The Queen’s Cup, Guards Polo Club’s premier tournament, resumed through Tuesday May 28 and Wednesday May 29. Desert Palm, Green Gates, Cibao La Pampa and UAE, were victorious. Desert Palm, Cibao La Pampa and UAE scored their respective second wins, while Green Gates secured their first victory in the competition hosted by the club set at Windsor Great Park.
The Queen’s Cup sees nineteen teams up to 22 goals, partake.
THE QUEEN’S CUP – LATEST RESULTS
- TUESDAY MAY 28
DESERT PALM 11-7 SHORELINE
DESERT PALM: Barto Castagnola 9, Ali Albwardy 0*, Rufino Laulhé 4, Matias Torres Zavaleta 8. Total: 21.
*Subbed in by Juana Lavinia.
SHORELINE: Adebayo Karim 2, Hugo Taylor 4, Facundo Sola 8, Alfredo Cappella 8. Total: 22.
Score Desert Palm: 1-0, 2-2, 5-3, 6-5, 8-7, 11-7.
Umpires: Jason Dixon & Henry Fisher. Third man: Howard Smith.
GREEN GATES 13-12 GASTON
GREEN GATES: Noor Khadra 1, César Crespo 6, Francisco Elizalde 8, Isidro Strada 7. Total: 22.
GASTON: Jean Paul Luksic 0, Oliver Cudmore 6, Juan Martin Nero 9, Cruz Heguy 7. Total: 22
Score Green Gates: 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 10-7, 11-9, 13-12.
Umpires: Tim Bown & Peter Wright. Third man: Jason Dixon.
- WEDNESDAY MAY 29
CIBAO LA PAMPA 12-11 LA MAGDELEINE
CIBAO LA PAMPA: Juan Pepa 1, Gonzalo Ferrari 7, Benjamin Panelo 7, Guillermo Terrera 7. Total: 22.
LA MAGDELEINE: Alexandre Garese 0, Santiago Laborde 6, Facundo Fernández Llorente 8, Jerónimo Del Carril 8. Total: 22.
Score Cibao La Pampa: 3-3, 4-4, 5-6, 10-6, 12-10, 12-11.
Umpires: Peter Wright & Gastón Lucero. Third man: Tim Bown.
UAE 11-9 WHITE CRANE
UAE POLO TEAM: HH Sheikha Maitha Al Maktoum 0*, Teodoro Lacau 7, Lukin Monteverde 7, Tomas Beresford 8. Total: 22.
*Subbed in by Brigitte Boher.
WHITE CRANE: Alexie Calvert-Ansari 0, Lucas Criado 6, Tomás Panelo 9, James Harper 7. Total: 22.
Score UAE: 2-0, 3-2, 4-7, 8-8, 9-9, 11-9.
Umpires: Ben Turner & Jason Dixon. Third man: Henry Fisher.
The Queen’s Cup will resume through Friday May 31, Saturday June 1 and Sunday June 2, with the following schedule:
Friday May 31:
11am: King Power vs. Ferne Park (Noel Farm)
2pm: Marqués de Riscal vs. La Dolfina Great Oaks (Les Lions)
5pm: Park Place vs. Dubai (The Oaks)
Saturday June 1:
11am: La Dolfina Scone vs. Green Gates (The Princes’ Ground, Guards PC)
3pm: Thai Polo Get A Drip vs. Desert Palm (Coworth Park)
5pm: Black Bears vs. Gaston (The Duke’s Ground (Guards PC)
Sunday June 2:
12pm: UAE vs. Talandracas (Cowdray Park)
3pm: White Crane vs. La Magdeleine (ground TBC)
The final of the Queen’s Cup is due on Sunday June 16:
THE QUEEN’S CUP Teams & Fixture
Foto de tapa by Pablo Ramírez.