The biggest Open de France ever kicked off on Friday September 1, at Polo Club du Domaine de Chantilly. The tournament sees a record of eighteen teams up to 16 goals, in participation. The opening day had three remarkable matches: Esso defeated Tedelou in extra chukka. with a golden goal by Facundo Sola; also, reigning champions, Talandracas and Emlor were victorious.
The final of the Open de France is due to be played on Sunday September 17.
THE OPEN DE FRANCE IS STREAMED LIVE ON POLOLINE TV A HERE.
OPEN DE FRANCE – FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 1:
MATCH#1: ESSSO 12-11 TEDELOU
ESSSO: Ian Gallienne 0, Will Harper 4 (1 goal), Facundo Sola 7 (10), Javier Guerrero 5 (1). Total: 16.
TEDELOU: Isabelle Larenaudie 0, Simon Zavaleta 5, Juan Gris Zavaleta 7 (10 goals), Ramiro Zavaleta 4 (1). Total: 16.
Umpires: Rafael Silva & Peter Wright. Third man: Jason Dixon.
Score Essso: 2-2, 4-3, 7-6, 11-8, 11-11, 12-11.
MATCH #2: TALANDRACAS 15-6 SCHOCKEMOHLE
TALANDRACAS: Hughes Carmignac 1 (3 goals), Rufino Bensadon 7 (5), Juan Martin Zubia 8 (7), Edouard Carmignac 0. Total: 16.
SCHOCKEMOHLE: Daniel Deistler 0, Ollie Cork 4, Patrick Maleitzke 5 (4 goals), Martin Aguerre 7 (2). Total: 16.
Umpires: Jason Dixon & Henry Fisher. Third man: Ben Turner.
Score Talandracas: 4-1, 7-2, 10-3, 12-3, 15-6.
MATCH #3: EMLOR 13-9 LOS DRAGONES ROUGE
EMLOR: Spencer McCarthy 2, James Emlyn 3 (4 goals), Matt Perry 5 (2), Max Charlton 6 (6). Total: 16.
LOS DRAGONES ROUGE: Sam Sztarkman 2 (2 goals), Jules Legoubin 3, Bautista Bayugar 8 (2), Bartolomé Bayugar 4 (5). Total: 17.
Umpires: Peter Wright & Ben Turner. Third man: Rafael Silva.
Progresión: (1-0) 3-1, 4-4, 7-7, 9-8, 13-9.
The Open de France will resume on Saturday September 2, with the following order of play:
12:00 h: Brittany Polo Club vs Sainte Mesme (Live PLTV)
15:00 h: La Magdeleine vs Los Dragones Bleu (Live PLTV)
17:00 h: Eternal J vs Jolly Roger King of Polo (On Demand)
OPEN DE FRANCE: Fixture & Teams
PHOTO CREDIT: JUSTINE JACQUEMOT.