The third and last leg of the Parisian Triple Crown, the 129th. Open de Paris, commenced through Saturday June 10 and Sunday June 11. The prestigious tournament will take place at the exquisite and sophisticated Polo de Paris, known also as Bagatelle, located only ten minutes from the City of Lights in the Bois de Boulogne, on the banks of River Seine. The competition sees five teams up to 12 goals, partake.
In the opening day, on Saturday June 10, Robert Strom produced seven goals to secure Sainte Mesme a 13-9 win over Red Falcon; up next, Los Dragones defeated Baron d’Avella 9-7.
On Sunday June 11, Los Dragones earned their second consecutive victory, following a 10-7 win over Red Falcon 10-7. Current reigning champions, Kazak, made a successful debut, after beating Baron d’Avella 9-8.
SUNDAY JUNE 10
MATCH#1: SAINTE MESME 13-9 RED FALCON (Bagatelle)
SAINTE MESME: Robert Ström 5 (7 goals), Clemente Zavaleta 5 (2), Elouan Badarello 0 (1), Sawai Padmanabh Singh (3). Total: 12.
RED FALCON: Tuki Ruiz Guiñazú 4 (1 gol), Guillermo Li 4 (7), Laurent Dassault 0 (1), Matthieu Delfosse 4. Total: 12.
Score Sainte Mesme: 3-0, 5-2, 7-6, 10-6, 13-9.
Umpires: Martín Aguerre & Matías Baibiene.
MATCH #2: LOS DRAGONES 9-7 BARON D’AVELLA (Bagatelle)
LOS DRAGONES: Edouard Pan 4 (1 goal), Jota Chavanne 5 (3), Sam Sztarkman 2 (5), Alexandre Sztarkman 1. Total: 12.
BARON D’AVELLA: Pierre-Henri N’Goumou 6 (6 goals), Edwin Robineau 2 (1), Louis Jarrige 4, Frédéric d’Avella 0. Total: 12.
Score Los Dragones: 1-1, 4-2, 6-3, 9-4, 9-7.
Umpires: Martín Aguerre & Matías Baibiene.
SUNDAY JUNE 11
KAZAK 9-8 BARON D’AVELLA (Bagatelle)
KAZAK: Sébastien Aguettant 0 (1 goal), Patrick Paillol 5 (2), Roberto Iturrioz 2, Santiago Irastorza 5*. Total: 12.
*Subbed in by Segundo Amadori (6 goals)
BARON D’AVELLA: Pierre-Henri N’Goumou 6 (1 goal), Edwin Robineau 2 (1), Louis Jarrige 4 (6), Frédéric d’Avella 0. Total: 12.
Score Kazak: 2-3, 2-3, 5-4, 8-6, 9-8.
Umpires: Martín Aguerre & Matías Baibiene.
LOS DRAGONES 10-7 RED FALCON (Bagatelle)
LOS DRAGONES: Edouard Pan 4 (5 goals), Jota Chavanne 5 (2), Sam Sztarkman 2 (2), Alexandre Sztarkman 1 (1). Total: 12.
RED FALCON: Tuki Ruiz Guiñazú 4, Guillermo Li 4 (7), Laurent Dassault 0 *, Matthieu Delfosse 4. Total: 12.
*Subbed in byAlexandre Paulin.
Score Los Dragones: 1-3, 3-3, 6-4, 7-6, 10-7.
Umpires: Martín Aguerre & Matías Baibiene.
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The 129th. Open de Paris will resume through Saturday June 17 and Sunday June 18.
The final del Open de Paris will be played on Sunday June 25.