Tue 28th Jul 2020Cartier Queen’s Cup Begins Today!Scone Polo vs Thai Polo
With The King Power Gold Cup only having finished at the weekend, the high goal action continues with The Cartier Queen’s Cup which begins today, Tuesday 28 July, at Guards Polo Club with Scone Polo vs Thai Polo (12pm) and continues through to the Final on Sunday 23 August. This year the tournament celebrates its 60th anniversary, which was founded in 1960 in honour of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Traditionally, The Cartier Queen’s Cup is played throughout June prior to The Gold Cup, however this year due to Coronavirus the whole season has been altered and extended, which means for its 60th anniversary this prestigious title will be played through August. The draw and teams have been finalised and this year sees 10 teams, split into two leagues compete in the illustrious high goal tournament; League One: Scone Polo, Thai Polo, Monterosso Vikings, Park Place Vaara, Les Lions/Great Oaks and League Two: Monterosso, Polo Stud Schockemohle, Park Place, Segavas and Next Generation. Only eight teams competed for The Gold Cup, with newcomers Segavas and Monterosso Vikings joining the rosta. Although you may not be able to attend the matches yourself, with polo still currently being played behind closed doors, you can livestream all of the matches complete with live statistics, instant replays as well as match highlights, it’s the best way to stay informed about this year’s 2020 Cartier Queen’s Cup. The Cartier Queen’s Cup Schedule: Tuesday 28 July: Scone Polo vs Thai Polo (12pm) Wednesday 29 July: Monterosso Vikings vs Park Place Vaara (12pm) & Monterosso vs Polo Stud Schockemohle (4pm) Thursday 30 July: Park Place vs Segavas (3pm) Friday 31 July: Les Lions/Great Oaks vs Thai Polo (12pm) & Next Generation vs Polo Stud Schockemohle (4pm) Sunday 2 August: Park Place Vaara vs Scone Polo (12pm) & Monterosso vs Park Place (3pm) Monday 3 August: Next Generation vs Segavas (3pm) Tuesday 4 August: Les Lions/Great Oaks vs Monterosso Vikings (3pm) Wednesday 5 August: Park Place Vaara vs Thai Polo (12pm) & Park Place vs Polo Stud Schockemohle (3pm) Friday 7 August: Monterosso vs Next Generation (12pm) & Les Lions/Great Oaks vs Scone Polo (3pm) Saturday 8 August: Polo Stud Schockemohle vs Segavas (12pm) Sunday 9 August: Monterosso Vikings vs Thai Polo (3pm) Tuesday 11 August: Monterosso vs Segavas & Next Generation vs Park Place Wednesday 12 August: Monterosso Vikings vs Scone Polo & Les Lions/Great Oaks vs Park Place Vaara Saturday 15 August: Knockout phase matches x2 Sunday 16 August: Knockout phase matches x2 Wednesday 19 August: Semi Finals Thursday 20 August: Subsidiary Semi Finals Sunday 23 August: Subsidiary Final Sunday 23 August: Final Cartier Queen’s Cup Teams: League One Scone Polo (21): Ollie Cudmore (6), James Harper (6), Nicolas Pieres (9) & David Paradice (0) Thai Polo (22): Jack Richardson (7), Michel Del Carril (6) Tomas Beresford (6) & Ned Hine (3) Monterosso Vikings (23): James Beim (7), Sebastian Merlos (10), Siri Bazzoni (0) & Juan Martin Zubia (6) Park Place Vaara (22): Juan Britos (8), Will Harper (3), Hilario Ulloa (10) & Zac Beim (1) Les Lions/Great Oaks (23): Dillon Bacon (2), Santiago Laborde (6), Camilo Castagnola (7) & Bartolome Castagnola Jnr (8) League Two Monterosso (21): Jeronimo Del Carril (6), Alessandro Bazzoni (0), Ignacio Toccalino (8) & Guillermo Terrera (7) Polo Stud Schockemohle (19): Juan Gris Zavaleta (8), Jaime Huidobro (7), TBC (0) & Patrick Maleitzke (4) Park Place (22): Kian Hall (3), Andrey Borodin (0), Gonzalito Pieres (9) & Facundo Pieres (10) Segavas (22): Joaquin Pittuluga (7), Mark Tomlinson (6), John Paul Clarkin (6) & Luke Wiles (3) Next Generation (23): Diego Cavanagh (8), Jean-Francois Decaux (0), Adolfo Cambiaso (10) & Adolfo Cambiaso Jnr (5) Photograph: Scone Polo, winners of 2019 Cartier Queen’s Cup, will play today in the first match of the 2020 tournament. By ©www.imagesofpolo.com |