SAN ROQUE, Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Super Wednesday on today’s date of the 53rd Tournament
International Polo Andalusia, with a Terralpa Silver Cup that is red hot and is close to
its most decisive moments. And it is that both the High Handicap and the Low Handicap already know their
finalists and are preparing to live some memorable days during the next weekend in
Ayala Sede Los Pinos.
The day began in the morning at Ayala Sede Los Pinos with the matches that defined the
finalists of the Terralpa Silver Cup of Low Handicap, where Calatagan and 1896 Polo, both
teams that had won their respective Zones in the qualifying stage, won in their
respective semifinal duels against Polo Valley and La Capilla and, in this way, the
next Saturday for the title of the category.
In the afternoon, and due to the High Handicap, it was first the turn of Dubai and ATL Marine & Energy. For a
On the other hand, there was the long-awaited duel between the brothers Camilo and Bartolomé Castagnola, two of the
best players in the world; on the other, it was, in short, the clash between the champion of
this competition in 2022 and a team that in 2024 has made the leap to the top for the first time
category. To refer to this match is to refer to a great parity throughout the match, although
making use of their individual hierarchy and their effectiveness from the penalty spot, Dubai prevailed
by 10 to 8 and got the first ticket for the final.
At the end, MB Polo and La Dolfina Dos Lunas took court number 3 of Ayala Sede Los Pinos and
They put on a great show from start to finish: we had to wait until the final bell itself
so that the winner, MB Polo, would feel like a winner. The duel between Adolfo and Mía Cambiaso
against Poroto, son of the former and brother of the latter, added color to the day, although there were
a lot of brilliance from all the protagonists. Special mention for Rufino Laulhé, who despite his young players
14 years old, he was one of the figures on the field.
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 Wednesday, August 14 was the
following:
HIGH HANDICAP
SEMIFINAL COPA TERRALPA #1: DUBAI 10-8 ATL MARINE & ENERGY
DUBAI: Camilo Castagnola 10, Rashid Albwardy 2, Estanislao Darritchon 1, Juan Martín Nero 9. Total:
22.
ATL MARINE & ENERGY: Gonzalo Entrecanales 0, Pablo Llorente 6, Lorenzo Chavanne 5, Bartolomé
Castagnola (h) 10. Total: 21.
Judges: Federico Martelli & Guillermo Villanueva. Referee: Martín Goti.