SAN ROQUE, Thursday, August 8, 2024 – Dubai showed once again why it is the team that stands out for it.
has emerged as one of the main favorites in the Terralpa High Handicap Silver Cup. After
having beaten Kazak and La Dolfina Dos Lunas in their previous matches, this Thursday they won
with authority to Sainte Mesme by 12 to 9 and ended their participation in the group stage in a
undefeated and as winner of Zone 1. Camilo Castagnola, the 10-goal handicap player with the
that Dubai has, was again the top scorer of the match, with 6 goals, and remains at the top scorer for the tournament with 23 goals.
Friday, on the other hand, will be a day full of definitions. On the one hand, and in the morning,
Zone B of the Low Handicap will be sentenced, where 1896 Polo and Polo Valley have made the
things in a great way and they are one step away from securing a place in the semifinals of the category; by
the other, and for the High Handicap, Kazak and La Dolfina Dos Lunas will face each other for a ticket to
semifinals: whoever wins, will access that instance; whoever loses, must continue on his way in the
Silbon Cup.
In this way, the action for the Terralpa Silver Cup, the second stop of the 53rd International Tournament
of Polo Andalucía, will resume on Friday with 4 matches: 1 for the High Handicap, 1 for the Medium
and 2 on the Lower Side.
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 Thursday, August 8 was the
following:
HIGH HANDICAP
DUBAI 12-9 HOLY MESME
DUBAI: Camilo Castagnola 10, Rashid Albwardy 2, Estanislao Darritchon 1, Juan Martín Nero 9. Total:
22.
SAINTE MESME: Robert Strom 4, Carlos María Ulloa 7, Manuel Plaza de Ayala 6, Clemente Zavaleta 5.
Total: 22.
Judges: Julian Appleby & Martín Goti. Referee: Federico Martelli.
The Terralpa Silver Cup will resume its activity on Friday, August 9, with the following order
Gaming:
10:00 a.m., Bajo Handicap, Court 3 of Ayala Polo Club: 1896 Polo vs. Polo Valley
11:00 a.m., Low Handicap, Court 1 of Ayala Polo Club: Grupo Mendizábal vs. Essso
5:00 p.m., Medium Handicap, Court 2 of Ayala Los Pinos Venue: Amanara vs. Brunei Polo Team
7:00 p.m., High Handicap, Court 3 of Ayala Los Pinos Venue: Kazak vs. La Dolfina Dos Lunas