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Dubai Wolves Takes the AHPRC League Trophy in November 2019

18. November 2019

The AHPRC League, a week long tournament in November , had four teams compete on the fields of Al Habtoor Polo Resort and Club.

The final day of the league was complemented by slightly overcast skies as Al Faisal and Mahra Polo teams opened the Subsidiary Final. Mahra played strong and steady taking the lead on their side until the end of the third chukker with a 2.5 goal advantage. Al Faisal Polo team demonstrated an impressive comeback on the final chukker as Pelayo Berazadi scored 4 goals including a 30-yard penalty shot and closed the game at 9 to 8.5 in favor of Al Faisal Polo team.

Dubai Wolves faced Dr. A / AM polo team at the Final. Habtoor Al Habtoor scored the opening goal for the Wolves and the team ended the first chukker with 2 goals. The team kept the lead until the third chukker at 5 – 2. Dr. A /AM polo team caught up with two successive goals from Tomy Iriarte and a penalty shot opened an opportunity for a tied game. The few seconds left on the clock was not enough and Dubai Wolves emerged victorious having a final score of 5 – 4.

Manu Madan, General Manager of Al Habtoor Polo Resort awarded the teams and Habtoor Al Habtoor as the Most Valuable Player.

This Friday‘s Polo Picnic was in full swing as guests watched the matches in picnic style and the children amused themselves in a dedicated kids area. Two lucky guests received prizes worth AED 2,500 during the Gold Coin hunt.

About the Al Habtoor Polo Resort & Club
The Al Habtoor Polo Resort & Club is a state-of-the-art polo and equestrian community devoted to equine sports and is the home ground for the Dubai Polo Gold Cup Series. Check out the Polo Calendar 2019-2020 for upcoming international-standard polo tournaments.

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© Thomas Wirth

The AHPRC League, a week long tournament in November , had four teams compete on the fields of Al Habtoor Polo Resort and Club. The final day of the league…

Europe, Polo News

Clinique La Prairie wins Hublot Polo Gold Cup in Gstaad

29. October 2019

The 24^th Hublot Polo Gold Cup Gstaad at the Saanen airfield saw spectacular polo matches against the breathtaking alpine backdrop. Polo Grandsigneur Dr Piero Dillier and his team could take the victory home.

With perfect weather and unforgettable alpine views it was only fitting the final be equally spectacular, and as expected, the teams boasting some of the world’s best, didn’t disappoint. Finally it was team Clinique La Prairie with Piero Dillier, Bautista Beguerie, Juan Manuel Gonzales and Lucas Labat who made it to the very top of the 24^th Hublot Polo Gold Cup Gstaad. They defeated opponent Team Hublot with Marco Elser, Marcos Antinori, Nicola Antinori and Julio Novillo Astrada by a clear 10-5.

The best amateur player of the tournament, American Marco Elser, wore his trademarked grin while explaining that despite the clear defeat (10-5) there was no place for disappointment at the awards ceremony: “Being a finalist is already a great success in and of itself, and the winner was a beautiful team which produced a beautiful game with effective team organization and very good horses.”

Lucas Labat, Clinique La Prairie’s backbone, admitted it wasn’t that difficult to win with a team which has both, talent and chemistry. “I think this team is one of the best I’ve played with here in Europe, where I’ve been playing since 1998. The team worked together perfectly, the conditions were ideal, and the organization a well-oiled machine. For me, Gstaad is one of the best tournaments in Europe. My job was to send the ball to my forwards, who could then chain the goals. This is the type of polo I believe in, and I am convinced that in the future, we must return to this kind of open game.” In the match for 3^rd, Banque Eric Sturdza made good on their promise to try for the best result despite being dethroned of their title by Clinique La Prairie. In a much tighter game, they beat Gstaad Palace. In August 2020 this unique polo event will celebrate its 25^th anniversary. With Pierre Genecand and his teams at the helm, the quarter century celebration is sure to amaze team.

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© ThomasWirth

The 24th Hublot Polo Gold Cup Gstaad at the Saanen airfield saw spectacular polo matches against the breathtaking alpine backdrop. Polo Grandsigneur Dr Piero Dillier and his team could take…

Europe, Polo News

Cowdray Park: British Ladies Championship

29. October 2019

A total of eleven teams entered the British Ladies Polo Championships at Cowdray Park, running concurrently with the final phase of the King Power Gold Cup. Six teams were eligible for the 18 goal British Ladies Open Championship and five were entered into the 12 goal British Ladies Handicap Championship.

The 18 goal British Ladies Open Championship concluded with HH Sheika Maitha al Maktoum’s UAE team and Lila Pearson’s Cowdray Vikings reaching the final. Playing alongside Sheikha Maitha were Milly Hine, Hazel Jackson and Catalina Lavinia at Back. Hannah Parry-Jones took the number 1 position for Cowdray Vikings with Lila Pearson, Lottie Lamacraft and Sarah Wiseman at Back.

