May 25, 2021 7:46 PM
Two American players are competing this year in the British high-goal season which began on Wednesday, May 19, with the Prince of Wales Trophy at the Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club in Windsor, Berkshire, England. Winning the 2020 Cartier Queen’s Cup with Les Lions, Dillon Bacon has returned with Great Oaks/Les Lions ready to defend the title. Competing in the English high-goal for the first time, 18-year-old rising star Mackenzie Weisz is playing with Monterosso (Mackenzie Weisz, Alessandro Bazzoni, Ignacio Toccalino, David ‘Pelon’ Stirling) after just coming off the 2021 GAUNTLET OF POLO® with Coca-Cola.
Following Monterosso’s second game on Monday, May 24, the team is currently 2-0 while Great Oaks/Les Lions has been knocked out of the tournament. Divided into two leagues of six teams each, the tournament features 18 past GAUNTLET OF POLO® competitors on the rosters. The winner of each league will advance to the final on Saturday, May 29. Out of the 12 teams competing, Scone and Park Place have carried their rivalry over the pond after Park Place claimed the C.V. Whitney Cup® and prevented Scone from sweeping the 2021 GAUNTLET OF POLO®. Global Polo TV subscribers can watch the Prince of Wales Cup Trophy for free on globalpolo.com.
League 1
Thai Polo: Louis Charles Hine, Ned Hine, Rufino Bensadon, Alejandro Muzzio*
Emlor: Spencer McCarthy, Alfredo Bigatti*, Agustín Merlos*, Max Charlton
MT Vikings: Chris MacKenzie, Sebastián Merlos*, Juan Martín Zubía, Ana Escobedo
Schockemōhle: Santiago Tanoira, Patrick Maleitzke, Clement Delfosse, Jack Richardson
Scone Polo: David Paradice*, Adolfo Cambiaso*, Poroto Cambiaso*, Isidro Strada
King Power: Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, Segundo Darritchon, Hilario Ulloa*, Francisco Elizalde*
League 2
Murus Sanctus/La Magdeleine: Alexandre Garese, Matt Perry, Sapo Caset*, Facundo Sola
White Crane: Jasmine Calvert-Ansari, Andrew Blake-Thomas, Nicolas ‘Nico’ Pieres*, James Harper
Talandracas: Camilo Castagnola, Diego Cavanagh*, Felipe Dabas, Edouard Carmignac
Great Oaks/Les Lions: Guillermo Terrera, Dillon Bacon, Barto Castagnola, Cruz Heguy
Park Place: Andrey Borodin*, Juan Britos*, Facundo Pieres*, Will Harper
Monterosso: Alessandro Bazzoni, Mackenzie Weisz*, Ignacio ‘Cubi’ Toccalino*, David ‘Pelon’ Stirling*.
A highlight of the high-goal season, the Cartier Queen’s Cup will also feature 21 GAUNTLET OF POLO® alums on the rosters which begins Tuesday, June 1 through Sunday, June 27, 2021 at Guards Polo Club in Windsor, England. Facing off in the C.V. Whitney Cup® and U.S. Open Polo Championship® Finals, Scone and Park Place will meet again with Isidro Strada joining Scone’s lineup and Facundo Pieres (2019 GAUNTLET champion) and Will Harper for Park Place. Global Polo TV has a strategic partnership with Polo Cam and Polo Line to offer on-demand games. Watch the Cartier Queen’s Cup and British Gold Cup for a fee via Polo Cam.
League A
Talandracas: Camilo Castagnola, Diego Cavanagh*, Felipe Dabas, Edouard Carmignac
Great Oaks/Les Lions: Guillermo Terrera, Dillon Bacon, Barto Castagnola Jr., Cruz Heguy
Emlor: Spencer McCarthy, Alfredo Bigatti*, Agustín Merlos*, Max Charlton
Murus Sanctus/La Magdeleine: Alexandre Garese, Matt Perry, Sapo Caset*, Facundo Sola
UAE: HH Sheikha Maitha M Rashid Al Maktoum, Tomás Panelo, Polito Pieres*, Tommy Beresford
League B
Schockemohle: Santiago Tanoira, Patrick Maleitzke, Clement Delfosse, Jack Richardson
MT Vikings: Chris McKenzie, Sebastián Merlos*, Juan Martín Zubía, Ana Escobedo
King Power: Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, Hugo Lewis, Hilario Ulloa*, Francisco Elizalde*
Park Place: Andrey Borodin*, Juan Britos*, Facundo Pieres*, Will Harper
UAE II: Hugo Taylor, Lucas Monteverde Jr., Alfredo Capella, Jaime García Huidobro
League C
Scone Polo: David Paradice*, Adolfo Cambiaso*, Poroto Cambiaso*, Isidro Strada
Monterosso: Alessandro Bazzoni, Mackenzie Weisz*, Cubi Toccalino*, Pelon Stirling*
Thai Polo: Louis Charles Hine, Ned Hine, Juan Martín Zavaleta, Gonzalito Pieres*
BP Polo: James Beh, Joevy Beh, Juan Martin Nero*, Alejandro Muzzio*
White Crane: Jasmine Calvert-Ansari, Andrew Blake Thomas, Nico Pieres*, James Harper
*GAUNTLET OF POLO® alums
Effective Date: Saturday, May 16, 2020
The suspension of USPA Tournaments and Events will be lifted for USPA Member Clubs in locales where hosting polo matches and tournaments is permitted under applicable state and local laws, executive orders and similar decrees. The USPA Member Clubs in these locales are encouraged to follow all such requirements of their state and local authorities with respect to polo operations. In addition, we also encourage all USPA Member Clubs to take the precautions recommended by the CDC. We are preparing a detailed list of best practices for USPA Member Clubs as they return to hosting USPA Tournaments and Events and plan to circulate these guidelines within the next week. We will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation closely and will notify you if we determine a different course of action is necessary.
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