Jun 20, 2023 1:15 AM
The Argentine Association of Polo (AAP) has confirmed the dates for the 2023 Triple Crown, featuring the 130th Hurlingham Open, the 83rd Tortugas Country Club Open and the 130th HSBC Argentine Polo Open.
To better preserve the fields of the Alfredo Lalor venue in Pilar, which are used for many tournaments throughout the high-goal season, the order of the Triple Crown tournaments was changed. This year's series will begin with the 130th Hurlingham Club Open, played in a single-elimination format starting in the quarterfinals. The semifinals of this event will be held at Palermo.
The Tortugas Open will have two groups of four teams, with the winners of both groups to face off in the final match.
The HSBC Argentine Polo Open will be the closing act of the Triple Crown, with a total of 10 teams participating. The teams will be split into two groups of five teams each, with the final played between the winners of each group.
The Hurlingham Open and Tortugas Open will be played with seven-chukker matches, except for the finals, which will be eight-chukkers. All games in the HSBC Argentine Polo Open will be played in eight-chukker matches.
The eight teams scheduled to compete in all three 2023 Triple Crown tournaments are La Dolfina (Hurlingham and Palermo defending champions), La Natividad (2022 Tortugas champions), Ellerstina, La Hache, La Ensenada, Cria La Dolfina, La Hache II and La Irenita Clinova.
Tuesday, September 26
Wednesday, September 29
Saturday, September 30
Sunday, October 1
Hurlingham Open Final: Saturday, October 7
Rounds one and two will be played at the AAP's Alfredo Lalor venue in Pilar. Rounds three and four (semifinals) will be played at the Argentine Polo Field in Palermo. The final will be played at Hurlingham.
Tuesday, October 10
Wednesday, October 11
Saturday, October 14
Sunday, October 15
Friday, October 20
Saturday, October 21
Tortugas Country Club Open Final: Saturday, October 28
Tuesday, October 31
Wednesday, November 1
Saturday, November 4
Sunday, November 5
Sunday, November 11
Sunday, November 12
Friday, November 17
Saturday, November 18
Saturday, November 25
Sunday, November 26
HSBC Argentine Polo Open Final: Saturday, December 2
Rounds one and two will be played in the AAP's Alfredo Lalor venue in Pilar.
La Dolfina Saudi (40): Adolfo Cambiaso (10)*, David “Pelon” Stirling (10)*, Poroto Cambiaso (10)*, Juan Martin Nero (10)*
La Natividad (39): Camilo “Jeta” Castagnola (10)*, Facundo Pieres (9)*, Bartolomé Castagnola (10)*, Pablo Mac Donough (10)*
La Hache (36): Polito Pieres (9)*, Hilario Ulloa (9)*, Sapo Caset (9)*, Francisco Elizalde (9)*
Ellerstina (35): Nico Pieres (9)*, Gonzalo Pieres (9)*, Bautista Bayugar (8), Ignatius “Nachi” du Plessis (9)*
La Ensenada (35): Juan Britos (9)*, Alfredo Bigatti (9)*, Juan Martin Zubía (9)*, Jerónimo del Carril (8)
Cría La Dolfina (35): Guillermo Terrera (9), Tomás Panelo (9)*, Diego Cavanagh (8)*, Alejo Taranco (9)
La Irenita Clinova (32): Facundo Fernández Llorente (8), Tomás Fernández Llorente (8), Matías Torres Zavaleta (8)*, Isidro Strada (8)
La Hache II (31): Juan Ruiz Guiñazú (8)*, Carlos M. Ulloa (7), Facundo Sola (8) Joaquín Pittaluga (8)*
The Qualy tournament will decide the last two spots for the 2023 Palermo tournament. The nine teams who will be participating for a shot at Palermo are: Alegría, Nuestra Tierra, Cañuelas, La Esquina, La Irenita II, Don Ercole, El Overo Z7 UAE, La Fija and La Cañada LE.
The tournament will be split into three groups of three. Each round will qualify the top team of each group and the best second place (decided via penalty shoot-out) to the semifinals. All four teams will be drawn to assemble the two games for the spots at Palermo.
ZONE A
Alegría (29): Rufino Bensadón (8)*, Benjamín Panelo (7), Santiago Cernadas (7)*, Frederick Mannix (7)
Don Ercole (28): Segundo Bocchino (7), Ignacio “Cubi” Toccalino (7)*, Kristos “Keko” Magrini (6)*, Santiago Toccalino (8)*
El Overo Z7 UAE (28): Lucas Monteverde Jr. (7), Victorino “Torito” Ruiz Jorba (7)*, Teodoro Lacau (7), Cruz Heguy (7)
ZONE B
Nuestra Tierra (28): Santiago Loza (7), Alejandro Muzzio (8)*, Santiago Laborde (6), Jared Zenni (7)**
La Irenita II (28): Juan Jauretche (7), Valerio “Lerin” Zubiaurre (7)*, Matías Mac Donough (6), Alfredo Cappella Barabucci (8)
La Fija (28): Manuel Elizalde (7), Ezequiel Martínez Ferrario (7)*, Peke González (7)*, Tomas Beresford (7)
ZONE C
La Esquina (29): Pascual Sáinz de Vicuña (6), Magoo Laprida (8)*, Lucas James (7)*, Ignacio “Inaki” Laprida (8)*
Cañuelas (28): Pedro “Pedrinho” Zacharias (8)*, Gonzalo Ferrari (6), Hilario Figueras (6)*, Miguel Novillo Astrada (8)*
La Cañada LE (28): Facundo Llosa (7), Gringo Colombres (7)*, Lucas Díaz Alberdi (7)*, Pedro Falabella (7)
*Gauntlet of Polo Alumni
**Jared Zenni is Team USPA alumnus. Team USPA is a USPA program designed to enhance and grow the sport of polo in the United States by identifying young, talented American players and providing mentored training and playing opportunities leading to a pool of higher rated amateur and pro players and the resultant giveback to the sport of polo.
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