First mark on the scoreboard came from Sarah Wiseman for Cowdray Vikings. Wiseman won the ball from the next throw-in but a good clearance from Hine turned into attacking play from UAE. Lamacraft for Cowdray Vikings finally steered the ball away from UAE and raced away but her shot at goal missed. A whistle brought a free hit for Cowdray; Wiseman tapped the ball on but Millie Hine pounced on it giving Hazel Jackson the chance to charge forward and equalize as the chukka bell sounded. In a pacey second chukka, there was plenty of action but little in the way of goals, Millie Hine finally seeing the ball between the posts to take UAE 2-1 ahead at half time.

Catalina Lavinia raced away to score for UAE in the first minute of the second half. Sarah Wiseman failed to score from a 60 yard penalty and a good cut shot from Hazel Jackson also went wide but she didn’t miss on her next attempt and UAE were 4-1 ahead by the close of the third chukka. In the final chukka, Hine kept up the pressure on Sarah Wiseman who found it difficult to play her usual strong game. A 30 yard penalty awarded to UAE enabled Sheikha Maitha to increase her side’s score to 5-1 and a lovely run to goal by Hazel Jackson gave UAE a final score of 6-1.

Mrs Diana Wiseman presented the winners’ silver salver to Sheikha Maitha and prizes of luxury leather bags generously sponsored by Aspinal of London to the players. Kala owned and played by Hazel Jackson was awarded the Best Playing Pony prize and her pony Farsons picked up the RoR award for best re-trained racehorse.
The prize for Best Horsemanship, presented by Aurora Eastwood, went to Lottie Lamacraft.

In the 12 goal British Ladies Handicap Championship Final, Coombe Place met Carlton House. Sophie Kenna played at 1 for Coombe Place with Sammy Luff at number 2, Dayna Waechter at 3 and Lottie Lamacraft at Back, making up an 11 goal team. Carlton House’s line-up comprised Rebecca Servaes at number 1, Hannah Parry-Jones at 2, Alice Servaes at 4 and Stephanie Haverhals at Back, making a 12 goal team and giving Coombe Place a half-goal advantage on the scoreboard to start the match.

Hannah Parry-Jones scored for Carlton House in the first chukka. Alice Servais went on to make two field goals for her side in the second chukka taking them to a 3-½ goal lead. However a 40 yard penalty gave Lamacraft for Coombe Place the chance to recoup a goal and the first half ended with Carlton House ahead 3-1½. Fortunes changed in the second half with Lamacraft making a great field goal and another from Waechter taking Coombe Place into a half goal lead of 3½-3. Try as they might Carlton House could not pull back and a lovely third goal from Lottie Lamacraft gave the victory to Coombe Place on 4½-3. Sehr Ahmad presented the prizes generously sponsored by Aspinal of London, the Best Playing Pony of the match was judged to be Yonkie owned and played by Stephanie Haverhals who also picked up the prize for Best Horsemanship presented by Aurora Eastwood.

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© Thomas Wirth

A total of eleven teams entered the British Ladies Polo Championships at Cowdray Park, running concurrently with the final phase of the King Power Gold Cup. Six teams were eligible…

Europe, Polo News

Engel & Völkers Berlin Maifeld Polo Cup 2019

25. October 2019

Visitor record and heartbeat final at the German Polo High Goal Championship at the Berlin Maifeld: Team Riller & Schnauck wins the championship title.

At the end of August, eight international teams again competed for the title of the German High Goal Championship on the historic Maifeld in front of the Berlin Olympic Stadium. After exciting qualifying matches on the polo grounds of the Prussian Polo & Country Club in Phöben, Team Riller & Schnauck and defending champion Engel & Völkers finally faced each other in the final.

Engel & Völkers with Daniel, Caesar and Caspar Crasemann as well as Heinrich Dumrath had already delivered strong matches in the qualification and secured their entry into the final by a golden goal in the match against Team Hotel Gaijin of Caesar Crasemann on Saturday. Maximilian Singhoff, Max Bosch, the Englishman Max Charlton and Christopher Kirsch started for Riller & Schnauck. A team that could combine great experience with speed and great talent. With the 6-goaler Max Charlton and outstanding teamplay by Christopher Kirsch, Riller & Schnauck worked their way up from a 4-1 deficit to a 5-5 tie in the third chukker, which was considered impossible. In the fourth chukker, the Englishman brought his team into the lead. Engel & Völkers was two goals behind, in the last minute Caesar Crasemann caught up to 7-8 as the final score so that Team Riller & Schnauck claimed the championship title 2019.

