Polo Park Zürich

23rd Zürich International Ladies Polo Cup 2-3 July 2022
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Girls Galore at Polo Park Zürich

Polo Park Zürich was topping itself this year and is fast becoming the hub for female polo in Europe.

33 female players arrived at the field in Seuzach for a 2-day tournament, with 7 teams: a Challenge League with some very young players direct from the Kids Polo in Polo Park Zürich, Leonie Escher and Anna Scherr, and a Medium League, giving the higher goal players a stiff competition and a chance to show off their skill and speed.

Saturday gave us two games for the Challenge League with teams jockeying for their position. In the Medium League it was a round robin with the results being carried over to the Sunday.

The heat is on.

The Sunday had Polo Park Zürich showing itself from its glamorous side – sponsors setting up their stands around a huge hospitality tent, with Fruitmix.ch providing a suitably  Mediterranean lunch, fitting to the surroundings and the temperature which was creeping up above the 30° mark. Guests could stroll around the pop-up stands providing products as wide-ranging as Manuka honey from New Zealand  Swissmanukaenthusiasts, to a touch of Argentina by Pampa Origine, cigars from ZigarrenKurier or Italian fashion by KA/NOA  .The first two games were for the Challenge League Trophy and here Team Polo Park Zürich defeated Team Hato and took third place. The fight for first place between Team Jolies Filles and Team Black Hound was close, but  the final minutes of the last chukker saw Black Hound slice in the deciding goal for a 4-3 win with their team of a strong Kira Wetzel, a hardworking Janique Spillmann, Antonia Sturzeis and Kathrin Gralla who shared with Katharina Donhauser.

And it gets hotter

This was proving to be the hottest day of the summer but, while the clinking of glasses was soothing, spectators were turning their attention back to the field as the Medium League was about to begin. Team Archies with Aline Haerry, Vivi Sauter, Uli Gabrin and Polina Nazarova, had shown attacking intent from the start, entering each game with the kind of focused ferocity associated with that determination to take home the trophy. The big question was, could they get the job done? Team Clinique La Prairie , Beata Dudler, Katja Grauwiler, Morgan Van Overbroek and Rosanna Turk, were ready to take on the challenge. It was a fast and physical game with some solid ride-offs and Rosanna Turk’s sprints to goal running smack into the defensive pairing of Polina Nazarova and Uli Gabrin. Aline Haerry was not just a link player but a finisher – the goal-getter for Team Archies. Vivi Sauter’s hammer shots down the sideline were real crowd pleasers. With the win against Clinique La Prairie, Team Archies were on their way to victory. But there were more games to come, with Team Clinique La Prairie up against Team Jouët, Sammy Joe Strub, Leah Kawamoto, Lorena Renggli and Anja Gutbrod. Despite the international group of lively supporters for Lorena Renggli firing her team on and a brave defence put up by Leah Kawamoto, Morgan Van Overbroek kept her composure and combined with Rosanna Turk to get the better of this game.

It was now up to Team Perrier-Jouët to put a spanner in the works as they took on the formidable Team Archies. They certainly pulled out all the stops and had a good go at it, but Team Archies’s game just seemed to get better and they could push Team Perrier-Jouët into third place.

And so we had a winner. Team Archies. Vivi Sauter’s pony, Cumbia, won BPP and for the Medium League Polina Nazarova was MVP. Lea Köchli won MVP for the Challenge League. But at Polo Park Zürich everyone get prizes. The players were weighed down with gifts from sponsors and vouchers for restaurants and hotels. 

After-Polo 

It was a splendid afternoon and the polo field was the perfect place to be. DJZoe was pumping out the music, the field-side bars were still open and umbrellas and sun-hats gave us the shade needed. The after-polo party was on!

Text by Jan Marie Kiesel
Images: © Guadalupe Aizaga from Click Polo and PPZ

 

 

Challenge League 

JOLIES FILLES 
Lea Köchli
Claudia de / Annette Fetscherin
Shiva-Cosma Strub
Belen Podesta / Ann Meier

POLO PARK ZÜRICH
Franziska Fuhrer
Marta Gabrin
Rafaela Semedo / Katalin Siklasi
Sue Ann Strub

BLACK HOUND SPORTS
Kathrin Gralla / Katharina Donhauser
Antonia Sturzeis
Janique Spillmann
Kira Wetzel

HATO
Leonie Oescher / Anna Scherr / Valeria Sprungli / Romina Quimey
Alexandra Roudneva
Sibylle Grass
Laure Morel
Medium League

CLINIQUE LA PRAIRIE (+11)
Beata Dudler, CH (+2)
Kata Grauwiler, CH (+2)
Morgan Van Overbroek, BE (+2)
Rosanna Turk, GB (+5)

ARCHIES (+8)
Aline Haerry CH, (+2)
Ulrike Gabrin DE, (+2)
Polina Nazarova PL, (+2)
Viviane Sauter CH, (+2)

