SAN ROQUE, Saturday, August 17, 2024 – Dubai won the Silver Cup this Saturday.
After beating MB Polo by 11 to 9 in the final held on field number 3 of
Ayala Sede Los Pinos, in Sotogrande. In this way, Rashid Albwardy’s team wins the
a trophy that he had also won in 2022.
The Terralpa Silver Cup is the second stop of the 53rd
Andalusia International Polo Tournament. For its part, and in the run-up to the final of the High Handicap,
Calatagan beat 1896 Polo and celebrated in the Low Handicap.
The clash between Dubai and MB Polo in Sotogrande had a fairly recent history in
Sotogrande, and they had also faced each other in the Gold Cup final in 2023. Today’s
It was a match that could easily be divided into two parts. The first half was even, with
a more open first chukker in terms of the game, while the second and third sets were
they came back closer and with fewer goals. The advantage at that time was in favor of MB Polo, who
they won by 5 to 4. But in the fourth chukker the best of Dubai was seen, with Camilo Castagnola who in all his splendor, playing and making play, and reaching the goal on several occasions. Like this
was that Dubai scored a partial of 4 to 1 and then managed to take the fight to another rhythm and maintaining
a 2-goal advantage that would no longer be recoverable for MB Polo.
As relevant data of this coronation we can highlight that Dubai achieves the same title as in
2022, with Rashid Albwardy and Camilo Castagnola in their ranks again. For Estanislao
Darritchon is his first title in Sotogrande, in what is also his absolute debut here.
On the other hand, Juan Martín Nero, who returned to Sotogrande after 5 years, once again obtains the title that
he had obtained on that occasion (2019), and again he does so playing with Camilo Castagnola;
that time, they celebrated defending the colors of Brunei.
Prior to the final of the Terralpa High Handicap Silver Cup, it was the turn of the definition of the Low
Handicap on court number 4 of Ayala Sede Los Pinos, in which Calatagan took revenge for the
final of the Bronze Cup and beat 1896 Polo by 9 to 7. In turn, and in the morning, IQ Polo Team
they beat Grupo Mendizábal by 11.5 to 8 and won the JP Financial Cup.
After the finals, it was the turn of the awards ceremony, in which participated, in addition to the
protagonists, Juan Carlos Ruiz Boix, Mayor of San Roque; Ramón Hermosilla, Founder of Terralpa;
Marcos Núñez, Director of Terralpa; Carmen Morales, Founder of Casa Libertas; Eva Martínez,
Delegate of JP Financial of Southern Spain; Douglas Messias, CEO of Doma Eyewear; Juan Goti, in
representation of the Argentina Polo Association; and Michael Taylor, Representative of Minuto Siete.
The closing of the day was in charge of the music band Siempre Así, which gave a show at the
stage set up by Larios. In addition, the audience enjoyed Last Chukker, the proposal that
it accompanies polo at Ayala Sede Los Pinos between courts 3 and 4, and which has the Croft bar
Beverage twist, supported by Cokko & Rosso; food trucks; The shops inside the pavilion
central; and the Market, which was present as every Friday and Saturday