After the rain delay, it was confirmed that on Thursday 10/30 the final match of the 85th Tortugas Country Club Open will be played, in which the Emilio de Anchorena Cup is at stake.
The tournament was played by the 8 best teams in the world, which boast between 32 and 40 goals of handicapp.
The grand final between the recent winner of the 132nd Hurlingham Club Open and the only contender for the Triple Crown, La Natividad La Dolfina, vs. Ellerstina Indios Chapaleufú Vista will be played on field 7 of the local club starting at 5:00 p.m.
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THE NUMBERS OF THE FINAL
La Natividad La Dolfina will seek its second title since the two teams merged. Separately, La Natividad has two trophies in Tortugas (2022 and 23); while La Dolfina accumulates six (2013 to 2018).
For their part, the team of the Pieres and the Heguy will seek their first Triple Crown title since the two clubs joined.
Divided, Ellerstina, the tournament’s top winner, will seek his 14th trophy in Tortugas, after having won it in 1992, 94, 95, 05, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 19, 20 and 21. While Indios Chapaleufú has 12 (five as Indios Chapaleufú I -1985, 96, 00, 02 and 06-; four as Los Indios -1943, 46, 65 and 67-; two as Indios Chapaleufú II -1990 and 91- and one as Indios Chapaleufú -1988-).
On the individual side, Facundo Pieres will seek his 12th Tortugas trophy to equal the tournament’s top winner, Pablo Mac Donough. His brother Gonzalo will try to get his 11th title in Tortuguitas; while Adolfo Cambiaso (h) will be looking for his 10th in this Open. For their part, Camilo and Barto Castagnola will try to win the tournament for the third time.
Finally, Poroto Cambiaso (La Natividad La Dolfina) will seek his first title in the tournament, while Antonio and Cruz Heguy (Ellerstina Indios Chapaleufú Vista), will not only try to win their first trophy in Tortugas, but also their first in Triple Crown tournaments. Success for all!
The finalist teams:
La Natividad La Dolfina: Camilo Castagnola 10, Adolfo Cambiaso (n) 10, Adolfo Cambiaso (h) 10 and Bartolomé Castagnola (h) 10. Total: 40.
Ellerstina Chapaleufú Indians View: Facundo Pieres 10, Antonio Heguy 8, Gonzalo Pieres (h) 9 and Cruz Heguy 9. Total: 36.
Judges: Gastón Lucero and Guillermo Villanueva (h). Arbitrator: Matías Baibiene.
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The other teams that participated:
UAE Polo: Pablo Pieres 9, Lucas Monteverde (n) 9, Tomás Panelo 9 and Juan M. Nero 10. Total: 37.
La Irenita La Hache Clinova: Hilario Ulloa 9, Francisco Elizalde 9, Pablo Mac Donough 10 and Ignatius du Plessis 9. Total: 37.
The Clonargen Inlet: Rufino Bensadón 8, Gonzalo Ferrari 8, Juan Britos (h) 8 and Jerónimo del Carril 9. Total: 33.
August Sun: Facundo Sola 8, Paco de Narváez 7, Benjamín Panelo 8 and Juan M. Zubía 9. Total: 32.
Los Machitos El Refugio: Victorino Ruiz Jorba 8, Alfredo Bigatti 8, Diego Cavanagh 8 and Teodoro Lacau 8. Total. 32.
The Hatchet and Polo: Bautista Bayugar 8, Carlos M. Ulloa 8, Joaquín Pittaluga 8 and Ignacio Laprida 8. Total: 32.
This event, the second link in the 2025 Triple Crown organized by the Argentine Polo Association, which began with the 132nd Hurlingham Club Open, will then end with the 132nd Argentine Polo Galicia Open, which will begin on November 1 and end on December 6. Tickets are available through the Ticketek system.