Successful premiere of the Princess Delia Cup in Wallerstein
Team Franken wins inaugural trophy in honor of the late Princess Delia to Oettingen-Wallerstein 6 – 8 June 2014 at Castle Wallerstein
In brilliant sunshine, games of the Princess Delia Cup took place last weekend on Castle Wallerstein. The hosts, Prince and Princess to Oettingen-Wallerstein had invited tothis weekend in Wallerstein, to compete for a cup in honor the of late Princess Delia Oettingen-Wallerstein.
At the end of the Team Franken prevailed with Reinhold Hofmann, Yoanna Otto, Bernhard Schurzmann,
and Nacho Garrahan, who excelled with spectacular goals, just due to goal difference. Second place was
the team Wallerstein with the hosts, as well as Tom Small and Ed Olof, skillfully leading his team on a
strong Tomlinson horses. The third place went to the Team “Bad Boys” from Bad Bentheim led by
Mathieu van Delden. The teams were extremely balanced and so the winner was decided only after points
and goal difference at the last second. Until then, three teams had the opportunity to gain the victory and
accordingly vigorously fought for each goal.
In the evening, a magnificent asado-evening in the princely Castle Park took place for all players, grooms
and guests. In the Orangerie Wallerstein beer was enjoyed at the fire under a mild starlit sky, discussing
games, horses and team structures.
One of the most exciting games on the final Sunday was the game between the Bad Boys and
Wallerstein. An open, fast, and very emotionally charged game in which the lead changed several times,
but in the end Team Wallerstein just managed to stay half a goal ahead against the guests from Bad
Bentheim. However, the taste of victory didn’t last long since the many goals of Yoanna Otto (Team
Franken) in the previous game put her team ahead of Wallerstein by on a goal difference of one.
“It was a really fascinating game for the enthusiastic audience” so the hostess Princess Anna to Oettingen-
Wallerstein, “the game against the Bad Boys, who were the first time in Wallerstein, was great fun. It was
quick, open and very hard, but such games make you excel. It’s of course more fun, if you then can decide
such a game at the end.”she adds with a smile.
Prince Carl-Eugen has initiated the tournament in memory of his 2012 late grandmother, Princess Delia,
born Countess von Stauffenberg, and donated a bronze statue with the image of a young rider and a horse
that he visibly stirred presented the winners. “My grandmother was a thoroughly passionate horse woman,
time of her life” tells Prince Carl-Eugen. “At a young age, she rode all disciplines – apart of polo – and was
later engaged in horse racing passionatly for decades. With over 90 years she still studied stud-books and
followed horse racing on pay-tv on a daily basis and still bred.” The Princess was also the supporting
patron – along with riding legend Hans-Günter Winkler – and driving force of the prestigious
„Scharlachrennen“ CSI** * Nördlingen. Thus leading international riders and breeder were regular guests
in Wallerstein.
When Prince Carl-Eugen and Princess Anna brought polo to Wallerstein their grandmother was
overjoyed that she again had horses around in the Castle Park. “She told me that she never thought she
would ever live to see me on the back of horse, let alone at that speed ” Prince Carl-Eugen
tells. “However, she always stressed, that she didn’t like the looks of our small ponies, most of which are
chestnuts. Polo ponies simply did not correspond to her ideal of beauty” remembers the host with a grin.
Yoanna Otto nominated as MVP by commentator Jan Kiesel
Best playing pony was the mare “Reina Maria” von Bernd Schurzmann, played von Nacho Garrahan.
The rankings:
1 Team Franken
2 Team Wallerstein
3 Team Bad Boys
4 Team San Patricio
TEAMS
Bad Boys (+4)
Niklas Steinle (-2)
Dr. Robert Heurmann (1)
Mathieu van Delden (0)
Cristobal Durrieu (+4)
Franken (+3)
Yoanna Otto (-1)
Bernhard Schurzmann (0)
Nacho Garrahan (+4)
Reinhold Hofmann (0)
San Patricio (0)
Antonia Fichtner (-2)
Elya Duissemaliyeva (-1)
Christian Bornmann (-1)
Patricio Gaynor (+4)
Wallerstein (+3)
Anna Oettingen-Wallerstein (-1)
Carl-Eugen Oetttingen-Wallerstein (0)
Ed Olof (+3)
Tom Small (+1