It’s the final countdown for the US Open Polo Championship, the highlight of the polo season in the United States and the culminating competition of The Gauntlet Of Polo, the series unveiled in 2019, which was played entirely at the National Polo Center, in Wellington, Florida, United States, The semifinalist have been revealed after the quarter finals, held through Saturday April 12 and Sunday April 13 – La Dolfina Catamount, Park Place, Coca Cola and La Dolfina Tamera are the four lineups who will battle for a spot in the much awaited decisive game, due on Sunday April 20.

The US Open Polo Championship sees twelve teams up to 22 goals. Teams are split in four leagues.

The first semifinalist was unveiled on Saturday April 12, when Park Place, the recent winners of the USPA Gold Cup, earned a heavy 16-11 win over La Fe Eastern Hay.

The remaining quarter finals took place on Sunday April 13. La Dolfina Catamount stepped into semis, after claiming a tight 11-10 win over Globalport. A big step, indeed, for Scott Devon, who is back in the big leagues, very well supported by his three professionals, Poroto Cambiaso, Rufino Merlos and Jesse Bray. Up next, the runner up of the CV Whitney Cup and the USPA Gold Cup, Coca Cola, earned another close victory, 14-13 over Globalport, in a very tight and rough match that saw many yellow cards. Polito Pieres delivered a remarkable performance, and produced ten goals. For La Dolfina Tamera, it was a walk in the park – they overwhelmed The Setai thoroghout the six chukkas of play led by an inspired Diego Cavanagh, who scored ten goals, to earn a 16-9 win to secure the last ticket to semis.

The semifinals of the US Open Polo Championship will be played on Wednesday April 16, with the following schedule:

11am: Coca Cola vs. La Dolfina Tamera

3pm: Park Place vs. La Dolfina Catamount

(Palm Beach times)

US Open Polo Championship – Teams & Fixture

The US Open Polo Championship, the crown jewel of polo in the United States, was played for the first time in 1904, with only two teams in competition The Wanderers and The Freeboters. They played at Van Conrtlandt Park, in the Bronx borough of New York City. Four 15-minute chukkers were played, with a seven-minute break between each chukker. There was a pause, and the tournament was resumed in 1910, when six teams played at Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island; it remained there for several years until it was relocated it what would be the tournament’s longtime home, Meadowbrook Polo Club in Old Westbury, New York. In 1954, the U.S. Open moved to Oak Brook, where it remained for 22 years, followed by an eight year-stint at the Retama Polo Center in San Antonio, Texas. In the 1980s and the 1990s, it was held in several clubs throughout the United States, until 2004. It was in the centenary year when the US Open relocated to Wellington, Florida, where it has been held ever since. The U.S. Open Polo Championship perpetual trophy was first presented in 1910. Stolen in 2002, it was recovered a few weeks later and is currently kept in the care and custody of the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame in Lake Worth, Florida.

2025 THE GAUNTLET OF POLO 2025 – TEAMS

BTA: Ignacio Viana 7, Kelly Beal 0, Steve Kruger 5, Tomás Panelo 10. Total: 22.

Brookshire: Camilo Castagnola 10, Toly Ulloa 7, Scott Wood 0, Carlos Saravi 5. Total: 22.

Catamount: Jesse Bray 7, Poroto Cambiaso 10, Rufino Merlos 5, Scott Devon 0. Total: 22.

Clearwater: Chip Campbell 1 **, Camp Campbell 2*, Gerónimo Obregón* 5, Joaquín Panelo 6 **, Paquito de Narvaez 7, Raúl Colombres 7. Total: 22.

*Only play the CV Whitney Cup //**Only play the USPA Gold Cup and theUS Open

Coca Cola: Gillian Johnston 0, Julián de Lusarreta 7, Lorenzo Chavanne 6, Polito Pieres 9. Total: 22.

Global Port: Bartolomé Castagnola Jr. 10, Santos Merlos 6, Lucas Díaz Alberdi 6, Michael Romero 0. Total: 22.

La Fe: Francisco Elizalde 9, Kristos Magrini 6, Louis Devaleix 1, Robi Bilbao 5. Total: 21.

Park Place: Andrey Borodin 0, Hilario Ulloa 10, Peke Gonzalez 7, TBA 5. Total: 22.

Pilot: Cody Ellis 5, Curtis Pilot 0, Facundo Pieres 9, Matías Torres Zavaleta 8. Total: 22.

Tamera: Adolfo Cambiaso 10, Alejandro Poma 1, Diego Cavanagh 7, TBA 4. Total: 22.

The Setai*: Melissa Ganzi 0, Nic Roldán 7, Gonzalo Pieres Jr. 8, Santiago Toccalino 7. Total: 22.

*Only play the US Open.

The Dutta Corp: Iñaki Laprida 7, Nicolás Díaz Alberdi 4, Timmy Dutta 4, Tomás García del Río 7. Total: 22.

2025 THE GAUNTLET OF POLO – CALENDAR

CV WHITNEY CUP – Winners: La Dolfina Tamera

February 8-23

USPA GOLD CUP – Winners: Park Place

February 27-March 23

US OPEN

March 26-April 20

Cover photo by Agustina Fonda.