC (+33)
Lucas James (+8)
Cristián Laprida (+8)
Eduardo Novillo Astrada (+9)
Alejandro Novillo Astrada (+8)
Magual (+32)
Alejandro Muzzio (+8)
Ignacio Toccalino (+8)
Marcos Di Paola (+8)
Jaime García Huidobro (+8)