PERRIER JOUËT (+8)
Sammy Joe Strub, CH (+2)
Leah Kawamoto, JP/DE (+2)
Lorena Renggli, CH/BR (+2)
Anja Gutbrod, CH (+2)

 

 

PROGRAM

Friday 1st July
19:00 hs Team presentation & Apero (players only event)

Saturday 2nd July
14.00 hs Challenge League: Black Hound Sports vs HATO
15.00 hs Challenge League : Jolies Filles vs Polo Park Zürich
16.00 hs Medium League : Clinique La Prairie vs Perrier-Jouët
                                                  Archies vs Perrier-Jouët
                                                  Archies vs Clinique La Prairie

Sunday 3rd July
11.00 hs Challenge League: 3rd and 4th Place
12.00 hs Final Challenge League
13.00 hs Final Medium League : Clinique La Prairie vs Archies
                                                            Clinique La Prairie vs Perrier-Jouët
                                                            Archies vs Perrier-Jouët
14.30 hs Prize Ceremony

Umpires: Manuel Carranza, Martin & Francisco Podesta

 

Images: © Guadalupe Aizaga from Click Polo and PPZ
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Swiss Medium Goal Polo Championships 2022: Looking for victory!
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Once again, the Swiss Medium Goal Championships at the Polo Park Zürich provided a tingling mix of great excitement, drama and a great atmosphere. In addition, there was a very special premiere to celebrate this year.

For years, the trophy of the “Swiss Medium Goal Polo Championships” has been considered the most coveted of the season – and this time, a total of six teams fought for victory. Five came directly from the organizing club, while the sixth team was made up of players from three different cantons and an Argentine professional.

On the first day, the level of excitement remained consistently high, as all matches came down to the wire: Polo Park Zürich won against Polo Club Zug only in overtime. There was even a dash of drama in the second match: Sébastien Le Page, playing for Los Lobos, injured himself at the end of the second chukker after scoring a goal and was therefore replaced by Stefan Roth. Then Los Lobos finished the match against Gräff Capital with a very close 9:8 victory. Séb was replaced for the rest of the weekend by Patricio Gaynor Benoit, a Swiss-Argentine player just 13 years old, due to his injury. The first match on Saturday was lost by Polo Club Zug against Gräff Capital. Kusnacht Practice, the “lucky loser” from the previous day, lost to Polo Park Zürich and in the last match of the day Los Lobos defeated Equilibrium.

Sunday, under vibrant sunshine, all teams were eager to win. While the first game was discontinued after 2 chukkas due to an accident, the second game was very disputed and Equilibrium won by only one goal against Gräff Capital. 

The final between the defending champions and Los Lobos promised to be a particularly contested and correspondingly close match at the start. But after the first chukker, Los Lobos took a clear lead and finally secured the title of the 2022 Swiss Medium Goal Polo Championships with victory. For Patricio Gaynor Benoit in particular, it was a very special tournament. At just 13 years old, he is the youngest player ever to win this championship. The talent obviously runs in the family: Patricio triumphed three years after his father was able to hold the trophy in his hands.

 

 

Ranking:

1. Los Lobos (+6)
Morgan Van Overbroek, B (0)
Facundo Kelly, AR (+3)
Martin Podesta, AR/I (+3)
Patricio Gaynor Benoit CH/AR (0)

2. Polo Park Zürich
Sacha Djafarian, CH (-1)
Thomas Wolfensberger, CH (+1)
Walter Cortez, AR (+4)
Juan Diego Rizo Patron Parks, PE (+2)

3. Equilibrium (+6)
Daniel Aegerter, CH (0)
Stefan Roth, CH (0)
Matias Allaria, AR (+2)
Francisco Fucci, AR (+4)

4. Gräff Kapital (+6)
Markus Gräff, CH (0)
Reto Hausammann / David Kalberer CH/CH (0/0)
Alejo Badano, AR (+3)
Thommy Gräff, CH (+3)

5. Polo Club Zug (+6)
Aline Haerry, CH (-1)
Andrew Drummond, CH (+1)
Chris Kiesel, DE (+2)
Facundo Guevara, AR (+4)

6. Kusnacht Practice (+6)
Andrew Guthrie, GB (0)
Eduardo Greghi, CH/BR (0)
Jacinto Peralta Ramos, AR (+2)
Carlos Solari, AR (+4)

Best playing pony: Arisquisabia – owned by Sébastien Le Page – played by Martin Podesta.

 

 

PROGRAM / Results

Friday, June 10th
15.00 h: Game 1 Kusnacht Practice 4 – Equilibrium 6
16.15 h: Game 2 Polo Park Zürich 5 – Polo Club Zug 4
17.30 h: Game 3 Gräff Capital 6 – Los Lobos 7

Saturday, June 11th
15.00 h: Game 4 Polo Club Zug 4 – Gräff Capital 6
16.15 h: Game 5 Kusnacht Practice (Lucky Loser) 6 – Polo Park Zürich 7
17.30 h: Game 6 Equilibrium 5 – Los Lobos 6 (Seb replaced by Patricio Gaynor JR).

