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French Open 2021: high level and even more international

27. August 2021

Chantilly celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Ladies‘ Open

Eleven players at Argentinean Open level or winners of the Copa Camara, the best French players, ten teams, nine nations represented, a maharaja who is a high level sportsman because of his 2 goal handicap and more than thirty matches: the 2021 edition of the Open de France Engel & Völkers promises to be exciting once again. The Women’s Open will celebrate its tenth anniversary with six brilliant teams

With ten teams of 16 goals*, the Open de France Engel & Völkers is undoubtedly the most competitive of the international tournaments played in France and this in the largest club with its eight fields, the quality of which is unanimously appreciated by the best players in the world. This is one of the reasons why the ten team captains have once again entered eleven of these best players, big names who usually liven up the alta temporada, the Argentinean high season:

Camilo Castagnola (8 goal handicap*, Argentine Open), Tomas Beresford (7, Copa Camara 2020 finalist), Martin Aguerre (7, Argentine Open player and 2018 Copa Camara winner), Clemente and Juan-Gris Zavaleta (7, Argentine Open players and Copa Camara winners), Alejandro Muzzio, Bautista Bayugar and Tito Ruiz Guiñazu (8, 8 and 7, Argentine Open and Copa Camara), Facundo Llorente(7, Copa Camara), Jero Del Carril (7, Copa Camara) and finally, the return to Chantilly of Rufino Bensadon who last played in Apremont at the age of 16 as a 4 goaler and who returns this year at age 19 as a 7-goaler and, among other things, a Copa Camara winner (2019).

This year, the Open de France Engel & Völkers is more international than ever with nine nations represented in the ten teams: United Kingdom, Argentina, Chile, Spain, United States, France, Russia, Switzerland and India with the Maharadja of Jaipur, Prince Pacho Padmanabh Singh who will play in the Sainte-Mesme team.

France’s polo elite will be well represented, with players from the national team spread across four lineups: Pierre Henri N‘Goumou (6, Mungo), Robert Strom (5, Sainte-Mesme), Patrick Paillol (5, Kazak) and Brieuc Rigaux (6, Brittany Polo).

Women’s Open: tenth anniversary and Argentinean stars

From 14 September, the women‘s top level will be on show to compete in the tenth anniversary edition. Six well-balanced teams will battle for the 2021 title. They are built either around a strong pillar or with four players of equal level. Among the pillars, a loyal Chantilly player and title holder of the Argentine Open, Lia Salvo, handicap 9, who will cleverly lead the Maison Décalé team. Playing against La Dolfina in the 2020 final of the Abierto Feminino, Lia had faced Fatima Balzano (6); she will meet her again in Chantilly with the German team Cosmo Polo Los Floreales. Also handicap 6, British player Izzie Mc Gregor will lead the French-American team DS Automobiles DS Store Saint-Maximin. As in the Engel & Völkers Open, many nations will be represented in this Women‘s Open, five to be exact: Argentina, England, Germany, Switzerland and France with eleven players from the Polo Club de Chantilly. Among them, the three Venot sisters, holders of the title that they will defend this year under the Swiss colors of Polo Park Zürich alongside the President of the Swiss Polo Federation, Morgane van Overbroek. A team to follow and to beat! The oldest of the Venot sisters, Elena, has joined the circle of the best players in the world; handicap 6 as well, she will play the next Argentinean Open for La Ensenada.

See you in Chantilly from 4 September!

After last year’s flamboyant twentieth anniversary edition and with this year’s tenth anniversary of the Women’s Open, the 2021 edition promises to be just as intense to experience. Whether in the peaceful atmosphere of the weekday matches, often at dusk, or in the feverishness of the weekend games and in particular the final on 19 September, where a village of stalls, food-trucks and entertainment welcomes visitors. Not forgetting the polo Fridays, where the last game of the day can be watched from the Orangerie, with a glass of champagne or Malbec in hand, while waiting for the asado (Argentinean barbecue) and the equestrian event with a few surprises on the program, such as the Compagnie équestre des Grandes Écuries de Chantilly or Mario Lurashi. Three weeks of sports and festivities.

