King Power and the defending champions Crockfords are in the 2015 Final of the Ambassador Cup
By Victoria Elsbury-Legg
Some exciting and action packed games have been taking place under the floodlights of Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha’s VR Sports Club in Bangkok, Thailand over the last few days, with all teams keen to win and make it through to the Final on Saturday 14th March 2015.
Yesterday’s match between L’Oreal Men’s Expert – Clement Toussaint (2), Hughes Van Heesewijk (0), Laurent Doumergue (2) and Julient Reynes (2) and Globalport – Michael Romero (0), Adrian Garcia (2), Anthony Garcia (5) and Santi Juban (-1) proved to be an especially tense game. Despite five goaler Anthony Garcia from Globalport receiving an injury to his elbow early on in the match he continued to score goals in a game that constantly saw the players and their ponies running the length of the pitch to put alternating scores on the board. Eventually L’Oreal Men’s Expert managed to secure the winning goal in the last few minutes of the game, putting them through to Saturday’s sub-final at 16.30 (local time) to play against SPP – Ploy Bhinsaeng (-1), James Lee (-1), Nicolas Pieroni (4) and Tomas Martinez (3).
In today’s match, 5th and 6th placed teams Globalport and Tang Polo – Shilai Liu (1), Miguel Diaz (5), Nan Liu (0) and Nutthadith Sila-Amornsak (0) met on the pitch in what was a closely matched game – the final score was Globalport 6 v 8 Tang Polo.
Through to the Final on Saturday 14th March are King Power – Apichet Srivaddhanaprabha (0), Lucas Lujan (4), Santiago Lujan (3) and Paitoon Khamata (-1) with two straight wins, and defending champions Crockfords, with English four goal pro Mike Howe playing alongside English patron Edward Batchelor (who is based in Thailand), Russell Tyre (-1) and Antonino Menard (4). A large number of spectators are expected to attend the Final which will take place on the VR Field at 17.30 (local time).
Ambassadors Tournament sponsors include: Maxims Casino Club, SCB, King Power, Air Asia, Singha Corporation, Tourism Authority of Thailand, Sweat Rock, WIZ Auto Sales Co., Ltd., Samart Telcoms, Pullman Hotels, Ralph Lauren, Accor Hotels, TWG Tea, Divana, Hello Bangkok, Plan B Media, and True Vision. See link for further details: http://www.thailandpolo.or.th/our-partners
Thailand Polo Association Twitter: @tpa_polo
Facebook Page: Thailand Polo Association
Ambassador’s Tournament (4-6 goal) Schedule of Play 2015 & Team List
Day 1 – Tuesday 10th March
16:30 Crockfords 6 v 5 SPP, SPP Field
17:30 King Power 9 v 4 L’Oreal, VR Field
Day 2 – Wednesday 11th March
16:30 King Power 7 v 2 Globalport, SPP Field
17:30 Crockfords 8 v 6 Tang Polo, VR Field
Day 3 – Thursday 12th March
16:30 SPP 6 v 5 Tang Polo, SPP Field
17:30 L’Oreal 9 v 8 Globalport, VR Field
Day 4 – Friday 13th March
16:30 Globalport 6 v 8 Tang Polo, SPP Field
Day 5 – Saturday 14th March
16:30 SPP v L’Oreal, SPP Field
17:30 King Power v Crockfords, VR Field (Final)
Group A
King Power
Apichet Srivaddhanaprabha (0)
Lucas Lujan (4)
Santiago Lujan (3)
Paitoon Khamata (-1)
L’Oreal Men Expert
Clement Toussaint (2)
Hughes Van Heesewijk (0)
Laurent Doumergue (2)
Julient Reynes (2)
Globalport
Michael Romero (0)
Adrian Garcia (2)
Anthony Garcia (5)
Santi Juban (-1)
Group B
Crockfords
Edward Batchelor (-1)
Russell Tyre (-1)
Mike Howe (4)
Antonino Menard (4)
Tang Polo
Shilai Liu (1)
Miguel Diaz (5)
Nan Liu (0)
Nutthadith Sila-Amornsak (0)
SPP
Ploy Bhinsaeng (-1)
James Lee (-1)
Nicolas Pieroni (4)
Tomas Martinez (3)