The Open de España, that took place in Sotogrande, Spain, came to and end during the weekend. The tournament saw thirteen teams split in two levels – medium goal (up to 14 goals) and low goal (up to 8 goals). While the former saw four teams, partake, the latter featured a total of nine teams, in participation.
The medium goal finals were played on Saturday June 24, at Los Pinos. Marco Baldocchi’s La Maroma beat Ayala/John Smith 12-8.
Meanwhile, the low goal took place on Sunday June 25, and Los Schatzies were victorious 10-7 over Rhone Hill
The summary of the finals of the Open de España is the following:
FINAL OPEN DE ESPAÑA (MEDIUM GOAL): LA MAROMA 12-7 AYALA / JOHN SMITH
LA MAROMA: Marco Baldocchi 0, Segundo Fernandez Llorente 4, Martin Iturraspe 5, Alejandro Traverso 5.
AYALA / JOHN SMITH: Gabriel Aguirre 0, Jesus Cobino 3, Patricio Neves 5, Agustín Canale 6.
Score La Maroma: 2-2, 4-2, 8-4, 10-6, 12-7.
Umpires: Federico Martelli & Martín Goti. Third man: Mariano Iturrioz.
Fairplay: Marco Baldocchi.
MVP: Martín Iturraspe.
BPP: Aceituna, ridden by Segundo Fernandez Llorente.
BPP presented by the Argentine Polo Pony Breeders Assn.: Open Pirula, ridden by Patricio Neves, owned by Ayala.
FINAL TROCADERO CUP: DOS LUNAS 10-8.5 REAL CLUB PINEDA
DOS LUNAS: Guillermo Moriconi 1, Maxi Malacalza 3, Pascual Sáinz de Vicuña 6, Tomás Rueda 4.
REAL CLUB PINEDA: Pedro Beca 2, Álvaro Álvarez 1, Santiago Barbieri 3, Tomás Fernández Llorente 7.
FINAL OPEN DE ESPAÑA (LOW GOAL): LOS SCHATZIES 10-7 RHONE HILL
LOS SCHATZIES: Jella Herzer 0, Daniel Gariador 2, Nicolás Espain 5, Ignacio Domecq 1 (Reemplazado por Juan Gavira, 1, en el tercer chukker).
RHONE HILL: Charles Heffron 1, Jemima Heffron 0, Mario Gómez 3, Gonzalo López Vargas 4.
Score Los Schatzies: 3-1, 5-2, 8-6, 10-7.
Fair Play: Jemima Heffron.
MVP: Daniel Gariador.
BPP: Lusimar Polilla, ridden by Gonzalo López Vargas.
FINAL NIDO ESTEPONA CUP: HOT CONEJOS / PAMPA Y LA VÍA 6-5 CAÑA BRAVA
FINAL TRM CUP: VENTI DUE 10-2.5 HANUMAN
OPEN DE ESPAÑA (MEDIUM GOAL): Fixture & Teams
OPEN DE ESPAÑA (LOW GOAL): Fixture & Teams
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