*A team of 16 goals is made of four players whose goal handicaps add up to 16. The goal handicap corresponds to the level of the polo player (it varies between -2 and +10). The handicap evolves according to the player‘s performance in games and the progress made during the year. The highest handicap in France is 6 and in Europe 7 (England). The handicap 10 is currently held by 9 Argentinians and one Uruguayan.

One of the prodigies of the young Argentinean generation, Rufino Bensadon, wearing the green jersey of Le Pommeray HM, who will play in Chantilly against the French 6 goaler Pierre Henri N‘Goumou, author of a very good season with Mungo. ©Pascal Renauldon / R&B Presse

TEAMS

BRITTANY POLO CLUB 16
Jean-François DECAUX CAP 1
Brieuc RIGAUX 6
Rodrigo RUEDA 6
Thierry VETOIS 3

LOS DRAGONES 16
Sam SZTARKMAN CAP 1
Jota CHAVANNE 5
Martin JOAQUIN 5
Nicolas CORTI MADERNA 5

MARQUARD MEDIA 16
Ignacio KENNEDY 5
Ramiro Zavaleta 4
Martin AGUERRE JR 7
Tommy RINDERKNECHT CAP 0

MUNGO 16
Patrick EISENCHTETER CAP 1
Juan José STORNI 5
Simon ZAVALETA 4
Pierre-Henri N’GOUMOU 6

TALANDRACAS 16
Édouard CARMIGNAC CAP 0
Hugues CARMIGNAC 1
Tommy BERESFORD 7
Camilo CASTAGNOLA 8

LE POMMERAY 16
Rufino BENSADON 7
Juan GRIS ZAVALETA 7
Derek SMITH CAP 1
Caroline ANIER 1

LA MAGDELEINE 16
Alexandre GARESE 0
Lucas NOTTIN 2
Facundo F.LLORENTE 7
Tito RUIZ GUIÑAZU 7

POLO TEAM SCHOCKEMÖHLE 16
Daniel DEISTLER CAP 0
Antonino MENARD 5
Clément DELFOSSE 5
Patrick MALEITZKE 5

KAZAK 16
Sébastien AGUETTANT CAP 0
Patrick PAILLOL 5
Jero DEL CARRIL 7
Santiago IRASTORZA 4

SAINTE-MESME 16
Robert STROM CAP 5
Clemente ZAVALETA 7
Pacho PADMANABH SINGH 2
Jaime SERRA 2

CLINOVA NOA CAPITAL 16
Raja KARIM Pedro CAP 0
Alejandro MUZZIO 8
Bautista BAYUGAR 8
Victor LOUARN 0

Zones of the French Open Engel & Völkers

All teams from each zone will play against each other, the first of each zone will meet the second if the other zone in the semi-finals.

ZONE 1
Clinova Noa Capital
Kazak
Marquard Media
Brittany Polo Club
La Magdeleine

ZONE 2
Talandracas
Sainte-Mesme
Los Dragones
Le Pommeray
Mungo

TEAMS WOMEN OPEN

DS AUTOMOBILES DS STORE SAINT-MAXIMIN 16
Margaux PERRUCHOT 3
Adèle RENAULDON 3
Olivia UECHTRITZ 4
Izzie MCGREGOR 6

COSMO POLO LOS FLOREALES 14
Anne GROßMANN 0
Maike HÖLTY 4
Fatima BALZANO 6
Svenja HÖLTY 4

MAISON DÉCALÉ 16
Lavinia FABRE 3
Bianca VERNEUIL 1
Agathe MOBIAN 3
Lia SALVO 9

POLO PARK ZÜRICH 16
Morgane VAN OVERBROEK 2
Pearl VENOT 4
Lucie VENOT 4
Elena VENOT 6

