The VIII Thai Polo Cup kicked off on Monday, November 15, with eight games. The tournament, which sees sixteen teams, up to 14 goals, compete, forms part of the season at Thai Polo Argentina. More action is expected as the Pink Polo Cup Argentina is due to start on Saturday, November 20.
Games are being played between four grounds. Day one winners included Santa Cruz, Lavinia, Colorado, Campanulata, Nairobi, Bellamar Santos, and El Milagro.
The first ever Thai Polo Cup Argentina was played in 2014, with six teams in competition. Set up by Harald Link’s organisation, the series is a significant contribution to Argentine polo. From then on, the event has steadily grown through the years, becoming one of the most remarkable and successful competitions of the spring season in Argentina.
THE SEMIFINALS AND FINAL OF THE VIII THAI POLO CUP ARGENTINA AND THE FINAL OF THE PINK POLO CUP WILL BE STREAMED LIVE ON POLOLINE TV.
DAY 1 – RESULTS:
SANTA CRUZ 11-7 LA BERTA
SANTA CRUZ: José Manuel Ortíz Masllorens, Matias Carrique, Bautista Beguerie, Nicolas Corti Maderna.
LA BERTA POLO TEAM: Bruno Benssousan, Bautista Fanelli, Juan Cruz Araya Martelli, Diego Araya.
LAVINIA 8-5-5 EL CABURÉ
LAVINIA: Jack Whitman, Ramon Cassino, Toly Ulloa, Manuel Gimenez Villamil.
EL CABURE: Felipe Virasoro, Louis Hine, Ignacio Ithurburu, TBA.
CAMPANULATA 5-4 LA MAROMA
CAMPANULATA: Eitan Koren, Mackenzie Weisz, Lucas Criado (h), Benjamin Urquiza.
LA MAROMA: Marco Baldocchi, Will Harper, Cruz Heguy, Alejandro Traverso.
NUESTRA TIERRA 6-9 NAIROBI
NUESTRA TIERRA: Daniel Ruiz, Jorge Reta, Manuel Crespo, Juan Crespo.
NAIROBI: Grace Cariss, Salvador Jauretche, Juan Zubiaurre, Santiago Schweitzer.
BELLAMAR PAMPA NORTE 8-7 CAÑA BRAVA
BELLAMAR PAMPA NORTE: Carlos Braun, Santiago Llavallol, Javier Guerrero (h), Ned Hine.
CAÑA BRAVA: Adrian Poblete, Santos Merlos, Gregorio Gelosi, Agustin Merlos.
SANTOS 10-8 LA ENSENADA
SANTOS: Renata Seidler, Ignacio Brunetti, Gaston Maiquez, Octavio Olmedo.
LA ENSENADA: Ernesto Gutierrez, Santiago Schinoni, Gaston Bardengo, Matias Torres Zavaleta.
EL MILAGRO 10-8 LA FIJA
EL MILAGRO: Federico Tomasevich, Paquito De Narvaez, Teodoro Lacau, Santiago Solari.
LA FIJA: Arthur Madrid, Bartolomé Bayugar, Ezequiel Martínez Ferrario, Gaston Beguerie.
COLORADO 7-6 SOUTH PATAGONIAN – MDC
SOUTH PATAGONIAN – MDC: Lorenzo Metro, Segundo Amadori, Ignacio Kenedy, Matias Benoit.
COLORADO POLO TEAM: Marcelo Camargo, Carlos Mansur, Joaquín Sánchez, Joao Paulo Ganon.
The VIII Thai Polo Cup Argentina will continue on Wednesday November 17:
Bellamar vs El Milagro
Nuestra Tierra vs La Ensenada
La Fija vs Caña Brava
Santos Polo vs Nairobi
Lavinia vs La Maroma Polo
Santa Cruz vs Colorado Polo
Campanulata vs El Caburé
South Patagonian vs La Berta Polo
THAI POLO CUP ARGENTINA: Fixture & Teams
Rewatch all Thai Polo Cup Argentina matches HERE.