At the Alfredo Lalor Venue in Pilar, the grand final of the traditional open tournament for the Chamber of Deputies Cup was played on Wednesday 11/26, which on this occasion had the participation of 16 teams: the eight that did not achieve the ticket to the 132nd Argentine Polo Galicia Open presented by Visa plus the best eight of the Municipality of Pilar Cup.
In this match, played on Court 1, La Aguada beat Velay by 11 to 7;and in this way he achieved this important title. With the victory, in addition to taking the beautiful trophy at stake, the Open Door team obtained the “ticket” to the Repechage, the match in which the eighth and last team pre-qualified for the Triple Crown 2026 will be defined.
In this way, the Brazilian “Pedrinho” Zacharias won the tournament for the second time (the previous one with the Brava team in 2020), while his three teammates managed to write his name for the first time in this trophy. Congratulations!
AWARDS
MVP for the most valuable player of the final: Pedro Zacharías (La Aguada).
AAP to the best horse of the final: Don Ercole Weasel, played by Kristos Magrini.
AACCP for the best registered player product Raza Polo Argentino: Don Ercole Casalta, also played by “Keko” Magrini.
The finalist teams and progression:
La Aguada: Facundo Llosa 8 (2 goals), Kristos Magrini 6, Pedro Zacharias 8 (4, one penalty) and Felipe Vercellino 7 (5, one penalty). Total: 29.
Velay: Ignacio Viana 6 (1), Juan Jauretche 7 (2), Simón Prado 7 (1) and Alfredo Cappella Barabucci 8 (3, one penalty and one penalty 1). Total: 28.
La Aguada: 2-0, 2-1, 4-3, 5-4, 6-4, 9-6 and 11-7.
Judges: Guillermo Villanueva (Jr.) and Martín Pascual. Arbitrator: Gonzalo López Vargas.
The other formations that participated in the contest:
La Ensenada II: Segundo Bocchino 7, Jesse Bray 7, Raúl Colombres (h) 7 and Matías Torres Zavaleta 8. Total: 29.
La Ensenada III: Santiago Loza 7, Tomás Fernández Llorente (h) 7, Facundo Fernández Llorente 7 and Tomas Beresford 7. Total: 28.
La Matera: Manuel Calafell 6, Cristian Laprida (h) 7, Alejo Taranco 8 and Jared Zenni 7. Total: 28.
The Corner: Pascual Sáinz de Vicuña 6, Valerio Zubiaurre (h) 7, Alejandro Muzzio 8 and Jacinto Crotto 7. Total: 28.
The Nativity II: Ricardo Garrós (h) 7, Félix Esaín 7, Santos Merlos 7 and Javier Guerrero (h) 7. Total: 28.
The Little Irenita II: Marcos Panelo 6, Federico Panzillo 7, Martín Podestá (h) 7 and Matías Mac Donough (h) 7. Total: 27.
The Fixed Sinergy Cloning: Felipe Martínez Ferrario 6, Ezequiel Martínez Ferrario 7, Tomás García del Río 7 and Felipe Márquez Ochoa 6. Total: 26.
The saga sets it: Bautista Beguerie 6, Juan M. Zavaleta (h) 7, Manuel Elizalde 7 and Simón Zavaleta 6. Total: 26.
Yatay Breeding: Gonzalo Santamarina (h) 6, Dylan Rossiter 6, Joaquín Panelo 7 and Hilario Figueras 6. Total: 25.
La Dolfina: José Riglos (n) 6, Louis Hine 6, Ned Hine 6 and Juan Ruiz Guiñazú (h) 7. Total: 25.
La Aguada Arroba: Nicolás Escobar 6, Miguel Novillo Astrada (h) 5, Miguel Novillo Astrada 7 and Lucas Escobar 6. Total: 24.
Pilarchico Chapel of the Lord: Juan E. Harriott 6, Marcos Harriott 6, Felipe Bargalló 6 and Manuel Fernández Llorente 6. Total: 24.
The Little Anger: José R. Araya 6, Tomás Delfino 5, Rosendo Torreguitar 6 and Felipe Dabas 7.Total: 24.
Trinity Chakras: Bautista García 6, Ignacio Arbelbide 6, Segundo Amadori 6 and Jacinto Amadori 6. Total: 24.
The complete fixture:
MATCHDAY 1 – Friday 31/10 and Saturday 1/11:
ZONE A: La Irenita II 12, La Aguada Arroba 9; and La Natividad II 11, La Dolfina 10.
ZONE B: Chacras de la Trinidad 13, La Aguada 10; and La Ensenada III 15, La Irenita 10.
ZONE C: La Esquina 15, Cría Yatay 10; and La Matera 17, La Fija La Saga 9.
ZONE D: La Ensenada II 10, La Fija Sinergy Cloning 9; and Velay 14, Pilarchico Capilla del Señor 8.
DATE 2 – Thursday 6th and Friday 7/11:
ZONE A: La Irenita II 14, La Dolfina 12; and La Natividad II 14, La Aguada Arroba 7.
ZONE B: La Irenita 16, Chacras de la Trinidad 13; and La Aguada 14, La Ensenada III 11.
ZONE C: La Fija la Saga 12, La esquina 11; and La Matera 13, Cría Yatay 11.
ZONE D: Pilarchico Capilla del Señor 15, La Ensenada II 13; and Velay 16, La Fija Sinergy Cloning 7.
DATE 3 – Thursday 13 and Friday 14/11:
Zone A: La Natividad II 8, La Irenita II 7; and La Aguada Arroba 11, La Dolfina 4.
Zone B: La Ensenada III 15, Chacras de la Trinidad 14; and La Aguada 27, La Irenita 5.
Zone C: La Matera 11, La Esquina 8; and La Fija La Saga 13, Cría Yatay 12.
Zone D: La Ensenada II 12, Velay 11; and Pilarchico Capilla del Señor 11, La Fija Sinergy Cloning 10.
SEMI-FINALS – Thursday 20/11.
La Aguada 16, La Natividad II 12; and
Velay 15, La Matera 5.
FINAL – Wednesday 26/11.
La Aguada 11, Velay 7.
A LITTLE HISTORY
The Chamber of Deputies Cup was donated in 1922 by the aforementioned legislative body, as a reward for the double feat accomplished by the Argentine team that in its first tour abroad managed to win the Open Championships of England and the United States undefeated, on its own playing fields. The cup was immediately delivered to the AAP authorities, so that it could be disputed for development purposes. This was done and for the first time this coveted trophy, in 1924, was its first winner by the remembered Santa Inés team, made up of Daniel Kearney, Carlos Land, Guillermo Brooke Taylor and Jack Kearney, who in that year won the Argentine Polo Open with that jersey. From then on, there were many relevant figures who gave the contest the category acquired, perpetuating their names both individually and collectively, as until this fortunate present.
Precisely in a contest that was born thanks to the individual and collective attributes of a team that with its double feat in England and the USA, opened the way for the leaders of the former River Plate Polo Association and the Argentine Polo Federation to smooth things over on September 14, 1922 and give way to the foundation of the Argentine Polo Association, which today proudly presents the hierarchy of its high handicap polo, which as its centerpiece has the 132nd Argentine Polo Open Galicia presented by Visa and the beauty and spaciousness of its famous Polo Cathedral in Palermo.