Sunday, June 12th
10.30 h: 5th & 6th place Polo Club Zug 4 – Kusnacht Practice 2
11.45 h: 3rd & 4th place Equilibrium 6 – Gräff Capital 5

Final Swiss Medium Goal Polo Championship
13.00 h: Polo Park Zürich 3 – Los Lobos 8 

Referees: Cesar Ruiz Guiñazú & Nicolas Scorticcini

 

Photos: © Tim Hughes
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The new POLO+10 WORLD is published
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In the past polo season, some dreams of passionate players came true – among others in Zurich, Berlin, Cortina or Aspen, while others were shattered.

During the final editorial touches for the current issue of POLO+10, which you are holding in your hands right now, one quote in particular stuck in my mind. It’s from the Italian ex-banker, artist and visionary Gian Franco Brignone, who died in January and whose work we commemorate from page 78 onwards: “I have given my life for my dreams and my dreams have given me life.”

Isn‘t it a wonderful thing to have dreams in life? To hold on to previously unfulfilled dreams and goals even as we grow older – and to try to make them come true with passion and dedication? And even if we still don‘t succeed: At the end of life, we regret above all what we have NOT done; what we have NOT tried …

In this context, I find the tips from mental coach trainer Kristin Grube very inspiring: She advises us from page 44 onwards, for example, that we should internalise our goals and write them down in a kind of diary. Claire Tomlinson has definitely fulfilled many of her big dreams and goals: from page 70 we remember the icon of international polo and the first woman in the world to achieve a handicap of +5. 

I hope you enjoy looking back at wonderful highlights of the past season – such as the Patrons Cup 2021 from Polo Park Zurich or the Italia Polo Challenge in Cortina – and I wish you with all my heart that you will succeed in making one of your still unfulfilled dreams come true in the coming season.

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Tournaments and people, polo science and lifestyle – the new issue of POLO+10 WORLD brings you stories from the whole polo universe.

+++ Polo Park & Country Club Zürich: Polo Park & Country Club Zürich is the perfect place to make a halt for a couple of weeks and play some tournaments before continuing your journey towards the South or North of Europe. Two full-size playing fields and one smaller training field are used for polo every year from May until the end of September. With a wide range of tournaments and polo games played almost daily during the season, PPZ offers you many possibilities to improve your polo in a friendly and familial atmosphere. Don’t get fooled by the coziness of the clubhouse, competition is roaring on the polo fields. +++Polo Park & Country Club Zürich Cup 2021: With three tournaments scheduled in July 2021, the Polopark Zürich was highly frequented. They closed the Ladies Cup with a welcomed summer storm and got ready for the two eight goals tournaments. +++Polo Park Zürich: Patrons Cup 2021: The time had finally come to let the Patrons only take over the polo fields! The last tournament of the season, a cherished moment to share and celebrate with all the players and partners. +++ IceGuerilla Polo Challenge Berlin 2022: The premiere of the beach polo event at Berlin’s Grünau lido was a complete success in every respect. +++ Interview: Wendy Falourd: “Photography has always been one of the most powerful means of expression and transmission, and I feel proud to be able to use it in my own way to tell my life experiences.” +++ Kristin Grube: Mental Coaching: Kristin Grube accompanies athletes in the field of mental coaching. She is an enthusiastic polo player and can always be found in Argentina during the winter months. +++ Italia Polo Challenge Cortina 2022: U.S. POLO ASSN. wins “Italia Polo Challenge Cortina 2022”. The U.S. Polo Assn. Team dominated the final of the “Italia Polo Challenge Cortina 2022”, played on Saturday, January 8th, against the Goldspan Polo Team (14-11.5) in a floodlit arena with footing unanimously judged as perfect. +++ Cortina History: “Polo on snow” made its debut in Cortina d‘Ampezzo in 1989, following the example set by a similar event organised in St. Moritz in 1985. +++ St. Regis World Snow Polo Championship: Richard Mille made history at the St. Regis World Snow Polo Championship Sunday at Rio Grande Park. +++ In memory: Claire Tomlinson: She was the first woman in the world to achieve a handicap of +5 and has helped to establish one of the most important polo locations in the world: the Beaufort Polo Club. In an interview with POLO+10, Claire Tomlinson explained why she spent a lot of her time training young horses and why she felt that umpiring could be improved in many respects. +++ Santorini: Admittedly, Santorini is one of those travel destinations that is the opposite of an insider tip. +++ 150 years of Villa d’Este: Bravo bellezza! The legend at Lake Como celebrates its birthday. Glamorous personalities, influential politicians and illustrious people – the guest list of Villa d’Este is long and 2022 will be a birthday season full of surprises. +++ In memoriam of Gian Franco Brignone: It is with profound sadness that the Brignone family announces the passing of Gian Franco Brignone, founder of Careyes, at the age of 95 years surrounded by his loving family. +++ Polo Rules: The number one rule in polo is the “Line of the Ball” – the right of way. +++

