Teams are announced for the Julius Bär Beach Polo World Cup, Sylt 2015

Teams are announced for the Julius Bär Beach Polo World Cup, Sylt 2015

 

By Victoria Elsbury-Legg

 

Polo in Germany has been in the news this week, with the 9th Beach Polo Masters currently taking place this weekend, the teams have also been announced for the eight Julius Bär Beach Polo World Cup to take place on the Northern German coast in Hörnum, Sylt later in the month on 23rd and 24th May 2015.  

 

10,000 spectators are expected at this month’s event, where Team Maserati (Marc Aberle (-2) & Tim Ward (4) – who played in the PIPA Snow Polo Championships Tour in January at the Nordic Skiing World Cup and Olympic Resort, Seefeld in Tyrol) will meet Team Julius Bär: Caspar Crasemann (3), Christopher Winter (3), Team König Pilsener: René Kleinlugtenbelt (-1), Patrick Maleitzke (3), Team Pomellato & Windy: Frank Kirschke (-2), Agustin Kronhaus (3) and the 2014 defending champions: Team Lanson: Christian Grimme (0), Thomas Winter (4)

 

Alongside the title sponsor Julius Bär, who first added their name to the event in 2011, and whose logo is incorporated into the newly reworked Beach Polo World Cup logo, Maserati will once again be sponsoring the event (which they first sponsored in 2010) as exclusive car and team sponsor, with Maserati Deutschland GmbH in association with the Maserati base in Tamsen, Hamburg presenting their newest four-wheeled horsepower designs to the crowds. 

 

Aside from polo, the crowds also have the opportunity to test yachts by Windy, check out jewellery by Pomellato and enjoy live music and skydiving on the beach, which has been laid on by Julius Bär.