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2022 POLO RIDER CUP / POLO RIDER CUP DRAW

12. April 2022

Teams draw for the 2022 POLO RIDER CUP

2022 POLO RIDER CUP draw ceremony was held today at the Polo Club of Chantilly via a Zoom meeting with the attendance of the participating teams, under the supervision of Horacio Areco and Alex Taylor from the Federation of International Polo (FIP), Gonzalo Quesada as the POLO RIDER CUP Ambassador and Olivier Godallier from GAME POLO.

14 international polo clubs from 8 different countries will participate in this year’s edition, which will be held from 8 to 18 June 2022 at the Polo Club of Chantilly, north of Paris (France).

The POLO RIDER CUP draw was conducted by Philippe Perrier, representing the French Federation of Polo (FFP) and Polo Club de Chantilly, and Benoît Perrier as CEO & Co-founder of GAME POLO.

Brieuc Rigaux from Hong Kong Polo Association and Julien Reynes from Polo Club de Chantilly, representing the teams, performed the draw, and the results are as follows:

Group A

Coronel Suárez Polo Club

Las Brisas Polo Club of Chicago

Evviva Polo St. Moritz

Ellerstina Polo Club

Group B

Polo Park Zürich

Polo Club de Chantilly

Preußischer Polo & Country Club Berlin Brandenburg

Empire Polo Club of Coachella Valley

Group C Araucaria Polo Club

Polo Club Niederweiden

Deauville International Polo Club

Group D

Hong Kong Polo Association

BP Polo Malaysia

Hamburger Polo Club

Gonzalo Quesada, Ambassador of the POLO RIDER CUP, comments: “Last year, I was very impressed to see the number of teams participating in the first edition of the POLO RIDER CUP. This year with the number of clubs, the quality of the players involved, and the countries represented, it is unbelievable how the tournament has grown in only one year. I think that the POLO RIDER CUP will be one of the most important tournaments in the polo season.”

Benoît Perrier, CEO & Co-founder of GAME POLO, comments: “With 14 teams participating this year, it has been a very exciting draw. We will witness amazing qualification games during the first part of the tournament. I wish the best of luck to all the teams and participants. It is a great honor to host all these teams, clubs and players at the Chantilly Polo Club for the second edition of the POLO RIDER CUP.”

For more information, please contact GAME POLO at: neus@game-polo.com

Teams draw for the 2022 POLO RIDER CUP 2022 POLO RIDER CUP draw ceremony was held today at the Polo Club of Chantilly via a Zoom meeting with the attendance…

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GONZALO QUESADA continues as the POLO RIDER CUP Ambassador

12. April 2022

Gonzalo Quesada, the Argentinian former rugby player, professional coach of Stade Français Paris and a passionate polo player, continues as the POLO RIDER CUP Ambassador for the second year.

Gonzalo Quesada was pleasantly surprised with the high level of the teams, players and ponies that came to the tournament and the amazing quality of the pitches in all the games of the POLO RIDER CUP’s first edition.

He believes there are two main reasons for the success of the POLO RIDER CUP. First, the originality of being a club competition – this might sound standard for other sports, but it’s unique in polo. And second, the professionalism of the whole organization, with great attention paid to detail, that made the experience extraordinary for the spectators, players, and teams.

While talking with many players who took part in the first edition, Gonzalo Quesada realized how keen they were to win the tournament, putting in a lot of preparation and effort.

For Quesada, there are two similarities between rugby and polo. One is the commitment to your team and your role in the pitch, with each player being essential for the team and dependent on the others. And the other, that they are both contact sports, with a lot of adrenaline, it is all about winning the line and fighting for the position.

Quesada sees polo as having an exciting future, with a lot of people passionate about the sport, especially in France. He believes the POLO RIDER CUP is a great tool to increase the popularity of polo worldwide, with teams from all around the world competing in this unique 10-day international event.

Gonzalo Quesada, Ambassador of the POLO RIDER CUP, comments: “I’m thrilled and honored to continue as the POLO RIDER CUP ambassador for the second year, and fully committed this international competition. This year the tournament is bound to be even better than the first edition!’’

Benoît Perrier, CEO & Co-Founder of GAME POLO, comments: ‘’We are very happy to be able to count again on Gonzalo as the Ambassador for the POLO RIDER CUP. He has shown his passion for polo and done great work for the promotion of the POLO RIDER CUP. Gonzalo represents our sport and the gentleman spirit perfectly. He brings us the culture of rugby and a strong sense of family, two values that FIP founder Marcos Uranga also defended and brought to Polo. We feel it’s important to continue to share these values.’’

For more information, please contact GAME POLO at: neus@game-polo.com