The XII FIP World Polo Championship commenced on Saturday October 29 in Wellington, United States. The tournament sees eight countries, in lineups up to 14 goals, in participation: United States (host country), Argentina, Spain, Pakistan, Italy, Uruguay and Australia. Action is underway at Valiente Polo Farm and National Polo Center. It is the comeback of the World Polo Championship after five years, with the last time being played in Australia, back in 2017, that saw Argentina victorious.

The final of the XII FIP World Polo Championship is set to be played on Sunday, November 6.

The summary of the opening day is the following:

ARGENTINA 10-4.5 MEXICO

ARGENTINA: Joaquín Sánchez 3, Tomás Delfino 3, Marcos Panelo 4, Tomás Marín Moreno 4. Total: 14.

MEXICO: Juan José de Alba 4, Diego Velarde 2, Alejandro González 4, Víctor Stein 2 (subbed in by Joel Acosta 4, in the fourth chukka). Total: 12.

ESPAÑA 9-7.5 PAKISTAN

SPAIN: Tuki Ruiz Guiñazú 4, Luis Domecq 3, Pelayo Berazadi 5, Nicolás Álvarez 2. Total: 14.

PAKISTAN: Raja Jalal Arsalan 3, Temur Nedeem 3, Hamza Mawaz 4, Ahmed Tiwana 3. Total: 13.

URUGUAY 9-3.5 ITALY

URUGUAY: Gastón Magariños 1, Ignacio Viana 5, Santiago Stirling 4, Matías Carrique 4. Total: 14.

ITALY: Goffredo Cutinelli 3, Martín Joaquín 4, Stefano Giansanti 1, Tete Fanelli 4. Total: 12.

UNITED STATES 9-4 AUSTRALIA 

ESTADOS UNIDOS: Agustin Arellano 3, Lucas Escobar 4, Nico Escobar 5, Jake Klentner 2. Total: 14.

AUSTRALIA: Cody Grimes 2, Alec White 5, Jack Archibald 5, Dylan Jones 2. Total: 14.

The XII FIP World Polo Championship will resume on Monday October 31, with the following order of play:  

9:30am: Argentina vs. Pakistan

11:30am: Spain vs. Mexico

1:30pm: Uruguay vs. Australia

3:30pm: United States vs. Austrailia

PHOTO CREDIT: DAVID LOMINSKA.