The British Open Polo Championship for the Cowdray Gold Cup, organised by Cowdray Park Polo Club, located in Midhurst, West Sussex, England, continued with its intense activity on Friday, June 28with two matches, which were won by Green Gates and Valhalla, over La Dolfina Murus Sanctus and Desert Palm, respectively.
The day would begin with the debut of Green Gates against La Dolfina Murus Sanctus, who had already lost in their first match. The match had as a star figure Francisco Elizalde who scored 9 goals, collaborating in a great way for his team to achieve a 12-10 victory. For its part, the Argentine-French team is still unable to win in this Gold Cup.
The closing of the afternoon would be given in the duel between Desert Palmwho had just lost to Talandracas, and Valhallawho made their absolute debut in this tournament. In the end, it was the debuting team that ended up winning by the minimum difference and thus started on the right foot in this tournament.
THE CONTEST IS TRANSMITTED LIVE THROUGH COWDRAY TV, WITH PRODUCTION BY POLOLINE TV, FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR, THROUGH THIS LINK.
British Open Polo Championship for the Cowdray Gold Cup, Friday 28 June:
Green Gates 12-10 La Dolfina Murus Sanctus
Green Gates Progression: 2-2, 3-3, 4-4, 5-6, 10-8, 12-10.
Valhalla 10-9 Desert Palm
Valhalla Progression: 1-2, 1-2, 4-4, 4-7, 7-8, 10-9.
The British Open Polo Championship for the Cowdray Gold Cup will continue on Saturday 29 June, with the following order of play:
12pm: Talandracas vs White Crane
3pm: La Dolfina Great Oaks vs UAE
The final of the British Open Polo Championship for the Cowdray Gold Cup is scheduled for Sunday, July 21.
British Open Championship for the Cowdray Gold Cup – Teams & Fixture
Cover photo by Mark Beaumont.
