Cartier wins the 26th St. Moritz Polo World Cup on Snow 2010
In fast-paced matches, the four teams competing in the 26th St. Moritz Polo World Cup on Snow gave the 15,000 or so spectators a spectacular high-goal tournament of the highest calibre. Cartier ultimately gamed out on top and will now proudly carry the coveted Cartier Trophy home. In second to fourth place were Julius Baer, Brioni and Maserati. In addition to sport, the event offered a number of other highlights, including a team of seven well-known Swiss star chefs with a combined total of 118 Gault-Millau points who catered to the guests on the lake. And finally, the organizer – St. Moritz Polo AG – proved that it is on the right track with its new focus and forward-looking energy concept.
The 26th edition of the prestigious polo tournament was a huge success. 15,000 spectators watched the matches in this spectacular high-calibre tournament over the past four days, in mostly beautiful weather but frosty temperatures. The four teams from Cartier, Brioni, Julius Baer and Maserati fought for victory on the frozen Lake of St Moritz. Today, Cartier was the deserving winner and proudly accepted the coveted Cartier Trophy. Julius Baer took second, Brioni third and Maserati fourth place. Although Maserati patron Philipp Maeder’s team did not win a place on the podium, he nevertheless said he was happy with the result. Already at the press conference on Friday, he was full of praise for the organizer, St. Moritz Polo AG: “This was by far the best organized tournament I’ve ever played in.”
Sun shones on fantastic finale
It was a dramatic finale to the 26th St Moritz Polo World Cup on Snow this afternoon, as – with the scores tied at 3-3 – the referees awarded Cartier a virtually unmissable from-the-spot penalty in front of the Julius Baer goal with just eight seconds left to play. Most valuable player Glen Gilmore converted the decisive shot to wrap up Cartier’s victory and spark wild celebrations from a large contingent of fans in the grandstands.
Julius Baer’s players were obviously a little unhappy at the decision, but the slightly controversial ending to the game did little to dampen the spirits of the sell-out crowd, who realised they had witnessed an exceptional final. There were long periods of fantastic, fast and open polo, with the beautiful Engadin sun illuminating the event’s unique setting. At times the action see-sawed with such frequency from end to end that spectators might have felt they were watching the simultaneously-occurring Australian Open tennis final, swiveling their heads left and right in a relentless and rhythmical cycle. Thrilling. What a game!