Marquard Media took an 11-8 victory over Brittany Polo in the Open de France, the culminating stage of the French Triple Crown, at Polo Club du Domaine de Chantilly, on Saturday, September 4. The tournament sees ten teams, up to 16 goals, compete.

Many of the most renowned players in the world. such as Talandracas’ Camilo Castagnola, runner up of the 2020 edition, Tomás Beresford, Martín Aguerre Jr., Clemente Zavaleta, Juan Gris Zavaleta, Alejandro Muzzio, Bautista Bayugar, Tito Ruiz Guiñazu, Facundo Llorente, Jero Del Carril and Rufiino Bensadon, are playing in the tournament. Many top French players, such as Brieuc Rigaux, Pierre Henri N’Goumou, Robert Strom and Patrick Paillol, are also competitng.

Both teams had to make changes to their lineups in the third chukka: Bautista Beguerie replaced Ramiro Zavaleta in Marquard Media, while Juan José Storni replaced Brittany Polo’s Brieuc Rigaux.

The Open de France Engels & Volkers continues on Sunday, September 5:

11:30am: Ste. Mesme vs. Mungo

3pm: Le Pommeray HM vs. Talandracas

5pm: Kazak vs. La Magdeleine

The final of the Open de France Engels & Volkers is set to be played on Sunday, September 19.

THE OPEN DE FRANCE ENGELS & VOLKERS WILL BE STREAMED LIVE ON POLOLINE TV HERE.

OPEN DE FRANCE ENGELS & VOLKERS – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

MARQUARD MEDIA 11-8 BRITTANY POLO

Marquard Media: Ignacio Kennedy 5, Ramiro Zavaleta 4, Martin Aguerre Jr. 7*, Tommy Rinderknecht 0. Total: 16 (*Replaced by Bautista Beguerie in the third chukka).

Brittany Polo: Jean-François Decaux 1, Brieuc Rigaux 6 *. Rodrigo Rueda Jr. 6, Thierry Vetois 2. Total: 16 (*Replaced by Juan José Storni in the third chukka).

Score Marquard Media: 2-1, 3-2, 5-4, 7-7, 11-8.

Umpires: Peter Wright & Jason Dixon.

Third Man: Gastón Lucero.

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Marquard Media vs. Brittany Polo

Open de France Engels & Volkers – Teams & Fixture

OPEN DE FRANCE FEMININ

The 10th Open de France Féminin begins on September 14. Six teams, up to 16 goals (ladies handicap), are set to compete. Lia Salvo, Hazel Jackson, and Lavinia Fabre, among others, are due to play.

The final of the Open de France Féminin is scheduled for Sunday, September 19. 

OPEN DE FRANCE FÉMININ – TEAMS:

CASANERA: Margaux Peruchot 3, Adèle Renauldon 3, Olivia Uechritz 4, Izzie McGregor 6. Total: 12.

DOROTHEE SCHUMACHER: Clarissa Marggraf 3, Marie Haupt 3, Philippa Luserke 3, Naomi Schroeder 3. Total: 12.

SPIRIT OF POLO: Romane Jamet 3, Ambre Ploix 3, Sandrine Dubois 3, Carla Alvarez 4. Total: 13.

COSMO POLO LOS FLOREALES: Anne Grossmann 0, Maike Holty 4, Fátima Balzano 6, Svenja Holty 4. Total: 14.

MAISON DÉCALÉ: Lavinia Fabre 3, Bianca Verneuil 1, Agathe Mobian 3, Lia Salvo 9. Total: 16.

POLO PARK ZÜRICH: Morgan Van Overbroek 2, Pearl Venot 4, Lucie Venot 4, Elena Venot 6. Total: 16.

DS AUTOMOBILES DS STORE SAINT-MAXIMIN: Julie Duvillier 1, Rebecca Walters 5, Hazel Jackson 10, TBA 0. Total: 16.