Polo can be a confusing spectacle for the uninitiated.
Horses charge up and down a large rectangular field while players clad in color-coded garbs hack at a small white ball with mallets on elongated sticks.
The Kalaway Cup Polo Event in Barrington Hills will continue beyond 2015, after village trustees this week approved a 20-year extension on the special use permit allowing the annual event. The unanimous vote came just weeks after the village's zoning board failed to approve the extension.
The United States (Remy Muller, Jesse Bray, Felipe Viana and Patrick Uretz) beat England (George Pearson, Jack Hyde, William Emerson and Pete Webb) 15-9 in the semifinal of the 10th FIP World Polo Championship this afternoon at the Club de Polo y Equitación San Cristóbal in Santiago, Chile.
MANILA, Philippines - Team Philippines rammed in four goals in the second chukker and went on to fashion out a 13-9 victory over Dubai in the Belo Polo Cup 2015 Battle of the Titans before a big crowd yesterday in Makati.
The USPA U.S. Open Polo Championship®, the most prestigious tournament in the United States, dates back to 1904 where it was first played at Meadowbrook Polo Club in Old Westbury, NY and has been played at the International Polo Club Palm Beach of Wellington, Florida since 2004.
The semifinals will be played on Tuesday March 31st. At 15:00 on field 2 England will play against USA. The other semifinal will be played at 17:00 on field 1 between Chile and Brazil
Day 3 of the X World Polo Championship was held today. Around 5500 people watched the matches. Chile had to win against Pakistan if they wanted to end on top of Zone A.
Two games decided in overtime and the other by a single goal illustrated the parity of the teams competing in the 2015 United States Open Championship at the International Polo Club in Sunday competition.
The United States defeated Brazil today 9-7 at the 10thFederation of International Polo (FIP) World Polo Championship, being held in Santiago, Chile. The United States has defeated both of its opponents, Argentina and Brazil, to win its bracket and advance to Tuesday’s semi-final round, where they will face England.
