The Barriere Deauville Polo Cup is ready for action. Deauville International Polo Club, set in Normandy, France, will host the prestigious event from August 8 to August 29.

The traditional tournament is set to welcome some of the biggest names of the sport. The club will host four tournaments, including the traditional Coupe d’Or (established in 1950), one of the most coveted polo trophies in Europe,

The club is set alongside the Hippodrome des Touques, and polo has been a part of Deauville since the XIX Century. Several prestigious personalities have attended, both as players and guests of honour. Names include King Alfonso XIII of Spain, Sir Winston Churchill, Dominican diplomat Porfirio Rubirosa (winner of the Coupe d’Or in 1951), and the one and only Coco Chanel, who, inspired by polo players, created her fashion line for women in Deauville after the First World War. Deauville has also been a favourite destination for celebrities and film stars, and has been immortalised in literature by legendary French writer, Marcel Proust, in his A la Recherche du Temps Perdu. 

The 2021 edition of the Barriere Polo Cup will host four tournaments: Coupe d’Argent, Ladies Polo Cup, Coupe de Bronze and Coupe d’Or. Six teams, up to 16 goals, are set to play the Coupe d’Argent, Coupe de Bronze, and Coupe d’Or. Jeta Castagnola, Tommy Beresford, Pierre-Henri N’Goumou, Brieuc Rigaux, Rufino Bensadon, Juan Gris Zavaleta and Martín Aguerre are among those competing this season.

• 2021 SEASON IN DEAUVILLE – DATES

COUPE D’ARGENT: August 8-15 (14-16 goals)

LADIES POLO CUP: August 11-14 (12-16 goals, ladies handicap)

COUPE DE BRONZE: August 16-27 (6-8 goals)

​COUPE D’OR: August 16-29 (14-16 goals)

• 2021 SEASON IN DEAUVILLE – TEAMS

BRITTANY POLO CLUB
Jean-François Decaux 1, Brieuc Rigaux 6, Rodrigo Rueda Jr. 6, Thierry Vetois 3. Total: 16.

LOS DRAGONES  
Sam Sztarkman 1, Jota Chavanne 5, Martin Joaquin 5, Nicolas Corti Maderna 5. Total: 16.

BARRIÈRE / MARQUARD MEDIA 
Ignacio Kennedy 5, Matias González 4, Martin Aguerre Jr. 7, Tommy Rinderknecht 0. Total: 16.

MUNGO 
Patrick Einsenchteter 1, Juan José Storni 5, Simon Zavaleta 4, Pierre-Henri N´Goumou 6. Total: 16.

TALANDRACAS 
Édouard Carmignac 0, Hugues Carmignac 1, Tommy Beresford 7, Camilo Castagnola 8. Total: 16.

LE POMMERAY HM POLO TEAM 
Rufino Bensadon 7, Juan Gris Zavaleta 7, Derek Smith 1, Caroline Anier 1. Total: 16.