CASANERA 12
Clarissa MARGGRAF 3
Marie HAUPT 3
Philippa LUSERKE 3
Naomi SCHROEDER 3

SPIRIT OF POLO 13
Romane JAMET 3
Ambre PLOIX 3
Sandrine DUBOIS 3
Carla ALVAREZ 4

FINALS PROGRAMME SUNDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2019
11H00 : Opening of the village
12H00 : Final of the Ladies French Open
12H00 : Finals cocktail
13H30 : Finals lunch
14H00 : Potrillos Cup
15H00: Parade of the French Open Engel & Völkers
15H30: Final of the Open de France Engel & Völkers
17H00: Trophy C final

Chantilly celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Ladies‘ Open Eleven players at Argentinean Open level or winners of the Copa Camara, the best French players, ten teams, nine nations represented,…

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Arena Polo Tour 2021 : A series dedicated to the French professional players

27. January 2021

The Arena Polo Tour 2021 will take place – unless a new lockdown is announced – with the primary aim of „making French professional players work“. Thus, it is a sand circuit (in Spanish, arena means sand) of high level which will be launched this weekend with players who have already represented France in international championships such as Pierre Henri Ngoumou (6), Julien Reynes (4), Matthieu Delfosse (4), Jules Legoubin (3), Adrien Le Gallo (3), Louis Jarriges (3) or Thierry Vétois (3) who will play for captain Jean-François Decaux, winner of the prestigious Queen‘s Cup last summer with the Cambiaso father and son.

This series, which will be launched this weekend in the facilities of the emblematic French polo club, in Chantilly, will continue its route in La Baule, then, for the first time in the huge federal arena (FFE) of Lamotte Beuvron to conclude in the no less sublime arena of the Pôle International du Cheval de Deauville. Four renowned sites for a cycle of tournaments which promises to be very high from a sporting point of view… but which will unfortunately be played without any audience, Covid obliges, like all other professional sport competitions.

If new measures do not prevent the complete holding of the circuit, a general ranking will be established at the end of the four stages and a special trophy will reward the most faithful and performing team while an individual ranking of the players will be established over the whole competition.

• POLO CLUB DU DOMAINE DE CHANTILLY – February 6 & 7, 2021

• BRITTANY POLO CLUB – February 13 & 14, 2021

• LAMOTTE BEUVRON – March 6 & 7, 2021

• PÔLE INTERNATIONAL DU CHEVAL LONGINES – DEAUVILLE March 13 & 14, 2021

The Arena Polo Tour 2021 will take place – unless a new lockdown is announced – with the primary aim of „making French professional players work“. Thus, it is a…

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Season 2021: around fifty tournaments over seven months of non-stop Polo!

14. December 2020

The Polo Club du Domaine de Chantilly 2021 season will be made up of five highlights:

The official opening of the Club is scheduled the 3rd and 4th April, with the Rallye d‘Aumale followed by four weeks of tournaments.

In May and June, the 10/12 goals season will start up again with the Spring Triple Crown and the Polo Rider Cup which will offer us four tournaments, an eight-week international and competitive event with along side 6/8 or 4/6 medium goals tournaments as well as 0/4 or 0/2 low goals tournaments.

The summer season in July is marked by tournaments accessible to all, summer camps for children and international exchanges.

The first three weeks of September are the European top-level gathering with the French Opens accompanied by two other very competitive medium and low goals tournaments.

Finally, the five-week back-season ends with the French Championships and the Autumn tournaments.

A total of fifty tournaments organised over a period of seven months on the nine Club fields await you with all the Ferme d‘Apremont team!

