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Wed 26th Mar 2025

U.S. Open Polo Championship Begins Today

12 teams competing across four leagues

Today, Wednesday 26 March, the third and final leg of The Gauntlet of Polo – The U.S. Open Polo Championship – gets underway. The U.S. Open was first played for in 1904 (with the current trophy introduced in 1910) and is the most prestigious tournament in the United States and the highlight of the Florida winter season.

Played as the third stage of the Gauntlet, the number of teams will increase to 12 with the addition of Melissa Ganzi’s The Setai, and the teams will be split into four leagues – this is an increase on last year which saw nine teams in the tournament.  

2023 U.S. Open Polo Championship recent USPA Gold Cup winners, Park Place, will be looking to build on their Gauntlet success. Last year’s Final was a battle between the Cambiasos as La Dolfina beat Valiente and with both Adolfo and Poroto competing in separate teams again this year, La Dolfina/Tamera (2024 C.V. Whitney Cup winners) and La Dolfina/Catamount respectively, there is once again the potential for a family showdown in the Final on Sunday 20 April. 

Today’s matches will see Globalport vs La Dolfina/Tamera and Clearwater vs BTA.

The U.S. Open Polo Championship Teams:

Bracket I

Globalport (22): Barto Castagnola (10), Beltrán Laulhé (6), Lucas Díaz Alberdi (6) & Michael Romero (0) 

Clearwater (21): Chip Campbell (1), Joaquín Panelo (6), Paquito de Narvaez (7) & Raúl Colombres (7) 

La Dolfina/Catamount (22): Jesse Bray (7), Poroto Cambiaso (10), Rufino Merlos (5) & Scott Devon (0) 

Bracket II

La Dolfina/Tamera (22): Adolfo Cambiaso (10), Alejandro Poma (1), Diego Cavanagh (7) & Matt Coppola (4) 

BTA (22): Ignacio Viana (7), Kelly Beal (0), Steve Krueger (5) & Tomás Panelo (10) 

Park Place (22): Andrey Borodin (0), Hilario Ulloa (10), Peke Gonzalez (7) & Louis Hine (5)

Bracket III

Pilot (22): Cody Ellis (5), Curtis Pilot (0), Facundo Pieres (9) & Matías Torres Zavaleta (8) 

La Fe Eastern Hay (21): Francisco Elizalde (9), Kristos Magrini (6), Louis Devaleix (1) & Robi Bilbao (5) 

Brookshire (22): Camilo ‘Jeta’ Castagnola (10), Toly Ulloa (7), Scott Wood (0) & Segundo Saravi (5) 

Bracket IV

Coca-Cola (22): Gillian Johnston (0), Julián de Lusarreta (7), Lorenzo Chavanne (6) & Polito Pieres (9) 

The Dutta Corp (22): Iñaki Laprida (7), Nicolás Díaz Alberdi (4), Timmy Dutta (4) & Tomás García del Río (7) 

The Setai (22): Melissa Ganzi (0), Gonzalito Pieres (8), Nic Roldan (7) & Santiago Toccalino (7)

 

Photograph: The U.S. Open Polo Championship begins today and concludes on Sunday 20 April. By USPA


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