Patagones won the USPA Continental Cup, second leg of the Wellington Polo Tour, after defeating Tonkawa by 9 goals to 8 in extra chukka, with a golden goal scored by Santiago Wulff. The tournament saw ten teams, up to 16 goals, compete, and was hosted at some of the most important clubs in the area, such as Valiente, Tonkawa, Patagones, Santa Clara, SD Farms, and Equuleus. As was the case with the Outback Invitational, the finals of the USPA Continental Cup were played at Valiente.
USPA Continental Cup – FINALS:
FINAL USPA CONTINENTAL CUP: PATAGONES 9-8 TONKAWA
PATAGONES: Benjamin Avendaño 2, Joaquín Avendaño 3, Santiago Wulff 5, Jesse Bray 6. Total: 16.
TONKAWA: Kylie Sheehan 0, Matt Coppola 5, Ezequiel Martinez Ferrario 6, Nacho Badiola 5. Total: 16.
MVP: Jesse Bray.
BPP: Disney, played by Jesse Bray.
BPP presented by the Argentine Polo Pony Breeders Assn.: Haras Patagones Talibana, played by Joaquín Avendaño.
FINAL USPA SUNNY HALE MEMORIAL: LOUDMOUTH 12-10 SANTA CLARA
LOUDMOUTH: Andrew Siebert 0, Lerín Zubiaurre 7, Kris Kampsen 6, Nick Manifold 3. Total: 16.
SANTA CLARA: Federico Escobar 0, Pipe Vercellino 7, Lucas Escobar 4, Tomas Grabarini 4. Total: 16.
FINAL TEXAS POLO: G-SQUARED 12-11 SLAVA POLO
G-SQUARED: Digvijay Singh 0, Tomas Obregon 4, Juan Martin Obregon 5, Mariano Obregon 7. Total: 16.
SLAVA POLO: Igor Seyranov 0, Marcos Alberdi 5, Michel Dorignac 6, Juan Monteverde 5. Total: 16.
The Wellington Polo Tour continues with the USPA State of Florida Cup, which runs from March 16 to April 9. Nine teams, up to 16 goals, are set to compete.
USPA STATE OF FLORIDA CUP – TEAMS:
BEVERLY POLO: Bill Ballhaus 0, Nicolás Díaz Alberdi 4, Hilario Figueras 5, Tolito Fernández Ocampo 7. Total: 16.
DUNDAS: Sarah Siegel-Magness 0, Geronimo Obregon 5, Poroto Cambiaso 9, Juan Vidal Dominguez 2. Total: 16.
EQUULEUS: Joe DiMenna 0, Martin Pepa 3, Magoo Laprida 8, Mariano Gonzalez 5. Total: 16.
G-SQUARED: Larry Aschebrook 0, Matías Obregon 4, Juan Martin Obregon 5, Mariano Obregon 7. Total: 16.
HAWAII POLO LIFE: Diego Cavanagh 9, Chris Dawson 0, Jake Klentner 1, Tatu Gomez Romero 5. Total: 16.
LA PORTOLA: Mark Urdahl 0, Marcos Alberdi 5, Michel Dorignac 6, Juan Monteverde 5. Total: 16.
LOUDMOUTH: Andrew Siebert 0, Lerín Zubiaurre 7, Kris Kampsen 6, Nick Manifold 3. Total: 16.
PATAGONES: Jesse Bray 6, Joaquín Avendaño 3, Benjamín Avendaño 2, Santiago Wulff 5. Total: 16.
TONKAWA: Jeff Hildebrand 0, Matt Coppola 5, Ezequiel Martinez Ferrario 6, Nacho Badiola 5. Total: 16.