 
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Polo Park Zürich Season 2022
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Polo Park Zürich Season 2022:

 

MAY
Opening Weekend
Sunday 1st May

PPZ Circle Evening
Tuesday, 10th May

1st Discovery Day
Saturday, 14th May

Zürich Low Goal PPZ (-2/+2)
Saturday, 21th May
Sunday, 22th May

 

JUNE

Zürich Medium Goal PPZ (+3/+6)
Saturday, 4th June
Sunday, 5th June
Monday, 6th June

Swiss Medium Goal PPZ (+4/+6)
Thursday, 9th June 
Friday, 10th June 
Saturday, 11th June
Sunday, 12th June 

2nd Discovery Day
Saturday, 18th June

PPZ Circle Evening
Tuesday, 21th June

 

JULY

Zürich International Ladies Polo Cup
Saturday, 2nd July
Sunday, 3rd July

Polo Park & Country Club Zürich Cup (+6/+8) 
Friday, 15th July 
Saturday, 16th July 
Sunday, 17th July

Gold Cup (+6/+8)
Friday, 22th July 
Saturday, 23th July 
Sunday, 24th July

PPZ Circle Evening
Tuesday, 26th July

 

AUGUST

3rd Discovery Day
Saturday, 13th August

PPZ Circle Evening
Tuesday, 16th August

San Francisco De Asis Polo Cup (-2 /+2 & +4/+6)
Saturday, 27th August
Sunday, 28th August 

 

SEPTEMBER

Vecinos Cup (-2/+2 & +6/+8)
Saturday, 3rd September
Sunday, 4th September

PPZ Circle Evening
Tuesday, 13th September

Patron’s Cup (-2/+2) (amateurs only)
Saturday, 24th September 
Sunday, 25th September

Last Day Polo Season 2022
Friday, 30th September

 

Club Chukker:
Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 19.00
Saturday 16.00 • Sunday 11.00
Kids Polo: Wednesday & Saturday 15.00

The schedule may vary depending on the season and the weather – info@polopark.ch
www.polopark.ch
Office +41 52 335 0200

Polo Park Zürich Season 2022:   MAY Opening Weekend Sunday 1st May PPZ Circle Evening Tuesday, 10th May 1st Discovery Day Saturday, 14th May Zürich Low Goal PPZ (-2/+2) Saturday,…
Defending Champion POLO PARK ZURICH at the POLO RIDER CUP
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The defending Champion, Polo Park Zurich, will join Las Brisas Polo Club of Chicago (USA), Hamburger Polo Club (GER), Evviva Polo St. Moritz (SUI), Deauville International Polo Club (FRA) and Polo Club of Chantilly in the field of the 2022 POLO RIDER CUP, which will be held from 8 to 18 June 2022 at the Polo Club of Chantilly, north of Paris (France).  

The Polo Park Zurich team will comprise the following players:

1. Richard Harris (0), USA

2. Elena Venot (+1), FRA

3. Miguel Amieva (+4), ARG

4. Min Podesta (+7), ARG

 

Richard Harris, Captain of Polo Park Zurich, comments: “It is a great honor to defend our Polo Rider Cup title this coming year!  This is quickly becoming one of the top polo tournaments in the world and we are impressed with the organization and thoughtful attention to detail that Benoît Perrier and Olivier Godallier of GAME POLO have put into the tournament.  Our team is prepared, ready to play, and most importantly to have fun.  We look forward to seeing everyone again in June.”

Sébastien Le Page, President of Polo Park Zurich, comments: “It is with mixed feelings of pleasure, pride and anxiety that Polo Park Zürich comes to defend its title at the POLO RIDER CUP 2022. Having won the first installment means that all the other teams will be gunning for us this year! But the strong foundation of Min Podesta, who just qualified PPZ for the Triple Crown in Argentina, Elena Venot, who won for PPZ, amongst others, the Women Open de France in Chantilly, and Richard Harris, who captained PPZ brilliantly last year in the POLO RIDER CUP, gives the team a chance to perform well. They are joined by Miguel Amieva, who is building a very strong relationship with PPZ as we work on a reciprocal deal between his club in Mallorca and PPZ. Unfortunately, the questionable increase in handicap of Tachu Solari in France means that he cannot defend his title. However, we are confident that PPZ will be well represented on and off-the field by these extremely talented individuals. Hopp PPZ!”

