Play still underway in Buenos Aires
The 125th Argentine Open is still underway in Argentina, with some of the world’s greatest players battling it out for the coveted Final spot on 15 December at the hallowed Palermo grounds in Buenos Aires. Over the past week, six matches have taken place. Firstly, Cría Yatay defeated La Cañada 17-7 on 26 November, followed by a win for Ellerstina, 17-9 against La Albertina Abu Dhabi. The following day, La Dolfina Polo Ranch took home the win 12-10 against La Ensenada, whilst La Dolfina continued their dominance, with a 16-6 win over Alegría-La Irenita. On 3 December, La Dolfina defeated young guns La Ensenada by a strong 20-6 final score, whilst La Aguada took the win 0-8 against Alegría-La Irenita.
The 125th Argentine Open Teams:
Cría Yatay (32): Valerio Zubiaurre (8), Magoo Laprida (8), Joaquín Pittaluga (8) & Iñaki Laprida (8)
La Cañada (28): Agustín Obregón (6), Ezequiel Martínez Ferrario (8), Sebastián Merlos (8) & Jared Zenni (6)
Ellerstina (40): Nico Pieres (10), Polito Pieres (10), Gonzalito Pieres (10) & Facundo Pieres (10)
La Albertina Abu Dhabi (31): Nic Roldan (7), Francisco Elizalde (8), Ignacio Toccalino (8) & Alfredo Cappella Barabucci (8)
La Dolfina Polo Ranch (31): Diego Cavanagh (8), Guillermo Terrera (8), Julián de Lusarreta (7) & Ignatius Du Plessis (8)
La Ensenada (28): Juan Britos (7), Juan M. Zubía (7), Facundo Fernández Llorente (7) & Jerónimo del Carril (7)
La Dolfina (40): Pablo Mac Donough (10), David ‘Pelón’ Stirling (10), Adolfo Cambiaso (10) & Juan Martín Nero (40)
Alegría/La Irenita (32): Clemente Zavaleta (7), Juan Gris Zavaleta (8), Fred Mannix (9) & Matías Mac Donough (8)
La Aguada (33): Alfredo Bigatti (8), Alejandro Novillo Astrada (8), Miguel Novillo Astrada (8) & Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Novillo Astrada (9)
Las Monjitas (37): Hilario Ulloa (10), Guillermo ‘Sapo’ Caset (10), Facundo Sola (9) & Santiago Toccalino (8)
Photograph: Play continues in Buenos Aires in The 125th Argentine Open. By Matias Calléjo