• • The Fab Four of May and June
  • Guillermo Terrera (MVP Pro May)
  • George Hanbury (MVP Amateur May)
  • Adolfo Cambiaso (MVP Pro June)
  • Rashid Albwardy (MVP Amateur June)
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World Polo Tour

The winners of May and June

Awards for Professionals and Amateurs

By Alejandra Ocampos

The Queen's Cup has just come to an end, and the British season is on the way to the Gold Cup for the British Open, at Cowdray Park. In the meantime, the World Polo Tour has awarded its MVP both Amateur and Pro for May and June, and there are also a couple of movements in the ranking.
 
Adolfo Cambiaso, winner of the Queen's Cup with Dubai, remains on top. Also, all of the three members of Dubai have also moved their positions: Nachi Heguy went from position 19 to 12 while Rashid Albwardy jumped from 75 to 34. On his side, Alec White is the most outstanding change, as he topped from 139 place to 61.

An interesting detail: between the second, Facundo Pieres and the third, Juan Martín Nero, there's only a four points gap (824 and 820 points, respectively)

The Awards were as follows:
 
Professionals - MVP of the Month
 
May: Guillermo Terrera, Queen's Cup semifinalist with El Remanso
June: Adolfo Cambiaso, winner of the Queen's Cup with Dubai. It is his eighth Queen's Cup 
 
Amateurs - Casablanca Award to the MVP of the Month 
 
May: El Remanso's George Hanbury, semifinalist of the Queen's Cup 
June: Rashid Albwardy (Dubai), winner of the Queen's Cup
 
Guillermo Terrera, May MVP Pro, talked to PoloLine:
 
How about the current UK season, regarding playing, horses, teams, organization?
The season is going really good. The weather is a very important issue in England, and it's been quite good. I like playing in England, you see the best horses, the best players, and I learn a lot about organization, because I have the opportunity to talk to people who handle good organizations. We've been very lucky at El Remanso, things went very good for us.... aaaaaahhh, besides we have Pelon (Stirling)!!!! (laughs)
 
What do you think about the new penalty shootout rule?
To have a rule that obliges the three teams to do their best in their respective league matches, is a good idea.  Maybe there will be certain situations thoroghout the season, and we are going to realize if we have to go on with it or change a few things, but the goal is still the same. So it's got my positive vote!!!!!
 
How do you feel abut playing with the Hanburys in your comeback to British polo?
I've already played with both Charlie and George, plus Ruso Heguy in Argentina, and we had a great time. Now, we have Pelon instead of Ruso, and I'm learning a lot from them. At first I was a bit worried, because it's my first time playing in England my own horses 100%. But everything is going very well, as I expected. It is not just luck, because we were talking about this with Lolo (Castagnola) since last December to strenghten my horse string, and Pelon cooperated with the logistic of the team. I am very thankful because they treated me really great, so I hope to pay them back with a good performance, both on and off the ground.
 
What are your plans once the UK season comes to an end?
I had a couple of chances to go to Sotogrande in August, but for one thing or another, it won't be possible. Now I think I will play the Warwickshire Cup, at Cirencerster, and if it doesn´t work either, then it will be time to go home, and start to work for the qualifiers in Argentina.
 
How do you feel about being named MVP of the Month of the World Polo Tour?
Well, when the season started, I bought a helmet which looks a lot like Pelon's, and see if I could cheat on everyone so they could think I was playing good... So you guys fell in the trap!!!!! (laughs) I will place the award over the fireplace in my stables at home in La Matera, in Monte.