Almasanta claimed the Jerez de Polo Cup, the second leg of the Iberian Polo Tour, after a 10-7.5 victory over San Leonardo / Westcroft Polo Club, in the final that took place on Sunday April 17, at Los Pinos, in Sotogrande, Spain. Meanwhile, the Iberian Cup went to La Hechicera, who defeated Los Chinos in the final, by a 9.5-5 score.
The Jerez de Polo Cup saw eight teams up to 8 goals, in competition.
FINAL JEREZ DE POLO CUP: ALMASANTA 10-7.5 SAN LEONARDO / WESTCROFT POLO CLUB
ALMASANTA: Alicia Gariador 0, Manuel Lopez 2, Luis Domecq 3, Juan Clemente Marambio 3. Total: 8.
SAN LEONARDO / WESTCROFT POLO CLUB: Cristóbal Méndez de Vigo 0, Benjamín Araya (h) 5, Richard Blake Thomas 2, Archie Dunn 0. Total: 7.
Umpires: César Ruiz Guiñazú & Mariano Iturrioz.
MVP: Juan Clemente Marambio.
BPP: Tan Biónica. Jugador: Benjamín Araya (h).
Fair Play Award: Cristóbal Méndez de Vigo.
JEREZ DE POLO CUP – TEAMS:
ALMASANTA: Joaquín Castellví 0, Luis Domecq 3, Manuel Lopez 2, Juan Clemente Marambio 3. Total: 8.
COLIFLOW: Maria Curtichs -1, Estanislao Grahn 3, Pelayo Berazadi 5, Juan Carlos Gavira 1. Total: 8.
LA HECHICERA: Pablo Galante 0, Pascual Alvarez 1, Malcom Borwick 5, Alvaro Alvarez 1. Total: 7.
LOS CHINOS: Alison Clark -1, Tom Beim 3, Ernesto Fernández Llorente 4, Daniel Gariador 2. Total: 8.
MONO POLO: Hamish Maclennan 0, Rosendo Torreguitar 5, Derek Maclennan 0, Yago Espinosa 2. Total: 7.
PAMPA Y LA VÍA: Jaime Lleó -1, Mario Gomez 3, Roberto Iturrioz 2, Antonio Ayesa 3. Total: 7.
REAL CLUB PINEDA: Nico Álvarez 2, Gaetan Charloux 2, Diogo Gallego 2, JM Ponce de León 1. Total: 7.
SAN LEONARDO / WESTCROFT POLO CLUB: Cristóbal Méndez de Vigo 0, Benjamín Araya (h) 5, Richard Blake Thomas 2, Archie Dunn 0. Total: 7.
The Iberian Polo Tour will resume with the Campeonato de España and Copa Memorial Duque de Alba, set to kick off on Thursday April 21, and will see nine teams up to 8 goals, partake. The tournament will be played at Dos Lunas.
CAMPEONATO DE ESPAÑA – TEAMS:
ALMASANTA: Joaquín Castellví 0, Luis Domecq 3, Manuel Lopez 2, Juan Clemente Marambio 3. Total: 8.
DRAGONES DE LA CUERA: Pedro Beca 2, Alfonso Figar 1, Jaime Serra 2, Gonzalo Entrecanales 1. Total: 6.
ENGEL & VOLKERS: Xavi Cunill 0, Juan Torroba 2, Alejandro Espada 2, Nicolás Ruiz Guiñazú 4. Total: 8.
PAMPA Y LA VÍA: Jaime Lleó -1, Mario Gomez 3, Roberto Iturrioz 2, Antonio Ayesa 3. Total: 7.
COPA MEMORIAL DUQUE DE ALBA – TEAMS:
WEYBORNE: Nick Clarke 0, Sergio Perez 0, Maxi Fernandez 3, Pelayo Berazadi 5. Total: 8.
MONO POLO: Derek MacLennan 0, Estanislao Grahn 3, Rosendo Torreguitar 5, Kaveh Atrack 0. Total: 8.
LOS CHINOS: Alison Clark -1, Daniel Gariador 2, Tom Beim 4, Ernesto Fernández Llorente 3. Total: 8.
SEMPER ANTICUS: Clarinda Tjia-Dharmadi -1, Pascual Álvarez 1, Richard Blake Thomas 2, Malcolm Borwick 5. Total: 7.
DOS LUNAS: Simon Wolf / Lorraine Clewits -1, Tim Fane 2, Ignacio Domecq 1, Martin Iturraspe 5. Total: 7.
CAMPEONATO DE ESPAÑA – FIXTURE:
Thursday April 20:
Los Chinos 5-3.5 Dos Lunas
Friday April 21:
3pm: Weyborne vs Mono Polo
4:15pm: Engel & Völkers vs Dragones de la Cuera (Game 1)
5:30pm: Los Chinos vs Semper Anticus
6:45pm: Pampa y La Vía vs Almasanta (Game 2)
Saturday April 22:
11:00am: Winner Game 1 vs Loser Game 2
12:15pm: Winner Game 2 vs Loser Game 1
3:30pm: Dos Lunas vs Weyborne
5pm: Semper Anticus vs Mono Polo
Sunday April 23:
10:30am: Round Robin for the Third Place (Copa Memorial Duque de Alba)
11:00am: Loser Game 1 vs Loser 2
12:15pm: Winner Game 1 vs Winner Game 2
1:30pm: Copa Memorial Duque de Alba Final