And so it begins… the culmination of the season, the final tournament in The Gauntlet of Polo and the most prestigious title of the US high goal season, The US Open Polo Championship. Won last year by La Dolfina, this year 12 teams join the fray at the National Polo Center to play for the trophy that every polo player wants to take home.
The tournament started with a double header. No team can afford a loss at this stage with the early matches so important to avoid elimination and to be in with a chance of reaching the quarter finals.
Match 1:
First up La Dolfina/Tamera won against Globalport by a score of 9-7 in the opening match on Wednesday 26th March. In a close match, Globalport did their best to topple the giant that is Cambiaso but despite managing to equalise several times throughout the match, they could not get in the lead.
Substitutions:
Quinn Evans in for Alejandro Poma in the 5th.
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Next up BTA won against Clearwater by a score of 13-9. Despite losing the first two chukkas, BTA managed to find their rhythm in the second half to push through the advantage and ride to the win.
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Stats provided by International Polo Academy