Argentina qualified to the 2nd. Arena Polo World Cup

Argentina was victorious in the South American playoffs for the second Arena Polo World Cup, and claimed a ticket to play the competition that will take place in the United States, co-hosted by Roseland Polo Club in Crozet, Virginia, and Virginia Polo Inc., in October. The playoffs were jointly organised by the Federation of International Polo (FIP) and the Argentine Association of Polo (AAP).

 

It’s worth to notice that Perú and Uruguay were also in competition for the Arena Polo World Cup. Argentina beat Uruguay (12-11), in the first matchdate. After a delay due to heavy rainfalls, Perú beat Uruguay (4-2), in the ressumption of the contest.

 

At the end of the day, and in the last match played on Sunday May 18, Argentina claimed an impressive 11-5 win over Perú and secured their spot to the upcoming second Arena Polo World Cup.

 

2nd. ARENA POLO WORLD CUP – SOUTH AMERICAN PLAYOFFS – TEAMS

Argentina: Andrés Lariguet 5, Francisco Crotto 5, Juan Falabella 5, Miguel Lagos Mármol 4, Damián Mondaca 1, Napoleón Bourdieu 1.

Perú: Santiago Casartelli 4, Conrado Puigrefagut 4, Marcelo Cilloniz 3, Iago Masías Parraud 2.

Uruguay: Mauricio Sánchez 5, José M. G. de Boismenu 4, Federico Arocena 3, Bautista de Castro 3, Federico Stirling 3, Justino Lestido 3, Aparicio Oddo 3, Alejandro Stirling 1.

 

The main rules of arena polo are as follows:

  • A regulation game will be played with four chukkas, six minutes long and 30 extra seconds after the first bell.
  • Handicap differences are leveled by adding goals to the team with the lower handicap. 
  • There won’t be ties, that means every game will have a winner.
  • There is no side change after each goal, only at the start of each chukker.
  • The referee will indicate a goal by raising their hand without stopping play.
  • The defending team resumes play after each goal, while the attacking team must stand 10 yards away. 
  • Various penalties may be called for fouls, including the 25-yard penalty, 15-yard penalty, and penalty 1 (goal + 25-yard penalty). 

 

The teams participating the the Arena Polo World Cup will present lineups between 10-12 goals (arena polo); in addition, players can have a grass handicap of -1 to 4, with a bonus of 1 gola added for the arena contest.