The British Open Gold Cup resumed on Saturday with the quarterfinals at Cowdray Park Polo Club, in West Sussex. Les Lions/Great Oaks became the first winners of the day after defeating Thai Polo NW 11-10 in OT.
Next Generation then showed their skill against Scone, claiming a 13-10 win to qualify for the tournament semifinals.
LES LIONS/GREAT OAKS 11-10 THAI POLO NW (OT)
LES LIONS/GREAT OAKS: Dillon Bacon 2, Camilo Castagnola 7, Bartolito Castagnola 7, Santiago Laborde 6. Total: 22.
THAI POLO NW: Isidro Strada 6, Ned Hine 3, Rodrigo Rueda 6, Juan Martín Zubía 7. Total: 22.
Score Les Lions/Great Oaks: 1-2, 2-4, 4-5, 5-7, 8-9, 10-10, 11-10.
NEXT GENERATION 13-10 SCONE
NEXT GENERATION: Jean-François Decaux 0, Poroto Cambiaso 4, David Stirling 9, Adolfo Cambiaso 10. Total: 23.
SCONE: Holly Butler 0, Nicolas Pieres 9, Ollie Cudmore 6, James Harper 7. Total: 22.
Score Next Generation: (0-1) 2-2, 4-2, 8-3, 8-6, 10-9, 13-10.
The British Open Gold Cup semifinals are set for Wednesday:
12pm: Next Generation vs Park Place Vaara
4pm: Les Lions/Great Oaks vs Park Place
BRITISH OPEN GOLD CUP: Fixture & Teams
PHOTO CREDIT: HELEN CRUDEN.