The British Open Gold Cup, one of the most prestigious polo trophies in the world, resumed on Wednesday at Cowdray Park Polo Club with the last two matches of the qualification stage.
The tournament sees ten 22 goals in competition.
There was not too much to play for on Wednesday, since eight out of ten teams had already qualified for the quarters. However, action continued as Talandracas beat Scone, and Murus Sanctus defeated Emlor.
The Gold Cup quarterfinals will be played over the weekend. The matches will be played as follows:
Saturday:
12pm: Talandracas vs Scone
3pm: VS King Power vs Murus Sanctus
Sunday:
12pm: Emlor vs Park Place
3pm: Dubai vs La Indiana
THE FINAL OF THE GOLD CUP IS DUE ON SUNDAY, JULY 21ST.
TALANDRACAS 7-6 SCONE
TALANDRACAS: Julián de Lusarreta 7, Alejandro Muzzio 7, Edouard Carmignac 0, Francisco Elizalde 8. Total: 22.
SCONE: Nicolás Pieres 9, James Beim 7, James Harper 6, David Paradice 0. Total: 22.
Score Talandracas: 1-1, 3-1, 4-2, 5-4, 6-5, 7-6.
Best Playing Pony UK: Pococha (Serpico x Sorpresa), played by Edouard Carmignac.
MURUS SANCTUS 12-10 EMLOR
MURUS SANCTUS: Gonzalo Pieres 9, Corinne Ricard 0, Facundo Sola 7, Mín podestá 6. Total: 22.
EMLOR: Michel Del Carril 6, Alfredo Bigatti 7, Spencer McCarthy 0, Agustín Merlos 8. Total: 21.
Score Murus Sanctus: 0-0, 3-1, 4-4, 6-7, 8-9, 12-10.
Best Playing Pony UK: Chapa Alpex (Chapa Sagitario x Chapa Soy Histérica), played by Facundo Sola.