The US Open Polo Championship, the culminating tournament of The Gauntlet of Polo and the most significant competition in the United States, have already stepped intothe last phase of the league stage prior to the quarter finals. The penultimate league contests took place through Thursday April 3 and Sunday April 6, at the National Polo Center, in Wellington, Florida. The US Open sees twelve teams up to 22 goals, partake.
In the double matchdate played on Thursday April 3, The Dutta Corp defeated Pilot 11-9. It’s worth to notice that Pilot is the only team up-to-date who won the complete series in 2019, the year The Gauntlet Of Polo was unveiled. Meanwhile, Park Place had no trouble at all to overwhelm Clearwater with an impressive 10-4 win. Both games featured changes in the lineups. Pilot’s Cody Ellis and Matías Torres Zavaleta were replaced by Mackenzie Weisz and Lucas James, respectively; Gabriel Crespo subbed in for Park Place’s Andrey Borodin.
There was a single match on Saturday April 5, with Catamount victorious over BTA by a tight 11-10 score, in extra chukka. Last but not least, on another double matchdate on Sunday April 6, Coca Cola and La Dolfina Tamera claimed wins against Pilot (11-7) and Clearwater (11-9), respectively. While Pilot featured the same lineup changes of their previous game, Clearwater had Edward Campbell subbing in for Chip Campbell and Victorino Ruiz Jorba replaced Raúl Colombres.
The last league games of the US Open will be held through Monday April 7 and Tuesday April 8. The quarter finals are due on Saturday April 12 and Sunday April 13.
- Monday April 7
12pm: La Fe Eastern Hay
5,30pm: Brookshire vs. The Dutta Corp
- Tuesday April 8
12pm: Globalport vs. Park Place
(Palm Beach times)
The semifinals of the US Open Polo Championship are due on Wednesday April 16, and the championship match will be played on Sunday April 20.
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.