Although polo in the United States is still in full swing with the US Open Championship, and the upcoming USPA Gold Cup final between Pilot and La Dolfina Scone, on Sunday April 5, England is getting ready to kick off one of the most prestigious and competitive seasons of the sport.
With less of a month for the season to commence, teams have confirmed their lineups for the tournaments and levels of play. As usual, the most significant tournaments in England are the 22-goal the Queen’s Cup and the Britsh Polo Open for the Cowdray Gold Cup, in addition to others, such as 15-goal, ladies. With regards to 18-goal, some teams are still setting up.
- 2026 SEASON IN ENGLAND – 22-GOAL TOURNAMENTS
Trippetts Challenge, May 6-16 (Cowdray Park Polo Club)
Prince of Wales Trophy, May 2-16 (Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club)
The Queen’s Cup, May 19-June 14 (Guards Polo Club)
Warwickshire Cup, June 11-20 (Cirencester Park Polo Club)
British Open Polo Championship for the Cowdray Gold Cup, June 23-July 19 (Cowdray Park Polo Club)
- 2026 SEASON IN ENGLAND – 18-GOAL TOURNAMENTS
Oxforshide Cup, May 6-18 (Black Bears Polo Club)
Duke of Sutherland Cup, May 18-June 7 (Cowdray Park Polo Club)
Apsley Cup, June 10-26 (Cirencester Park Polo Club)
Indian Empire Shield, July 1-18 (Guards Polo Club)
Challenge Cup, July 29-August 2 (Cowdray Park Polo Club)
- 2026 SEASON IN ENGLAND – 15-GOAL TOURNAMENTS
Arthur Lucas Cup, May 18-30 (Beaufort Polo Club)
Royal Windsor Cup, June 2-21 (Guards Polo Club)
Eduardo Moore Tournament – June 23-July 13 (Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club)
Harrison Cup, July 13, August 1 (Cowdray Park Polo Club)
Country Cup, August 4-13 (Cirencester Park Polo Club)
- 2026 SEASON IN ENGLAND – LADIES TOURNAMENTS
Ladies VL June 23-July 4 (Guards Polo Club)
British Ladies Open Championship (22-goal), July 6-19 (Cowdray Park Polo Club)
The Cirencester Ladies (16-goal) – July 19-31 (Cirencester Park Polo Club)
Polo Festival Ladies (16-goal), August 8-17 (Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club)
- 2026 HIGH GOAL SEASON IN ENGLAND – TEAMS
(Note: the tournaments every team are due to play appear between brackets – POW: Prince of Wales, TPS: Tripetts, QC: Queen´s Cup, GC: Gold Cup)
• JEHANGIRI (POW/QC/GC): Gonzalo Pieres Jr. 7, Guillermo Caset 8, Rosendo Torreguitar 7, Muhammad Jehangiri 0
• KAZAK (QC/GC): Sébastien Aguettant 0, Nicolás Pieres 8, Francisco Elizalde 9, León Donoso 5
• PARK PLACE (POW/QC/GC): Andrey Borodin 0, Hilario Ulloa 9, Jerónimo del Carril 7, Louis Hine 6
• UAE (QC/GC): Sheikha Maitha 0, Lukin Monteverde 8, Juan Martín Nero 9, Hugo Taylor 5
• OJO CALIENTE (QC/GC): Ana Escobedo 0, Facundo Sola 8, Alfredo Cappella 8, Martín Podestá 6
• FERNE PARK (TPS/QC/GC): Jonathan Rothermere 0, Joaco Pittaluga 7, Facundo Pieres 9, Chris Mackenzie 6
• GASTON (TPS/QC/GC): Jean Paul Lusik 0, Cruz Heguy 7, David Stirling 8, Beltrán Laulhe 7
• DUBAI (QC/GC): Tariq Albwardy 0, Bartolomé Castagnola Jr. 9, Santos Merlos 6, Antonio Heguy 7
• BALANZ CAPITAL (QC) / LA HECHICERA (GC): Claudio Porcel / Pablo Galante 0, Camilo Castagnola 10, Ned Hine 5, Lorenzo Chavanne 7
• LD JINDAL (QC/GC): Naveen Jindal 0, Rufino Merlos 6, Gonzalo Ferrari 7, Adolfo Cambiaso 9
• LD MARQUES DE RISCAL (QC/GC) : Alejandro Aznar 0, Adolfo Cambiaso Jr. 10, Simon Prado 6, Félix Esain 6
• AKASHA (POW/QC/GC): Alexandre Garese 0, Facu Fernández Llorente 7, Pablo Mac Donough 9, Santiago Laborde 6
• WHITE CRANE (TPS/QC/GC): Alexi Calvert-Ansari 0, Pablo Pieres 10, Tomás Beresford 7, Matt Perry 5
• BLACK BEARS (QC/GC): Guy Schwarzenbach 2, Estanislao Darritchon 3, Tomás Panelo 9, Benjamin Panelo 8
• SUJAN TIGERS (QC/GC) : Jaisal Singh 0, Juan Martín Zubia 8, Juan Britos 8, Marcos Araya 6
• CLINOVA GENROSALEO (QC): Raja Arsalan Karim 0, Manuel Elizalde 6, Juan Gris Zavaleta 7, Rufino Bensadon 7, Alejandro Muzzio 8
• SIGNET SEGAVAS (POW/QC/GC): Tommy Severn 5, Luke Wiles 4, Alfredo Bigatti 7, Matías Mac Donough 6
• CIBAO LA PAMPA (QC): Juan Pepa 2, Ollie Cudmore 5, Paco de Narvaez 8, Carlos María Ulloa 7
• AUREUS (POW/QC): Jake Coventry 2, Mark Tomlinson 5, Diego Cavanagh 8, Teo Lacau 7
• VALHALLA (GC): Emma MacRae 0, TBA, TBA, TBA
18-GOAL TEAMS CONFIRMED UP-TO-DATE:
• AMANARA: Nicky Sen 0, Santiago Chavanne 6, Lorenzo Chavanne 7, Ollie Cudmore 5
• EMLOR RED: Spencer McCarthy 1, Will Harper 5, Max Charlton 6, Javier Guerrero 6
• EMLOR BKACK: James McCarthy 2, Hugo Taylor 5, Ed Banner Eve 5, Benja Urquiza 6
• STANDING ROCK: Pierandrea Muller 3, Simon Prado 6, José Araya 5, Jack Hyde 4
• WHITE CRANE: Jasmine Calvert-Ansari 0, Matt Perry 5, Mackenzie Weisz 6, Felipe Dabas 6