The draw for the upcoming British Open Gold Cup took place on Monday, June 21, at Cowdray Park Polo Club. The tournament kicks off on Tuesday, June 29. The final is set for Sunday, July 25.

The tournament, which sees thirteen teams, up to 22 goals, compete, was founded by John Weetman Pearson, Second Viscount Cowdray, in 1956. The first team to win the coveted trophy was Argentine team Los Indios.

Pearson, ever the enthusiast, was the driving force behind the revival of competitive polo in England after the Second World War.

The British Open Gold Cup is one of the three Grand Slams of polo, alongside the Argentine Open and the US Open.

BRITISH OPEN GOLD CUP – DRAW:

LEAGUE 1:

UAE: HH Sheikha Maitha 0, Tomás Panelo 6, Polito Pieres 9, Tommy Beresford 7.

MONTEROSSO: Alessandro Bazzoni 1, Mackenzie Weisz 4, David Stirling 9, Cubi Toccalino 8.

GREAT OAKS LL: Dillon Bacon 2, Cruz Heguy 4, Barto Castagnola 9, Guillermo Terrera 7.

TALANDRACAS: Camilo Castagnola 8, Edouard Carmignac 0, Felipe Dabas 6, Diego Cavanagh 8.

BP POLO: James Beh 1, Joevy Beh 3, Juan Martin Nero 10, Alejandro Muzzio 8.

LEAGUE 2:

UAE POLO POD: Sam Browne 1, Lukin Monteverde 5, Alfredo Cappella 8, Jack Richardson 7.

PARK PLACE: Andrey Borodin 0, Will Harper 4, Juan Britos 8, Facundo Pieres 10.

THAI POLO NP: Louis Hine 2, Ned Hine 4, Nicolás Pieres 9, James Harper 7.

VIKINGS: TBC, Sebastian Merlos 8, Juan Martín Zubía 8, Chris Mackenzie 6.

LEAGUE 3:

SCONE: David Paradice 0, Poroto Cambiaso 6, Isidro Strada 6, Adolfo Cambiaso 10.

KING POWER: Top Srivaddhanaprabha 1, Hugo Lewis 3, Francisco Elizalde 8, Hilario Ulloa 10.

MURUS SANCTUS:  Corinne Ricard 0, Facundo Sola 8, Sapo Caset 9, Matt Perry 5.

EMLOR: Spencer McCarthy 1, Agustín Merlos 7, Alfredo Bigatti 8, Max Charlton 6.