The draw for the upcoming Argentine Triple Crown (Tortugas Open, Hurlingham Open and Argentine Open) was revealed in an event hosted by the Argentine Association of Polo on Wednesday, September 29.
This season will be particular because there won’t be a final between La Dolfina and Ellerstina at Palermo. Ellerstina, now the top seeded team alongside RS Murus Sanctus (both 39 goals), will share League A with La Dolfina.
The Argentine Triple Crown is set to start on Tuesday, October 5, with the first matches of the Tortugas Open, and will come to an end with the much anticipated final of the Argentine Open at Palermo.
LEAGUES:
TORTUGAS OPEN:
League A: Ellerstina, Alegria, La Natividad, La Ensenada.
League B: RS Murus Sanctus, La Irenita, La Dolfina, La Dolfina Brava.
HURLINGHAM OPEN:
Zona A: Winner Tortugas, Loser Semifinal B Tortugas, Runner up B Sarmiento Cup, Loser Semifinal A Sarmiento Cup.
Zona B: Runner up Tortugas, Loser Semifinal A Tortugas, Winner Sarmiento Cup, Loser Semifinal A Sarmiento Cup.
ARGENTINE OPEN:
League A: Ellerstina, La Dolfina, La Ensenada, La Irenita, Qualifier B.
League B: RS Murus Sanctus, La Natividad, La Dolfina Brava, Alegría, Qualifier A.
Meanwhile, the Tortugas Open will be played on single elimination and will run from October 5-16, as follows:
Quarter finals:
Ellerstina vs. Alegria
La Natividad vs. La Ensenada
RS Murus Sanctus vs. La Irenita
La Dolfina vs. La Dolfina Brava
The winners of each quarter final will qualify for the semifinals, and those winners will then go head to hea din the final.
2021 TRIPLE CROWN – TEAMS
Ellerstina: Facundo Pieres 10, Hilario Ulloa 10, Gonzalo Pieres 9, Nicolás Pieres 10. Total: 39.
RS Murus Sanctus: Facundo Sola 9, Guillermo Caset 10, Pablo Mac Donough 10, Juan Martín Nero 10. Total: 39.
La Dolfina: Adolfo Cambiaso 10, David Stirling 10, Francisco Elizalde 9, Diego Cavanagh 9. Total: 38.
La Natividad Las Monjitas: Camilo Castagnola 9, Pablo Pieres 9, Barto Castagnola 9, Ignatius du Plessis 9. Total: 36.
La Ensenada: Juan Britos 9, Alfredo Bigatti 8, Juan Martín. Zubía 8, Jerónimo del Carril 8. Total: 33.
La Dolfina Brava: Poroto Cambiaso 8, Guillermo Terrera 9, Rodrigo Ribeiro de Andrade 8, Alejo Taranco 8. Total: 33.
La Irenita: Santiago Loza 8, Segundo Bocchino 7, Ignacio Toccalino 8, Isidro Strada 8. Total: 31.
Alegría: Agustín Merlos 7, Pedro Zacharías 7, Tomás García del Río 7, Fred Mannix 7. Total: 28.
2021 QUALIFICATION
Alegría Fish Creek: Tito Ruiz Guiñazú 8, Clemente Zavaleta 7, Joaquín Pittaluga 7, Bautista Bayugar 8. Total: 30.
La Esquina: Pascual Sáinz de Vicuña 6, Cristian Laprida 8, Lucas James 7, Ignacio Laprida 8. Total: 29.
Chapaleufú: Rufino Bensadón 7, Juan Gris Zavaleta 8, Julián de Lusarreta 7, Felipe Dabas 7. Total: 29.
La Aguada: Peke González 7, Manuel Elizalde 7, Miguel Novillo Astrada 8, Tomás Beresford 7. Total: 29.
La Fija: Raúl Colombres 7, Ezequiel Martínez Ferrario 7, Ignacio Negri 7, Felipe Vercellino 7. Total: 28.
La Irenita II: Martín Podestá 7, Juan Agustín García Grossi 7, Facundo Fernández Llorente 7, Tomás Fernández Llorente 7. Total: 28.
Los Machitos: Victorino Ruiz Jorba 7, Lucas Díaz Alberdi 7, Mariano Aguerre 7, Martín Aguerre 7. Total: 28.