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NewsLetter N° 167 - Friday, September 26, 2014
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Vicomte A
Open de France 2014
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â–ºChantilly
Polo Club du Domaine de Chantilly
Open de France 2014 / 16 hcp
In a final highly paired Vicomte A defeat Sainte Mesme and is the winner of the higher hcp tournament in the French season, the 2014 French Open. An all-out battle that could have gone either of the two teams, there were no differences throughout the match, but finally Vicomte A takes this important victory to be crowned as French champion 2014.
Results:
Sunday, September 21
Final: Vicomte A 10 vs. Sainte Mesme 9
Teams & Ranking:
1. Vicomte A: Alexandre Sztarkman 1, Facundo Fernánez Llorente 4, DarÃo Muzzo 7, Edouard Pan 4. Total 16.
2. Sainte Mesme: Robert Strom 4, Brieuc Rigaux 5, Clemente Zavaleta 5, Birger Strom 1. Total 16
3. Silex: Richard Fagan 1, Santiago Cernadas 6, Ignacio González 6, Ali Paterson 3. Total 16.
4. Tom Tailor: Uwe Schröder 0, Felipe MartÃnez Ferrario 4, MartÃn Inchauspe 6, Gastón Maiquez 6. Total 16.
5. Creed Polo: Steve Rigby 0, MatÃas Amaya 5, Tomás Ruiz Guiñazú 6, Tomás Iriarte 4. Total 15.7
6. Edrees: Sultan Edrees 0, Juan Chavanne 5, Gonzalo GarcÃa del RÃo 6, Pierre-Henri N’Goumou 5. Total 16.
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Photo: Antoine Delaporte
Clemente Zavaleta & Dario Muzzo
Open de France
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The Times They are A Changing....
Bob Dylan was probably there in spirit at the opening of the Argentine Triple Crown. The Tortugas Open matches after some experimental rule changes beforehand was one where the authority of the referees stamped itself on the game from the outset. The referees, and the Argentine Polo Association had decided and had informed the players that they would let the game flow blowing only the dangerous faults. The result, as many wished was fast, end to end, cracking polo. As one of the players pointed out, “not only did the referees let us play but when dangerous fouls did occur they were blownâ€, and the end-result, leaving aside for an instant the winners on the field, was everyone….players, public and officials. La Nacion polo correspondent, certainly the world’s greatest polo correspondent stated the game was fast, intense and rapid in both senses of the word, the speed of the action and the time spent on the field, 1h45min for each of the opening matches. If he wrote it he certainly meant it.
Let the children play… as Santana would have sung it, and…did they play. PoloForEurope can only hope that this excellent start is followed not only in Argentina but worldwide. The Hurlingham Polo Association are said to be following the games closely. The spirit of the game may still win over an overly legalistic interpretation of the rules. It has certainly demonstrated it can.
Source: La Nacion. 25/09/2014
Un cambio útil: menos rigidez en los cobros para un mejor juego by Carlos Beer
CC/ El Negro Nevado for PFE
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â–ºDonaueschingen
Fürstenberg Polo Club
Fürstenberg Trophy 2014/ 6 hcp
For the second time this season the home team takes the win in the Fürstenberg Polo Club. Tuki Ruiz Guiñazú was clearly the leader of this team and of the tournament, playing superbly and also scoring almost all penalty throughout the weekend (he missed only one in the three days). In the semifinal game on Saturday, the team from Fürstember had already shown their superiority. The Final played on Sunday with pretty wet field due to the rain fall the night before, was a great and even game, despite the conditions, with a good performance of Patricio Gaynor for Land Rover. Finally for only half goal but deservedly Haus Fürstenberg ends the season as they started, winning at home.
The rest of the matches scheduled for Sunday were defined by penalties shots.
Results:
Sunday, Septembes 21
Final: Haus Fürstemberg 4 vs. Land Rover 3 1/2
MVP amateur: Niklas Steinle
Teams & Ranking:
1. Haus Fürstenberg: Christian zu Fürstenberg -1, Emanuele Boni 0, Nicolas Ruiz Guiñazú 3, César Ruiz Guiñazú 3. Total: 5
2. AHG Land Rover: Niklas Steinle -1, Marie Jeanette Ferch 0, Patricio Gaynor 4, Reinhold Ho fmann 0. Total: 4
3. Bad Dürrheimer Mineralbrunnen: Beate P fister 0, Alexandra Plenk 0, Raphael de Oliveira 4, Juan Correa 2. Total: 6
4. Trigema: Isabel von Morgenstern -1, Chipi Gonzales Urquiza 1, Joaquin Copello 3, Segundo Copello 3. Total: 6
5. Octogone: Thomas Wolfensberger 1, Cedric Schweri 0, Florence Müller -1, Martin Riglos 4. Total: 4
6. Der Fuchs: Nancy Schumann 0, Roberto Rochelle 3, Anne Maier -1, Walter Cortez 3. Total: 5
7. Success: Elya Duissemdiyev -1, Uli Gabrin -1, Tuky Caivano 4, Manuel Perez 3. Total: 5
8. Berenberg: Wolfgang Gabrin 0, Michael Fass 0, Matias Legmann 2, Michael Fass jr. 1. Total: 3
Umpires: Miky Keuper & Henri Stevens
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Photo: PoloForEurope
César & Tuki Ruiz Guiñazú, Christian zu Fürstenberg, Emanuele Boni
Champions Team Haus Fürstemberg
Fürstenberg Trophy 2014
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â–ºHamburg
Humberger Polo Club
German Youth Polo Championship
Hamburg kids win German Youth Polo Championship
The Polo Club of Northern Germany captured the title of in a hard fight against 4 very young brothers from Polo Club Hessen (Frankfurt).