Benoît Perrier, CEO & Co-Founder of GAME POLO, comments: “Polo Park Zurich are back in 2022 to defend their title. The team will have three players of the 2021 edition with their Captain, Richard Harris, Min Podesta, one of the best players in the competition, who won La Camara de Diputados in Argentina, and Elena Venot, the best female French player. The last player is the strong back Miguel Amieva, a very experienced and well mounted player. Horsepower is one of their strong points, with ponies from the Zurich organization. We thank Richard Harris and the president Sébastien Lepage for this new participation in 2022. Polo Park Zurich is a very active and international club in Europe with a strong organization and facilities, a long polo history and an excellent social and club life. Zurich is one of the best towns for its quality of life in Europe.”

For more information, please contact GAME POLO at: neus@game-polo.com 
The defending Champion, Polo Park Zurich, will join Las Brisas Polo Club of Chicago (USA), Hamburger Polo Club (GER), Evviva Polo St. Moritz (SUI), Deauville International Polo Club (FRA) and…
The new POLO+10 WORLD is published
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The past months offered various highlights – among others in Zurich, Berlin or China – and even more unforgettable moments of happiness.

It‘s a philosophy of life that has inspired me a lot. Asked in an interview with POLO+10 about his view of things in life, Sébastien Le Page, President of Polo Park Zurich, quotes from a book by Nietzsche: „Master, what shall I do to be happy? The master answers: just be happy!“ In the hustle and bustle of everyday life, we unfortunately too often forget to recognize happiness in the moment and to consciously enjoy it. That‘s why I plan to do just that much more in the future!

The past few months have offered various moments of happiness for polo fans and players: Special highlights included the Elasten Ladies Cup at PoloPark Berlin and the 22nd Zurich International Ladies Cup, where the women once again put on spectacular competitions. Polo is also finally making a comeback in China after the enforced break – and if the plans of hotel CEO Sanjiv Ramdanee are anything to go by, guests on the dream island of Mauritius will be able to watch polo show matches in the future.

So let‘s all look forward to the coming season in 2022, which will unfortunately have a few planning uncertainties due to the pandemic, but will nevertheless hold various new moments of happiness in store for all of us.

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Tournaments and people, polo science and lifestyle – the new issue of POLO+10 WORLD brings you stories from the whole polo universe.

+++ Polo Park Zürich 22nd Zürich International Ladies Polo Cup: “Bringing in international players to mentor our youngest club members, gathering our local- and guest players to grow our polo family and celebrate our love of polo together; this defines the spirit of the Ladies Cup.” +++ Interview with Sébastien Le Page: He is the president of Polo Park Zurich and one of the most colorful minds on the scene. At the end of the 2021 season, POLO+10 met Sébastien Le Page and talked to him about his very personal season review, plans for 2022, highlights, low points and his philosophy of life. +++ ELASTEN Ladies Cup PoloPark Berlin: Team Ingo Pyko Immobilien wins ELASTEN Ladies Cup 2021. Six ladies polo teams with over 100 polo horses took part in the ELASTEN Ladies Cup at PoloPark Berlin. +++ Open de France: La Magdeleine and Polo Park Zürich reach their dream! +++ San Francisco de Asis Polo Cup: The classical San Francisco de Asis tournament is always played after the August break. +++ Polo in China: Polo in China is getting back: Tang Polo Club China hosted the JJ International Launch Tournament in Anping. +++ Sandpolo: Sandpolo returned to Sandbanks for a September weekend of beach arena polo and after parties. The British Beach Polo Championships 2021 (Sandpolo) adjusted magnificently to the later September date hosting their 14th year event over the weekend (Sept 17-18). +++ SENTEBALE ISPS HANDA Polo Cup: SENTEBALE ISPS HANDA Polo Cup 2021 raises nearly $3.5 million in critical funds for vulnerable children in southern africa. +++ 100th Anniversary Oak Brook Polo Cup: The year 2022 marks the 100th Anniversary since the Oak Brook Polo Club was founded in 1922 by businessman and outdoor enthusiast, Paul Butler. +++ Argentina`s Polo Dynasties: The best polo players in the world come from Argentina. POLO+10 takes a look into the history books and presents famous Argentine polo dynasties +++ Polo in Numbers: Argentina, USA and Europe are the big polo nations. More than half of all clubs and players can be found here. But what about the other countries? And how many clubs and players can be found worldwide? POLO+10 did some research and presents the polo universe in terms of numbers. Many thanks to everyone for the great support! +++ The Big Polo History: Playing technique, speed and team spirit – the fascinating sport of polo is attracting more and more people all over the world. An insight into the world of polo. +++ Polo Rules: As in other ball games there are a variety of penalties for fouls in polo. It is important to understand these so as to better follow a game. POLO+10 explain the different foul-situations according to the official rules of the German Polo Association. +++ Windsor Polo Club: Windsor Polo Club had a successful 2020 Spring Season after recovering from bushfires and COVID, and with events slowly returning to “normal”, everyone thought that brighter days were ahead in 2021. Boy, how we were so wrong. +++ Animal physiotherapist and -osteopath Julia Greb: 6 tips how to improve your horse’s health in everyday life! +++ Mauritius: Timeless luxury on the Indian Ocean: The „Maradiva Villa Resort & Spa“ on Mauritius stands up to even the highest demands. A conversation with „Maradiva“ CEO Sanjiv Ramdanee about hotel highlights, breakfast in the afternoon, polo plans and new markets. +++ Long Island: Long Island allows you to travel back to the golden 20s. +++ Six Senses: Six Senses Belize to Open with Secret Beach and Private Island. +++

 
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Patrons Cup 2021, 25 & 26 September
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Finally, the time has come again, this weekend, 25 & 26 September 2021, the “Patrons Cup” tournament will take place.
 