Highlights of 2021

The calendar in detail

The Polo Club du Domaine de Chantilly 2021 season will be made up of five highlights: The official opening of the Club is scheduled the 3rd and 4th April, with…

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Chantilly Polo Club gets ready for the new season

5. April 2019

7 April: The long-awaited grass polo season at the Polo Club du Domaine de Chantilly begins in April with a seductive first date: The Aumale Rally and the Aumale Rally Cup. It is a gathering of old cars, whose final rallying point is the Polo Club of Chantilly. This Rally for the benefit of the Institut Curie, fighting against pediatric cancer, had gathered 120 collection cars for its first edition in 2015, there will be more than 200 this year! The day ends with the first final of the season with a field of honor surrounded by these magnificent cars. The encounter of two passions. Like all events of the Polo Club, access to this day is entirely free for the public.

Save the date: Three tournaments from May 11 to June 30, 2019, 50 days of matches and the return to Chantilly of the great Argentinian, French and European professionals.

11 – 19 May: 2019 PGH Cup 10/12 Goals
25 May – 9 June: Bourbon Trophy 10/12 Goals
15 – 30 June: Charity Cup 10/12 Goals from

For the 2019 season, the Chantilly Polo Club and its partners endowed the Charity Cup with 12,000 Euro for the final (8,000 Euro to the winner and 4,000 Euro to the finalist).

7 – 22 September: Open de France – The summit of the French season !
6 days after Sotogrande and Deauville in August, the best polo in France returns to Chantilly for the Open de France from September 7 to 22, followed by federal competitions of the FFP. Many prices, parties and a big show! French Open 14/16 Goals, Castel Trophy 6/8 Goals, Captain Trophy 0/4 Goals.
17 – 22 September: Women’s French Open 12/16 Goals

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7 April: The long-awaited grass polo season at the Polo Club du Domaine de Chantilly begins in April with a seductive first date: The Aumale Rally and the Aumale Rally Cup. It…

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First title for team Los Nocheros in Chantilly

25. June 2018

Nobility for Ability Charity Cup at the Polo Club Domaine de Chantilly: Between a sublime Indian fashion show and a spectacular ‘‘haute école’’ show by Mario Luraschi, the Polo de Chantilly gave a great moment of sport with the final of the Nobility for Ability Charity Cup, a match between two German teams with a victory of Los Nocheros (the Noctambulists).

‘‘Coming to Chantilly is always a challenge for the German teams,’’ said Sebastian Schneberger, the captain of the victorious team. “Here, the fields are bigger and the game is faster than in Germany and, ironically, two German teams were in the final; we know each other well and we were able to take control of the game from the start … fortunately because it was starting to get tight at the end of the match.’’

If, indeed, it is the 7-goaler of Las Hermanitas, Martin Aguerre, who scored the first goal, the Nocheros then dug a significant gap on the first two periods thanks to a goal from his captain and three penalties Valentin Novillo Astrada (6/1). Las Hermanitas would then try to reduce this gap to return to 8/6 by the end of the fourth period. But the fifth chukker resumed on an easy penalty on the spot, 3 meters from the goals, that Valentin Novillo Astrada did not hesitate to transform for Los Nocheros. Louis Jarrige, one of the young hopes of the French polo entered for this Cup by Los Nocheros, then stopped a penalty at an important moment and the last goal of the German Naomi Schröder at the very end of the match could not change this match (9 / 7). ‘‘This is our first big win here in Chantilly”, said a delighted Sebastian Schneberger. “The level of this tournament has been incredibly high and it is all the more beautiful. And that’s for sure: we’ll be back next year at Chantilly for this series of spring tournaments.’’

This day was not only under the sign of India (the team of Chantilly won the match against Jaipur), but also under the sign of the thoroughbred, which, thanks to polo, can have a “second life” after the racetrack. And the best thoroughbred of the day was named Charrua (a 9 years-old grey mare by Calito and Uruguaya), ridden by Valentin Novillo Astrada.

But Charrua has never known racetracks since she was directly oriented towards polo. She was born in Cordoba in a stud farm named La Francia. A predestined name since it is in France that this mare has been dedicated yesterday! The high-level polo continues next week in Chantilly with the PGH Cup … and the woman will be again in the spotlight with a tournament dedicated to the only to them – and there are more and more of them: the Ladies Polo Cup.

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