The Queen´s Cup, Guards Polo Club flagship competition, continued through Friday May 26 and Saturday May 27, with two very busy and intense days of polo, with UAE Polo, Black Bears, Scone and Park Place victorious. The 2023 edition of the tournament hosted by the club, located in Windsor Great Park, in England, sees seventeen teams up to 22 goals, in participation.
On Friday May 26, UAE Polo recovered from their debut loss, and earned a 14-10 win over Sujan Indian Tigers, as well as Black Bears, who claimed their first win in the tournament against Park Place Vaara, by a 10-9 score. Meanwhile, Scone, led by the father-son duo, Adolfo and Poroto Cambiaso, needed an extra chukka to defeat La Magdeleine 10-9.
Action continued on Saturday May 27. Park Place were back to the winning path, against Marqués de Riscal, and Dubai had no trouble at all to overwhelm Clinova by an impressive 18-8 win, as well as take the day’s trophy, the Royal Windsor Horse Show Cup.
FRIDAY MAY 26
MATCH 1: UAE POLO 14-10 SUJAN INDIAN TIGERS (Flemish Farm)
UAE: Sheikha Maitha Al Maktoum 0, Lukin Monteverde 6 (1 goal), Barto Castagnola 9 (5), Tommy Beresford 7 (8). Total: 22.
SUJAN INDIAN TIGERS: Jaisal Singh 1 (1 goal), Louis Hine 5 (2), Francisco Elizalde 8 (6), Bautista Bayugar 8 (1). Total: 22.
Score UAE Polo: 3-1, 6-4, 8-5, 11-8, 14-8, 14-10.
Umpires: Jason Dixon & Henry Fisher. Third man: Ben Turner.
MATCH#2: BLACK BEARS 10-9 PARK PLACE VAARA (Black Bears)
BLACK BEARS: Guy Schwarzenbach 2 (2 goals), Ollie Cudmore 6 (1), Antonio Heguy 5 (3), Juan Martín Nero 9 (4). Total: 22.
PARK PLACE VAARA: Varvara Borodin 0, Hilario Ulloa 10 (4 goals) Mín Podestá 7 (1), Santos Merlos 6 (4). Total: 22.
Score Black Bears: 2-2, 4-5, 7-5, 8-6, 8-8, 10-9.
Umpires: Howard Smith & Tim Bown. Third man: Peter Wright.
MATCH #3: SCONE 10-9 LA MAGDELEINE (The Prince’s Ground 3, extra chukka)
SCONE: Adolfo Cambiaso 9 (6 goals), Poroto Cambiaso 9 (4), David Paradice 0*, Matías González 4. Total: 22.
*Subbed in by Robert Morran.
LA MAGDELEINE: Alexander Garese 0, Pablo Mac Donough 9 (6 goals), Facundo Fernández Llorente 7 (3), Santiago Laborde 6. Total: 22.
Score Scone: 2-1, 3-4, 3-5, 7-5, 8-8, 9-9, 10-9.
Umpires: Ben Turner & Jason Dixon. Third man: Henry Fisher.
SATURDAY MAY 27
PARTIDO# 1: PARK PLACE 11-10 MARQUES DE RISCAL (Zacara)
PARK PLACE: Andrey Borodin 0, Facundo Pieres 10 (9 goals) , Matt Perry 5, James Harper 7* (2). Total: 22.
*Subbed in by Lucas James.
MARQUÉS DE RISCAL: Alejandro Aznar 0, Santiago Cernadas 7 (1 goal), Sapo Caset 9 (9), Chris MacKenzie. 6. Total: 22.
Score Park Place: 2-1, 3-2, 4-3, 6-5, 7-9, 11-10
Umpires: Peter Wright & Ben Turner. Third man: Howard Smith.
PARTIDO# 2: DUBAI 18-8 CLINOVA
DUBAI: Rashid Albwardi 2 (1 goal), Camilo Castagnola 10 (10) Rufino Bensadon 7 (3), Beltrán Laulhe 3 (4). Total: 22
CLINOVA: Raja Karim 0 (1 goal), Isidro Strada 7 (2), Alfredo Bigatti 8 (1), Jero del Carril 4 (4). Total: 22.
Score Dubai: 3-0, 6-2, 9-4, 12-5, 16-6, 18-8.
Umpires: Howard Smith & Peter Wright. Third man: Ben Turner.
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The Queen’s Cup will resume through Sunday May 28 and Monday May 29, with the following order of play:
SUNDAY MAY 28
12pm Twelve Oaks vs. BP Polo (Flemish Farm)
3pm: Cibao La Pampa vs. Murus Sanctus (Queen’s Ground)
MONDAY MAY 29
12pm: Park Place Vaara vs. Sujan Indian Tigers
3pm: Scone vs. King Power
The final of The Queen’s Cup is set to be played on Sunday June 18.