The Patrons Cup is our traditional end of season tournament, no more professionals, just our amateurs players united one last time before the horses leaves for their winter retreat. For all it is a great occasion to meet and greet each other for the past successes. Some of our players will play for the first time a tournament while others have played in the club, in the country and even internationally. PPZ season is closing with two international achievements : swimming the Rider Cup and Women French Open but also winning national both low and medium goal Swiss championships. 
 
A unique season for the club and more to come. Stay tuned on our social medias for some surprising news this winter ! 

 

PROGRAM

Saturday 25.09
13.00   LOS LOBOS vs. POLOSSI TEAM
14.00   HAUSAMMANN vs. NAOO
15.00   BIO-R vs. NANA PRINCESS HOTEL

Sunday 26.09
12.00   Round Robin, Subsidiary Cup (Losers from Saturday games)
13.15   Round Robin, Patrons Cup (Winners from Saturday games)
14.30   Prize Ceremony
15.00   Farewell Party (under registration only) 

Umpire
Francisco Podesta

 

TEAMS

HAUSAMMANN
Laure Morel (F)
Sammy Joe Strub (CH)
Belen Podesta / Sibylle Grass (AR/CH)
Reto Hausammann (CH)

BIO-R
Gunilla Mannsdorff (SE)
Eduardo Greghi (CH)
Morgan Van Overbroek (BE)
Vinicio Marciaj / Adrian Galy (CH/F)

LOS LOBOS
Gabriel Hatzung (CH)
Sacha Djafarian (CH)
Sebastien Le Page (F)
J. Spillmann / A. Fetscherin (CH)

POLOSSI TEAM
Ossi Köchli / C. Schellenberg (CH)
Stefan Roth (CH)
Sue Ann Strub (CH)
K. Risveden / U. Brunschweiler (SE/CH)

NANA PRINCESS HOTEL
Alex Roudneva (CA)
Beata Dudler (CH)
Remi Dudler (CH)
U. Erculiani / K. Nikiteas (CH)

NAOO TEAM
Christoph Adelmann (CH)
Shiva Strub (CH)
Thomas Wolfensberger (CH)
N. Wolfensberger / Claudia Ide (CH)

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OPEN DE FRANCE: La Magdeleine and Polo Park Zürich reach their dream!
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Open de France Engel & Völkers

A day of finals at the Polo Club du Domaine de Chantilly is a day of celebration with a touch of nostalgia: once the winners are known, three weeks of beautiful polo, conviviality and interactions come to an end. The Argentinean professionals will take the plane back home to prepare and start the „alta temporada“, the great season, the 700 horses will gradually leave the club, the lights will go out… If, in the women‘s category, Polo Park Zürich was an expected winner, in the Open de France Engel & Völkers, the result was a little more surprising.

It was not so much the name of the winner, La Magdeleine, that was a surprise, but the way in which this beautiful team, led by a luminous Facundo Llorente, logically nominated most valuable player of the game, dominated this final from start to finish. On paper, the two teams started as equals: Kazak had won all their games and La Magdeleine had only lost one… to Kazak. But today, things went very fast: 4 – 1 in the first chukker, 11-3 in the fourth before La Magdeleine lifted their foot off the gas (12 – 5 at the final bell).

The key to this domination was clearly the horses ridden by Facundo Llorente, a loan from one of the world’s best players, Pablo Mc Donough (h10). The spectacular accelerations of these Formula 1 ponies for sure made the difference today. It was one of these mares, La Irenita Loli, who was crowned best playing pony of the tournament and of the final. After their first and only defeat in the qualifying phase of the tournament, La Magdeleine put things right: „It‘s true that we were a bit worried because we had lost that first game against today’s opponents,“ confirms Facundo Llorente. „Their team plays hard. But today I brought out my best mares and we clearly played our best game of the season, we quickly understood that this was our day.” This is the fourth time in his career that Facundo Llorente has lifted the Open de France Engel & Völkers Cup but he will hardly have time to celebrate this triumph as he is leaving for Buenos Aires: „Now we have to get ready and try to qualify for the Argentine Open with La Irenita.” It is the stud of La Irinita that entrusted him with these wonderful horses that delighted the dense audience that came to enjoy this sporting show under a beautiful blue sky.


