The 125th Open de Paris Engel & Volkers kicked off on Saturday at Polo de Paris. The club, set in the heart of Bois de Boulogne, is located in the center of the City of Lights. It boasts spectacular installations and a beautiful clubhouse. Six teams up to 10 goals are playing for the title. The club will also host an incredible final day event, with all the glamour fit for Open de Paris Engel & Volkers. It is worth recalling Polo de Paris’ rich history: the club hosted the 1924 Olympics, back when polo was still part of the international competition.
Results – Day one of 125° Open de Paris Engel & Volkers:
Coupe des Mousquetaires: Kazak/Outsiders 9-10 La Magdeleine
Coupe Jacques Macaire: Sainte Mesme 8-4 La Concepción
Coupe La Palmeraie: Le Pommeray 8-7 Red Falcon
TEAMS – 125° OPEN DE PARIS ENGEL & VOLKERS
LA CONCEPCION: Hanspeter Spek (cap) -1, Jules Legoubin 2, Martin Joaquin 5, Diego Braun 4.
SAINTE MESME: Robert Ström 5, Birger Ström (cap) 0, Grégorio Gelosi 4, Charlie Tighe 1.
LE POMMERAY: V & C. Smith -1/0, Charles-Henri Le Galle 2, Facundo F. Llorente 7, Derek Smith (cap) 1.
RED FALCON: Laurent Dassault (cap) 0, Lucas Nottin 2, Ramiro Zavaleta 4, Matthieu Delfosse 4.
KAZAK-OUTSIDERS: Sébastien Aguettant (cap) 0, Nicolas Desjouis (cap) 0, Patrick Primaël Paillol 5, Clément Delfosse 5.
LA MAGDELEINE: Alexandre Garese (cap) -1, Serge-Alexis Caumon 1, Pierre-Henri Ngoumou 6, Thibault Guillemin 4.
Umpire: Martín Aguerre.
The 125° Open de Paris Engel & Volkers continues on Sunday:
11am, Coupe de la Fete des Peres: Sainte Mesme vs Red Falcon
2pm, Coupe Roland Sadoun: Le Pommeray vs La Magdeleine
3:30pm, Coupe Pierre-Yves de Charbonniere: La Concepcion vs Kazak/Outsiders