Third place went to Team Carfactory with Robert Kofler, Alexander Hauptmann, Santiago Marambio and Moritz Gädeke. After a 4-4 equaliser by the Argentinian Manuel Elizalde from Team Hotel Gaijin in the fourth chukker, Moritz Gädeke, co-organiser of the tournament and German national player, scored the 5-4 for Carfactory in the fifth extra-chukker with a golden goal. Clarissa Marggraf from Team Hotel Gaijin was awarded as Most Valuable Player of this year‘s Engel & Völkers Maifeld Cup.

Oliver Winter, President of the German Polo Association (DPV), presented a special tribute to his brother Thomas Winter in front of the tournament audience. Thomas Winter was honored for his achievements and outstanding commitment to the sport of polo. The multiple German Champion plays with the highest German handicap, is co-founder of the Hamburg Win Polo School and is active as a youth trainer, trainer and referee. His long-time supporter and friend Albert „Atti“ Darboven personally gave the laudation on Thomas Winter‘s successful polo career and his great commitment to the sport.

Sylvia Gädeke, President of the Prussian Polo & Country Club Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. and organizer of the Engel & Völkers Maifeld Cup: „We would like to thank the numerous committed partners and helpers for a great tournament experience. We thank the players for their great commitment and fantastic polo moments here on the Maifeld and of course also the numerous spectators. The anticipation of the Maifeld Cup 2020 is already great“.

RANKING

1. RILLER & SCHNAUCK (+12)
Maximilian Singhoff (0)
Max Bosch (+3)
Max Charlton (+6)
Christopher Kirsch, TC (+3)

2. ENGEL&VÖLKERS (+10)
Caesar Craseman (+3)
Caspar Crasemann (+3)
Heinrich Dumrath (+3)
Daniel Crasemann, TC (+1)

3. CARFACTORY (+12)
Robert Kofler, TC (+1)
Alexander Hauptmann (+2)
Santiago Marambio (+6)
Moritz Gädeke (+3)

4. HOTEL GAIJIN (+12)
Clarissa Marggraf (0)
Nico Wollenberg, TC (+1)
Manuel Elizalde (+6)
Eduardo Anca (+5)

5. ALLIANZ KUNDLER (+12)
Mathias Grau, TC (0)
Goffredeo Cutinelli (+2)
Gaston Maiquez (+7)
Ignacio Brunetti (+3)

6. GETRÄNKE LEHMANN (+11)
Kutlay Yaprak, TC (0)
Agustin Kronhaus (+3)
Adrian Laplacette (+6)
Lukas Sdrenka (+2)

7. PERRIER-JOUËT (+12)
Ivan Weiss, TC (0)
Thanee Schröder (0)
Horacio F. Llorente (+6)
Dario Musso (+6)

8. PLUSQUADRAT (+11)
Vanessa Schockemöhle (0)
Patrick Maleitzke, TC (+3)
Joaquin Copello (+3)
Santos Anca (+5)

The Tournament

Since 2010, the 112,000 square metre area has been the venue for the annual Engel & Völkers Berlin Maifeld Cup, which used to be also the German High Goal Polo Championship. In 2016 the Maifeld hosted the European Polo Championship, which Ireland won. The Engel & Völkers Berlin Maifeld Cup has long since become one of the most popular polo events in Germany, attracting thousands of polo fans every year.

www.maifeldpolocup.de

© Thomas Wirth

Visitor record and heartbeat final at the German Polo High Goal Championship at the Berlin Maifeld: Team Riller & Schnauck wins the championship title. At the end of August, eight…

North America, Polo News

2019 East Coast Open Final This Sunday

9. September 2019

The 2019 East Coast Open Final is set: Postage Stamp Farm (Annabelle Gundlach, Brandon Phillips, Lerin Zubiaurre, Tomas Garcia del Rio) will take on Monterosso (Alessandro Bazzoni, Igancio Toccalino, Naco Taverna, Santino Magrini) each earning a chance to win this historic tournament for the first time.

In the semi-final round, Audi and Monterosso played a thrilling overtime match. Audi led for most of the game, and with less than a minute to play and trailing by a goal, Monterosso scored a clutch penalty 4 from 60 yards to tie the game at 11-11 forcing overtime. Both teams had early chances to score in the sudden death chukker, with Monterosso making some key saves in front of their own goal. The winning score was made by Santino Magrini sending Monterosso to the final, with a 13-12 score.

Postage Stamp Farm made a statement in their semi-final match against Monterosso Vikings, leading by as much a four goals in the second half. Monterosso Vikings staged a valiant effort to pull back and catch up within two points difference with goals by promising young player Barto Castongola. Postage Stamp‘s 8-goal superstar Tomas Garcia del Rio provided half the offense scoring six goals en route to their 12-10 victory.

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