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French Women‘s Open: Polo Park Zürich, as expected

There was no chance of a surprise in the Women‘s Open, as Polo Park Zurich dominated the tournament from start to finish, and it was with a high score (11-3) that the French Venot sisters lifted the trophy for the second year running: „We were under a bit of pressure, but we had already played them in the qualifying round. At the beginning of the tournament, we had a bit of trouble because we hadn‘t played together for a long time, but we soon found each other again,“ says Elena, the eldest. Because the „secret weapon“ of the Venot sisters… is being sisters! “We know each other by heart and we know before anyone else what the other will do… or not do.” Elena Venot, who is France’s best female player, also has plans for Argentina as she has been invited to take part in the Abierto Feminino, the most competitive competition in the world: „It was Luisa Del Carril who asked me to join her in a new team, La Ensenada. It‘s an incredible opportunity. I‘m going to leave at the beginning of November to organize my horses and prepare myself to put all the chances on our side“. But the dream of the Frenchwoman, who is expected to move up to handicap 7 next season, goes even further: „The idea is that we can participate together with my sisters in this Argentine Open. I don‘t know if it will happen, but it is a goal we are working on.”

Polo is a story of dreams. That of two captains, Morgan Van Overbroek and Alexandre Garese, who saw their efforts rewarded today with this first title in the Open de France Engel & Völkers; that of the Venot sisters who are dreaming of Palermo; that of the defeated teams who are already thinking about the organization that needs to be put in place to win this beautiful trophy in 2022; and that of the great players and speedy horses who have offered the world of polo and the public pure magic during these three weeks. Now it‘s time for the French Championships, which will start next week on these same grounds of the Polo Club de Chantilly, which is also the federal polo center. A great way to enjoy the thrilling French polo season just a little longer.


© Justine Jacquemot

 

Teams and progressions

OPEN ENGELS & VÖLKERS :

LA MAGDELEINE 16
Alexandre GARESE 0
Lucas NOTTIN 2
Facundo F.LLORENTE 7 (6 goals)
Tito RUIZ GUIÑAZU 7  (6 goals)

KAZAK 16
Sébastien AGUETTANT CAP 0
Patrick PAILLOL 5
Jero DEL CARRIL 7 (4 goals)
Santiago IRASTORZA 4 (1 goal)

Progression La Magdeleine:  4-1 / 6-1 / 7-2/ 11-3 et 12-5

 

WOMAN‘S OPEN :

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

DS AUTOMOBILE – DS STORE SAINT MAXIMIN 13
Romane JAMET 3
Ambre PLOIX 3
Sandrine DUBOIS 3
Anna- Maria CZEKAV 4

Progression Polo Park Zürich : 3-0 / 6-0 / 9-1/ 11-3

 

Best of OPEN ENGELS & VÖLKERS & WOMAN‘S OPEN

 

Open de France Engel & Völkers A day of finals at the Polo Club du Domaine de Chantilly is a day of celebration with a touch of nostalgia: once the…
The Vecinos Cup was played on September 3, 4 and 5 at Polo Park & Country Club Zürich. 
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On Friday evening, Kensington Art hosted a vernissage of their collection, giving the opportunity for players and guests to admire many different pieces. Visitors and habitué enjoyed the evening until the last rays of sun set, sipping Perrier-Jouët and snacking on finger food.

As the last medium goal tournament of the season, this was also the last occasion for the professionals to enjoy polo in the club before flying back to sunnier destinations.  Polo Park Zürich was happy to have 7 teams playing the two different levels. As from the medium goal, games already started on Friday, each team playing against each other. With Altaris winning over Equilibrium on the first day and Equilibrium defeating Los Lobos on Saturday, the Sunday game between Altaris and Los Lobos could go either way. Starting strong, Altaris took the lead with a strict 3-0 in the first half of the game before step by step Los Lobos nibbled their way back. Los Lobos won the game 4 to 3, butAltaris was sacred winner by goal difference, since each team won a game. Miguel Amieva was awarded most valuable player of the final.

In the low goal, the four teams, made up entirely of club members, competed over the two weekend days. From the first day of competition, two clear winners emerged: PPZ and Bio-R. On Sunday, in front of the cheering crew of Kensington Finest Properties and their guests, G-Squared imposed their game in a thrilling game against Benci Brothers. Katja Grauwiler was awarded MVP and received a beautiful bunch of roses from Sebastiano Cassia representing the Piaget Boutique in Zürich. In the final, the team BIO-R had a winning combination with the Strub sisters Sammy-Joe and Sue Ann helped by the talent of Anja Gutbrod and powered up by the long shots and tactics of Eduardo Greghi and Armand Le Page. Bio-R clearly imposed their pace and style to the game and won against a PPZ team overtaken by so much skills reunited in one team.

The tournament ended with the happy birthday singing to Ossi Robertson and sharing a tasty paella in the shade; while some of our guests were savoring Royal Salute cocktails and Perrier-Jouët champagne. The last guests left the club while the fire of the evening started to crackle and the grooms and players enjoyed the asado.

