SAN ROQUE, Tuesday, August 20, 2024 – The day of play was intense
in Gold Cup that took place this Tuesday at Ayala Polo Club and at Ayala Sede Los Pinos. A total of 6 matches could be seen during the day. There were some
resounding results, such as Kazak’s victory over the recent Silver Cup finalist, MB Polo. Kazak’s team, led by Frenchman Sebastien Aguettant, knew how to
impose conditions from the beginning of the fight and managed to close each of the 6 chukkers in front. In this way, it increases their expectations for the next instance.
Also for the High Handicap, and on court number 4 of Ayala Sede Los Pinos, ATL Marine & Energy
won with authority both in the result and in the game to Sainte Mesme by 14 to 5 in what
it was the first match of Zone 2 of the category.
There was also action for the Low Handicap, which began its activity this Tuesday, with 4 games. For the
tomorrow, a couple of high-impact victories: that of Grupo Mendizábal against 1896 Polo, finalist of
the Terralpa Silver Cup, and that of Polothanda against Calatagan, the winner of that competition.
Then, in the afternoon, there were triumphs of La Capilla and Essso, against C. H. Kazuki and Polo Valley,
respectively.
The Turkish Airlines Gold Cup will resume on Wednesday, August 21 with two matches in the tournament.
the Medium Handicap.
The 53rd Andalusia International Polo Tournament takes place between the 3 playing fields of Ayala Polo
Club and the 4 that Ayala owns Los Pinos Headquarters, and is disputed in 3 polo categories: High Handicap
(20-22 Goals), Medium Handicap (12-14 Goals) and Low Handicap (6-8 Goals).
The detail of the day of the Turkish Airlines Gold Cup played on Tuesday, August 20, was
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HIGH HANDICAP
ATL MARINE & ENERGY 14-5 KAZAK
ATL MARINE & ENERGY: Gonzalo Entrecanales 0, Pablo Llorente 6, Lorenzo Chavanne 5, Bartolomé
Castagnola (h) 10. Total: 21.
SAINTE MESME: Robert Strom 4, Santiago Cernadas 7 (Tomás Fernández Llorente 7), Carlos María
Ulloa 7, Pelayo Berazadi 4. Total: 22.
Judges: José Ignacio Araya & Guillermo Villanueva. Referee: Martín Goti.
KAZAKH 14-11 MB POLO
KAZAK: Sebastian Aguettant 0, Francisco Elizalde 8, Beltran Laulhé 5, Nicolás Pieres 8. Total: 21.
MB POLO: Mateen Bolkiah 0, Rufino Laulhé 4, Adolfo Cambiaso (n) 9, Pablo Mac Donough 9. Total: 22.
Judges: Gastón Lucero & Federico Martelli. Referee: Esteban Ferrari