The Gold Cup for the British Open, one of the most prestigious polo trophies worldwide, hosted by Cowdray Park Polo Club, set in Midhurst, West Sussex, resumed throughout the weekend with four matches – two were held on Saturday June 29 and the other two took place on Sunday. The coveted competition features a total of teams up to 22 goals in participation.
Scone and Emlor took narrow wins on Saturday. The recent winners of the Queen’s Cup fought hard to beat Monterosso in extra chukka, while Emlor made a great comeback to defeat VS King Power.
Sunday was a very different story -both Murus Sanctus and Dubai had no trouble at all to emerge victorious against Park Place and La Indiana, respectively.
THE FINAL OF THE GOLD CUP IS DIS ON SUNDAY JULY 21.
Summary of the weekend:
Saturday June 29
SCONE 11-10 MONTEROSSO
SCONE: David Paradice 0, James Beim 7 (3 goals), Nicolás Pieres 9 (4), James Harper 7 (4). Total: 22.
MONTEROSSO: Alessandro Bazzoni 0, Juan Gris Zavaleta 7 (3), Ignacio Toccalino 8 (4), Joaquín Pittaluga 7 (3). Total: 22.
Score Scone: 1-2, 4-4, 6-4, 8-6, 10-9, 10-10, 11-10.
EMLOR 8-7 VS KING POWER
EMLOR: Spencer McCarthy 0, Alfredo Bigatti 7 (4), Agustín Merlos 8 (4), Miguel del Carril 6. Total: 21.
VS KING POWER: Top Srivaddhanaprabha 0, Juan Martín Zubía 6 (1), Polito Pieres 9 (6), Marcos di Paola 7. Total: 22.
Score Emlor: 2-3, 3-4, 3-5, 4-7, 6-7, 8-7.
Sunday June 30
MURUS SANCTUS 14-11 PARK PLACE
MURUS SANCTUS: Corinne Ricard 0, Facundo Sola 7 (7 goles), Gonzalo Pieres Jr. 9 (4), Martin Podestá 6 (4). Total: 22.
PARK PLACE: Andrey Borodin 0, Juan Britos 7 (6), Hilario Ulloa 10 (4), Benjamin Urquiza 5 (1). Total: 22.
Score Murus Sanctus: 5-1, 7-5, 10-7, 13-8, 13-8, 14-11.
DUBAI 16-13 LA INDIANA
DUBAI: Camilo Castagnola 5 (6), Rashid Albwardy 1 (5), Bartolito Castagnola Jr. 6 (4), Nachi du Plessis 8 (1). Total: 20.
LA INDIANA: Marc Ganzi 1, Jimbo Fewster 3 (3), Rodrigo Ribeiro de Andrade 8 (1), Facundo Pieres 10 (9). Total: 22.
Score Dubai: 5-0, 7-4, 9-6, 12-8, 15-10, 16-13.
The Gold Cup will continue on Tuesday:
2pm: La Bamba de Areco vs Emlor
GOLD CUP FOR THE BRITISH OPEN: Fixture & Teams
PICTURE GALLERY:Gold Cup, Saturday June 2935 PhotosPhotos by: Images of Polo