 

Ranking:

MEDIUM GOAL

1. ALTARIS
Jamal Nusseibeh GB (0)
Gonzalo Ambroselli IT (+1)
Miguel Amieva AR (+4)
Facundo Kelly AR (+3)
Total (+8)

2. KENSINGTON
Sébastien Le Page F (0)
Morgan Van Overbroek B (0)
Martin Podesta AR (+4)
Carlos Solari AR (+4)
Total (+8)

3. EQUILIBRIUM
Daniel S. Aegerter CH (0)
Thomas Aegerter CH (0)
Milos Ruszkowski AR (+3)
Francisco Fucci AR (+5)
Total (+8)

LOW GOAL

1. BIO-R
Eduardo Greghi CH
Armand Le Page FR
Sammy Joe Strub CH
A. Gutbrod CH / Sue Ann Strub CH

2. PPZ BLUE
Andrew Guthrie UK
Peter Mészàros AUS
G. Mannsdorff GER / Max Gnessi IT
Shiva Strub CH

3. G-SQUARED
Richard Harris USA
Katja Grauwiler CH
Gabriel Hatzung CH
A. Fetscherin CH / Janique Spillmann CH

4. BENCI BROTHERS
Stefan Roth CH
Konstantin Nikiteas CH
Claudia Ide CH / Alex Roudneva CAN
Ossi Köchli CH

 

MVP Medium Goal: Miguel Amieva
MVP Low Goal: Katja Grauwiler

Images: ©Tim Hughes 2021

 

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San Francisco de Asis Polo Cup 2021
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Polo Park Zürich: Last weekend, the traditional polo tournament “San Francisco de Asis Polo Cup”, sponsored since his first edition by Clara and Francisco Podesta, has taken place with 2 leagues and 8 teams. 

One of the winners was G-Squared, the team of Richard Harris. For the passionate player 2021 will definitely be a particularly successful one: He previously won the Rider Cup in France and the two 8 goal tournaments at Polo Park Zürich in July. The mood was exceptionally good: „It was very nice for us to see that after a very challenging year things have returned to normal a little bit. The players and guests could enjoy the tournament in a more relaxed manner“, says Clara Podesta from Polo Park Zürich.

Even it the weather was not super nice the Family Style Lunch on Sunday with all players and their families turned out to be a very special highlight again. The atmosphere was so good that most of the guests stayed until the late afternoon – and enjoyed the time together with lively chats.

 

RESULTS:

Saturday, 28.08.2021

Low Goal results:

1st game Benci Brothers vs. Polossi  1 : 6
2nd game    PPZ Red vs. San Francisco de Asis 2 : 5

Medium Goal results:
1st game G-Squared vs. Hausammann 8 : 3
2nd game Altaris vs. Champagne de Venoge 5 ½ : 3

FINAL: Sunday, 29.08.2021

Low Goal:
3rd & 4th place Benci Brothers vs. PPZ Red 6 : 6

Final Low Goal Polossi vs. San Francisco de Asis 3 : 3

Medium Goal

3rd & 4th place Champagne de Venoge vs. Hausammann 5 : 4

Final Medium Goal    G-Squared vs. Altaris 5 : 3 ½ 

 

Ranking Medium Goal:

1. G-SQUARED (+6)
Vinicio Marciaj CH (-1)
Walter Cortez ARG (+3)
Carlos Solari ARG (+4)
Richard Harris USA (0)

2. ALTARIS (+5)
Jamal Nusseibeh GB (0)
Gonzalo Ambroselli IT (+1)
Miguel Amieva ARG (+4)
Stefan Roth CH (0)

3. CHAMPAGNE DE VENOGE (+6)
Sébastien Le Page FR (0)
Facundo Kelly ARG (+3)
Thommy Gräff CH(+3)
Markus Gräff CH (0)

4. HAUSAMMANN (+6)
Katja Grauwiler CH (-1)
Reto Hausammann CH (0)
Janik Oertli CH (+2)
Francisco Fucci ARG (+5)

 

Ranking Low Goal:

1. SAN FRANCISCO DE ASIS
Sue Ann Strub CH
Annette Fetscherin CH
Gabriel Hatzung CH
Reto Gaudenzi CH / Michael Bagattini CH

1. POLOSSI TEAM
G. Martinez CH / Claudia Ide CH
Shiva Strub CH
Andrew Guthrie GR
Ossi Köchli CH / C. Schellenberg CH

3. BENCI BROTHERS
A. Gutbrod CH / J. Spillmann CH
Sammy Joe Strub CH
Beata Dudler CH
Konstantin Nikiteas CH

3. POLO PARK ZURICH RED
Elisabeth Schoch CH
Laure Morel FR
Ch. Adelmann CH / A. Roudneva CAN
Remi Dudler CH

Umpires:
Alejandro Roldan
Francisco Podesta

Photos: ©Kathrin Gralla

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