REGIONAL PRESIDENT'S CUP
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Established in 1998 and reformatted in 2020, Regional President’s Cup tournaments held nationwide serve as qualifying tournaments for the National President’s Cup. The 2023 National President’s Cup will be held at New Bridge Polo & Country Club in Aiken, South Carolina, at the height of the competitive fall season. The National President’s Cup gives priority entry to first and second place Regional President’s Cup teams.
In 2022, undefeated teams Bottega (sub. Hardy Pemberton, Hope Arellano, Adam Snow, Lucas Arellano) and LBL (Alison Patricelli, Malia Bryan, Trevor Niznik, Alan Martinez) captivated fans in a riveting contest determined in the final chukker of regulation time. Relying on consistent and unified play, a nine-goal performance from Martinez gave LBL the offensive drive needed to hold Bottega at bay and claim the title 12-10. Read article here.
This year's edition of the Regional President's Cup will field five competitive teams, including defending champions LBL featuring new members Harry Caldwell, Charlie Caldwell and Ignacio 'Nachi' Viana. Current champion Trevor Niznik will join forces alongside Team USPA alumnus Pedro Lara for Broken Taco, with Cummings Insurance, Cooper Home & Stable (H&S)/Tipler Law and Upatoi Green rounding out the competition.
New Bridge Polo & Country Club will be taking advantage of the USPA's Tournament Support Program (TSP) for the Regional President's Cup, which provides eligible USPA Member Clubs with waived tournament fees, trophies or trophy reimbursements up to $1,200, one professional umpire and $2,500 in prize money at no extra cost.
The USPA originally created the Tournament Stimulus Package (TSP) to help member clubs host USPA events when the United States was emerging from the first wave of the COVID-19 crisis. The USPA wanted to continue to support member clubs with TSP benefits in 2022. Therefore, it extended and expanded TSP under a new name - the Tournament Support Program. Each USPA Member Club can obtain TSP benefits for two USPA events, with the option of a third under specific circumstances.
Photo: 2022 Regional President's Cup Champions: LBL - Alan Martinez, Trevor Niznik, Malia Bryan, Alison Patricelli. ©Katie Roth
