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Harald Link’s Thai Polo Cup Argentina lit up
the season once again with competitive polo,
charity matches, dance shows and fireworks.
The tournament, which was first played in
2014 with six teams, has now grown to
include 16 teams competing at a 14-goal
level.The Cup has made a name for itself
as the most important patron-based
tournament of the Argentine season.
However, the attention to detail off the field
is the competition’s most notable aspect.
Last year, an exhibition match in aid of
Centro de Vida, a non-profit organisation
that provides treatment for those suffering
from drug addiction, took place before the
main final. Ten-goalers Gonzalo and Nicolas
Pieres, Pablo Mac Donough and Juan Martín
Nero took turns playing with several patrons,
such as Harald Link, Ernesto Gutiérrez,
Ricardo Jara and Adriano Agosti.
Up next was the Thai Polo Cup Argentina
final between Real Time and Altamira.The
match was even and exciting, and kept the
spectators on their toes. In the end, Ricardo
Jara’s Real Time claimed the win.‘This is the
first time we are playing the tournament,’ says
Chilean patron Jara.‘The team is made up of
a group of friends who wanted to come and
have fun, even though everyone wants to
win. We worked hard on every game.The
organisation has been fantastic – superior
to anything I’ve seen before.’
‘We are very happy, and want to thank
Harald for such a great tournament,’ said
Real Time’s Matías Vial.‘I have been following
the tournament for a while, and I wanted to
see how everything worked. The fields were
great, as was the organisation, and everyone
had a good time.’
T H E M AT C H WA S E V E N A N D E X C I T I N G A N D
K E P T T H E S P E C TAT O R S O N T H E I R T O E S
Opposite
: Winning team Real Time.
This
page
: Altamira’s Mariano Aguirre Paz and
Real Time’s Manuel Crespo in the final of
the Thai Polo Cup Argentina
