The British Open Gold Cup, one of the most prestigious polo titles in the world, resumed at Cowdray Park Polo Club, with four matches; two were held on Saturday, June 29, and two on Sunday, June 30. The tournament sees teams up to 22-goals compete.
On Saturday, Scone and Emlor claimed narrow wins. The recent winners of the Queen’s Cup fought hard to beat Monterosso in extra chukka, while Emlor made a great comeback to defeat VS King Power, also by one.
Sunday’s matches were not as close – both Murus Sanctus and Dubai defeated Park Place and La Indiana, respectively, by three goals.
THE GOLD CUP FINAL IS DUE ON SUNDAY, JULY 21.
Weekend Summary:
Saturday, June 29
SCONE 11-10 MONTEROSSO
SCONE: David Paradice 0, James Beim 7 (3 goals), Nicolás Pieres 9 (4), James Harper 7 (4). Total: 22.
MONTEROSSO: Alessandro Bazzoni 0, Juan Gris Zavaleta 7 (3), Ignacio Toccalino 8 (4), Joaquín Pittaluga 7 (3). Total: 22.
Score Scone: 1-2, 4-4, 6-4, 8-6, 10-9, 10-10, 11-10.
EMLOR 8-7 VS KING POWER
EMLOR: Spencer McCarthy 0, Alfredo Bigatti 7 (4), Agustín Merlos 8 (4), Miguel del Carril 6. Total: 21.
VS KING POWER: Top Srivaddhanaprabha 0, Juan Martín Zubía 6 (1), Polito Pieres 9 (6), Marcos di Paola 7. Total: 22.
Score Emlor: 2-3, 3-4, 3-5, 4-7, 6-7, 8-7.
Sunday, June 30
MURUS SANCTUS 14-11 PARK PLACE
MURUS SANCTUS: Corinne Ricard 0, Facundo Sola 7 (7 goles), Gonzalo Pieres Jr. 9 (4), Martin Podestá 6 (4). Total: 22.
PARK PLACE: Andrey Borodin 0, Juan Britos 7 (6), Hilario Ulloa 10 (4), Benjamin Urquiza 5 (1). Total: 22.
Score Murus Sanctus: 5-1, 7-5, 10-7, 13-8, 13-8, 14-11.
DUBAI 16-13 LA INDIANA
DUBAI: Camilo Castagnola 5 (6), Rashid Albwardy 1 (5), Bartolito Castagnola Jr. 6 (4), Nachi du Plessis 8 (1). Total: 20.
LA INDIANA: Marc Ganzi 1, Jimbo Fewster 3 (3), Rodrigo Ribeiro de Andrade 8 (1), Facundo Pieres 10 (9). Total: 22.
Score Dubai: 5-0, 7-4, 9-6, 12-8, 15-10, 16-13.
The Gold Cup continues on Tuesday:
2pm: La Bamba de Areco vs Emlor
GOLD CUP FOR THE BRITISH OPEN: Fixture & Teams
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