The vent was an official tournament and of and sponsored by Deutscher Polo Verband (German Polo Association) who’s President Oliver Winter congratulated the teams personally.
Result:
Final: Norddutscher PC 3 vs. PC Hessen 1 1/2
Teams & Ranking:
1. Norddeutscher Polo Club: Naphat Sprock -2, Hanndes Quast -2, Finni Goedhart -2, Juan Borja-Voelpel -2, Barnim Kuehl -1
2. Polo Club Hessen: Michel Grabosch -2, Emil Grabosch -2, Paul Grabosch -2, Anton Grabosch -2
3. Poloclub Hagen-Grinden: Christina -2, Isabel Sobetzki -1, Isabel Hoedemaker -1, Keono Spiekermann -2
4. Polo Club Hannover: Felipe Odia -2, Heriette Quermer -2, Benedikt Quermere -2, Lukas Sdrenka 2
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Photo: Stefanie Schmalz
German Youth Championship 2014
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â–ºVilla a Sesta
Villa A Sesta Polo Club
Hope Funds Gold Cup 2104 / 12 hcp
The last cup of this season ( 12 goals ) at the Villa a Sesta was won by the team of De Grisogono.
Teams:
De Grisogono: Mohamed Elsewedy 2, Silvestre Fanelli 4, Francisco Menendez 6, Facundo Bartneche 0. Total: 12
Hope Funds / Annawi: Gualtiero Giori 1, Juan Manuel Gonzales 4, Eduardo Menendez 6, Riccardo Tattoni 0. Total: 11
Castel Monastero: Darek Gardener 0, Segundo Condesse Stanga 3, Lucas Fernandez 5, Santiago Irastorza 4. Total: 12
Calamai Watches: Andras Tombor 0, Martin Joaquin 3, Juan Jose Storni 5, Matias Machado 4. Total: 12
Alain: Koko Kofler 0, Robert Kofler 1, Santiago Marambio 6, Pedro Fernandez Llorente 5. Total: 12
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Photo: Marco Villanti
Hope Funds 2014
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â–ºPutten
Polo Club Midden-Nederland
Polo & Country Fair
Mercedes Benz wins the Polo & Country Fair defeating Rabobank in the Final.
Results:
Final: Mercedes Benz 8 vs. Rabobak 4 1/2
Teams & Ranking:
1. Mercedes-Benz: Hector Monserrat 3, Bob Rademakers 0, Patricia Flipsen -1, Marjolein van der Wim -1. Total 1
2. Rabobank: Juan Medina 3, Brenda de Boer 0, Melanie Immink -1, Julia Hiebeler -2. Total 0
3. Houthoff Buruma: Micky Duggan 4, Erwin Schroevers 0, Anita Korff -2, Mellius Klijnstra 0. Total 2
4. Bodegas Salentein: Ramon Alegre 1, Armand van Eeken 0, Matthias Kuhn -1, Serena Cowell -1. Total -1
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â–ºChantilly
Polo Club du Domaine de Chantilly
Open de France Féminin 2014
The Women's French Polo Open was clearly won by the team of Tom Tailor by defeating Hecla / Nipas in the Final.
Results:
Final: Tom Taylor 6 vs, Hecla-Nipas 0
Teams:
Tom Tailor: Naomi Schroeder 2, Tahnee Schroeder 1, Charlene Goudkil 0, Hazel Jackson 8. Total: 12
Hecla-Nipas: Louise Mayer 4, Federica Dodge-Tellier 1, Savine Kloot Meuburg 4, Anita van der Hoeven 1, Chloé Sebban 1. Total: 10
Charriol La Victoire: Marie Victoire de la Coulange 0, Caroline Anier 6, Emmanuel Morandi 1, Emma Boers 2. Total: 9
Espirit Dy Maryland: Gabriella Turk 1, Laetitia Guillemin 2, TBA 2, Charlotte Garaud 3. Total: 8
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Tahnee Schroeder,, Naomi Schroeder, Hazel Jackson,
Charlene Goudkil,
Open de France Fèminine 2014
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Comments & Opinion
Players of Polo, Pato and domadores
At about the turn of the century, a non-playing member of the club, seeing that one of the home sides was a little weak offered to sponsor a 5 or 6 goaler to strengthen the team for the annual tournament. Now one of the member’s distant cousins happened to be argentine, and a well-known domador (horse breaker). He was also a player and so was invited to Europe for the occasion. As soon as his name appeared upon the team list posted at the club house the vast majority of professionals complained to the committee stating that the rules at the time required 2 professional players and two patrons. As they rightly pointed out there was no mention of “domadoresâ€. When asked as to why a domador could not be counted as a professional the answer was either illusive or simply that the response was self-evident “domadores†were not professionals. Finally the professionals’ point of view prevailed, and another professional came to play, accompanied by the “domador†in question who simply came as a spectator. Both were invited, wined, and dined by the very generous non-playing member during the two weeks of the tournament. Somewhat later in time, another player started his carrier, he was not a “domador†but a player of “pato†(a form of horseball), the argentine national sport. Some say that at that early period he too faced the same sort of difficulties. Apparently this did not trouble him for long as his name is familiar to most in the polo world, Bartolomé Castanola.
An indication of both “domadores’†work and pato can be seen on this archive.
http://www.ps3youtube.com/v/difilm-el-pato-un-deporte-gaucho-1953-fthlh_HM-5Y .
It is well worth watching right to the end and the finals at Palermo.
CC/ El Negro Nevado for PFE
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