Ths U.S. Open Polo Championship, the most prestigious polo tournament in the United States, was first played in 1904. In 2004, exactly one hundred years after the tournament’s inception, the U.S. Open relocated to Wellington, Florida, where it has been held ever since. A momentous year for the National Polo Center – Wellington, this edition of the U.S. Open Polo Championship will mark the first time the contest is hosted by the venue.
Gauntlet of Polo 2023: CV Whitney Cup champion: Valiente
USPA Gold Cup champion Scone
US Open champion: Park Place
Raising the stakes, the winner of the U.S. Open Polo Championship will receive $100,000 in prize money. Once again, in partnership with USPA Global Licensing, each of the teams will select a charity of their choice from 10 polo nonprofits and both charities of the winner and runner-up will receive a $2,500 donation.
Video A 3 minutes video not suitable for anxious people! Park Place is the US Open Polo Championship winner! This is its first US Open and this team that fought hard to get this title, now celebrates! They defeated Valiente 12-11
Bracket I 1. Aspen (22) - Francisco “Pancho” Bensadon (7), Mariano Gonzalez (5), Rufino Bensadon (8), Stewart Armstrong (2) 2. Two Trees By Jefferies (21) - Juan Sánchez Elia (5), Mariano Aguerre (7), Miguel Novillo Astrada (8), Will Johnston (1) 3. Park Place (22) - Hilario Ulloa (10), Juan Britos (9), Andrey Borodin (0), Jason Wates (3)
Bracket II 4. La Elina (22) - Jared Zenni* (6), Jeff Hall (6), Matt Coppola* (5), Nicolas “Nico” Escobar* (5) 5. Dazos (21) - David Farache (0), Dylan Rossiter (6), Nicolas “Nico” Pieres (9), Santiago “Santi” Torres* (6) 6. Pilot (22) - Curtis Pilot (0), Facundo Pieres (10), Matias "Colo" Gonzalez (4), Matias Torres Zavaleta (8)
Bracket III 7. M A G – Santiago Toccalino (8), Santino Magrini* (4), Nachi Viana (5), Kristos Magrini (5). 8. La Fe (22) - Francisco Elizalde (9), Louis Devaleix (1), Lucas Diaz Alberdi (6), Roberto “Robi” Bilbao (6) 9. Dutta Corp/Show+ (22) - Joaquin Avendaño (4), Mariano “Nino” Obregon (6), Timmy Dutta* (4), Tomas Garcia del Rio (8)
Bracket IV 10. Valiente (22) - Adolfo Cambiaso (10), Bob Jornayvaz (0), Lucas “Luckitas” Criado Jr. (6), Mariano “Peke” Gonzalez (6) 11. Scone (22) - Cody Ellis* (4), David “Pelon” Stirling (9), David Paradice (0), Poroto Cambiaso (9)
Bracket V 12. Palm Beach Equine - Scott Swerdlin (0), Raul “Gringo” Colombres (8), Christian ‘Magoo’ Laprida (8), TBA 13. Tamera (22) - Alejandro Poma (1), Diego Cavanagh (9), Pedro “Pedrinho” Zacharias (7), Segundo Saravi (5)
SCHEDULE
Tuesday, March 28
10:30am ET - Aspen14 vs. Two Trees by Jefferies 12
4:00pm ET - La Elina 13 vs. Dazos 14
Wednesday, March 29 10:00am ET - MAG 12 vs. La Fe 11
Thursday, March 30 11:00am ET - Valiente 16 vs. Palm Beach Equine 12 Friday, March 31 11:00am ET – Scone 13 vs. Tamera 8
Saturday, April 1 4:00pm ET – Two Trees by Jefferies 8 vs. Park Place 16
Sunday, April 2 3:00pm ET- La Fe 13 vs. Dutta Corp/Show+ 6
Monday, April 3 10:00am ET – La Elina 11 vs. Pilot 13 Tuesday, April 4 11:00am ET – Valiente 11 vs. Tamera 10 4:00pm ET – Scone 14 vs. PBE 10 Wednesday, April 5 10:00am ET – MGA 13 vs. Dutta Corp/Show+ 11 4:00pm ET – Aspen 8 vs. Park Place 11
Thursday, April 6 11:00am ET - Dazos 11 vs. Pilot 8 Monday, April 10 12:00pm ET – Dutta Corp/Show+ 7 vs. Valiente 11 4:00pm ET – MAG 15 vs. PBE 9
Tuesday, April 11 11:00am ET – Two Trees by Jefferies 9 vs. La Fe 11
1:00pm ET - Aspen 8 vs. La Elina 14 4:00pm ET – Pilot 9 vs. Tamera 10
Saturday, April 15 10:00am ET – Quarterfinal- Dazos 8 vs. Pilot 13 4:00pm ET – Quarterfinal - Scone 9 vs. Valiente 11 Sunday, April 16 10:00am ET – Quarterfinal - M A G 12 - La Fe 11
4:00pm ET – Quarterfinal- Park Place 14 - Elina 9 Wednesday, April 19 Semifinal - Pilot 9 vs. Valiente 11 Semifinal - M A G 8 vs. Park Place 11
Sunday, April 23 3:00pm ET – Final- Park Place 12 vs. Valiente 11
U.S. Open Polo Championship Tournament Page
Pictures by David Lominska / USPA
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