SAN ROQUE, Tuesday, August 13, 2024
A day of different semifinals that took place throughout
This Tuesday at Ayala Sede Los Pinos, with decisive matches both in the morning and at the
afternoon corresponding to the Terralpa Silver Cup. In addition, it should be noted that there was action in the 3
polo categories: High, Medium and Low Handicap.
The day began in the morning with the matches that defined the finalists of the JP Cup
Financial, within the framework of the Low Handicap. IQ Polo Team and Grupo Mendizábal qualified as finalists
of said cup after beating Essso and C. H. Kazuki, respectively. In this way, they will face the
Saturday morning in search of the title.
Then, and in the afternoon, came the semifinals of the Terralpa Silver Cup of Medium Handicap,
where Amanara’s team, finalist in 2023, battled until the end of the fourth chukker and
From the fifth set he brought out his best polo, scoring a 4-0 run and directing the
comparison towards a favorable outcome. Nicky Sen’s team beat Jolly Roger by 14 to 11. The other
semi-final pitted John Smith against Electric Polo, and it was John Smith’s team that prevailed
conditions from the beginning and never left the lead in the match. The 12 goals scored by
Alejandro Muzzio were too much for Electric Polo. John Smith won 14-10 and will play his
second final of the season.
The date was closed by Calatagan and Sainte Mesme, for the semifinal of the Silbon Cup, within the framework of the
High Handicap category. And, despite the parity at the start, Calatagan, the champion of the Copa de Galicia,
Bronze Sotogrande, managed to define it in the sixth chukker, with a great performance by Antonio Heguy.
The action for the Terralpa Silver Cup, second stop of the 53rd International Polo Tournament
Andalusia will resume on Wednesday, August 14 with the semifinals of the Terralpa Silver Cup
of the High and Low Handicap.
The 53rd Andalusia International Polo Tournament takes place between the 3 playing fields of Ayala Polo
Club and the 4 that Ayala owns Los Pinos Headquarters, and is disputed in 3 polo categories: High Handicap
(20-22 Goals), Medium Handicap (12-14 Goals) and Low Handicap (6-8 Goals).
The detail of the day of the Terralpa Silver Cup played on Tuesday, August 13 was the
following
HIGH HANDICAP
SEMIFINAL COPA SILBON: CALATAGAN 12-9 SAINTE MESME
CALATAGAN: Martín Romualdez 0, Antonio Heguy 6, Santiago Laborde 6, Facundo Pieres 10. Total: 22.
SAINTE MESME: Robert Strom 4, Santiago Cernadas 7, Carlos María Ulloa 7, Pelayo Berazadi 4. Total:
22.
Judges: Julian Appleby & Nicolás Scortichini. Referee: José Ignacio Araya.