Kazak, La Magdeleine and Télédou were victorious in a busy opening day of the Open de France, that kicked off with three matches on Friday September 2. The tournament is hosted by the Polo Club du Domaine de Chantilly, the sophisticated and splendid club, located only 30 minutes from Paris, the City of Lights. The 2022 edition of one of the most remarkable and prestigious tournaments within the international polo calendar sees sixteen teams up to 16 goals, in participation.
The tournament’s first victory went to Kazak, runner up in 2021. With their captain, Sébastien Aguettant, back on the saddle after recovering from an injury, Kazak defeated Talandracas, a runner up of the recent Coupe d’Or in Deauville, 10-8. The follow up saw title holders, La Magdelaine, take a 11-7 win over Marquard Media, and last but not least, Télédou beat Berlin Polo by a 11-8 score.
The final of the Open de France is set to be played on Sunday, September 18.
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OPEN DE FRANCE – FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 2
KAZAK 10-8 TALANDRACAS (Venue: Sainte Mesme)
KAZAK: Segundo Amadori 4 (1 goal), Sebastaien Aguettant 0 (1), Jero del Carril 7 (8), Patrick Paillol 5. Total: 16.
TALANDRACAS: Hugues Carmignac 1 (1 goal), Rufino Bensadon 7 (3), Juan Martin Zubía 8 (3), Edouard Carmignac 0. Total: 16.
Score Kazak: 3-2, 4-2, 7-4, 8-6, 10-8.
Umpires: Jason Dixon & Peter Wright.
Third man: Santos Anca.
LA MAGDELEINE 11-7 MARQUARD MEDIA (Venue: La Magdeleine)
LA MAGDELEINE: Alex Garese 0, Santiago Tahier 1 (2 goals), Facundo Fernandez Llorente 8 (4), Tito Ruiz Guiñazú 7 (5). Total: 16.
MARQUARD MEDIA: Nacho Kennedy 5, Salvador Jauretche 4, Martin Aguerre Jr. 7 (7 goals), Tommy Rinderknecht 0. Total: 16.
Score La Magdeleine: 3-1, 4-1, 7-2, 8-4, 11-7.
Umpires: Jason Dixon & Peter Wright.
Third man: Santos Anca.
TÉLÉDOU 11-8 BERLIN POLO (Venue: Chantilly)
TEDELOU: Isabelle Larendaudie 0, Ramiro Zavaleta 4 (1 goal), Juan Gris Zavaleta 7 (7), Simon Zavaleta 5 (3). Total: 16.
BERLIN POLO: Nico Wollenberg 0 (1 goal), Morirz Gadeke 3 (1), Manuel Elizalde 6 (2), César Crespo 6 (4). Total: 16.
Score Télédou: 4-1, 5-3, 9-4, 11-5, 11-8.
Umpires: Rafael Silva & Gastón Lucero.
Third man: Tarquin Southwell.
The Open de France will resume on Saturday September 3, with the following order of play:
11am: Ste. Mesme vs. Los Dragones (Venue: Chantilly)
3pm: Clinova vs. Amanara (Venue: Chantilly)
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La Magdeleine vs. Marquard Media
OPEN DE FRANCE 2022 – TEAMS:
AMANARA: Nicky SEN 0, Lorenzo CHAVANNE 2, Santiago CHAVANNE 7, Santiago LABORDE 6.
BERLIN POLO: Nico WOLLENBERG 0, Morirz GÄDEKE 3, Manuel ELIZALDE 6, Casear Manuel CRESPO 6.
BRITTANY POLO CLUB: Jean-François DECAUX 1, Benjamin URQUIZA 6, Diego CAVANAGH 8, Roberto ITURRIOZ 1.
CLINOVA NOA CAPITAL: Raja KARIM 0, Aristide FAGGIONATO 2, Alejandro MUZZIO 8. Nicolas CORTI MADERNA 5.
KAZAK: Sébastien AGUETTANT 0, Segundo AMADORI 4, Patrick PAILLOL 5, Jero DEL CARRIL 7.
LA BERTA: Juan-Cruz ARAYA 3, Marcos ARAYA 6, Min PODESTA 7, Bruno BENSOUSSAN 0.
LA FIJA SANDBOX: Arthur MADRID 0, Juan-Manuel GARCIA GROSSI 4, Simón PRADO 5, Flaco GARCIA GROSSI 7.
LA MAGDELEINE: Alexandre GARESSE 0, Santiago TAHIER 1, Tito RUIZ GUINAZU 7, Facundo Fernández LLORENTE 8.
LOS DRAGONES: Sam SZTARKMAN 2, Jota CHAVANNE 5, Bautista BAYUGAR 8, Alex SZTARKMAN 1.
MARQUARD MEDIA: Guy GIBRAT 4, Ignacio KENNEDY 5, Martin AGUERRE 7, Tommy RINDERKNECHT 0.
MUNGO: Patrick EISENCHTETER 1, Juan Cruz GREGUIOLI 4, Tete STORNI 5, Pierre-Henri N’GOUMOU 6.
REXALINE: Jean-Claude LE GRAND 0, Julien REYNES 4, Louis JARRIGE 4, Guillermo TERRERA 8.
SAINTE MESME: Sam WISBEY 0, Pelayo BERAZADI 5, Benjamin PANELO 6, Robert STROM 5.
SCHOCKEMÖHLE: Daniel DEISTLER 0, Patrick MALEITZKE 5, Clément DELFOSSE 5, Valentin NOVILLO ASTRADA 6.
TALANDRACAS: Edouard CARMIGNAC 0, Rufino BENSADON 7, Juan-Martin ZUBIA 8, Hugues CARMIGNAC 1.
TEDELOU: Isabelle LARENAUDIE 0, Ramiro ZAVALETA 4, Juan Gris ZAVALETA 7, Simon ZAVALETA 5.
OPEN DE FRANCE 2022 – FIXTURE:
Friday, September 2
1pm: Talandracas vs. Kazak
5pm: La Magdeleine vs. Marquard Media // Télédou vs. Berlin Polo
Saturday, September 3
11am: Ste. Mesme vs. Los Dragones
3pm: Clinova vs. Amanara
Sunday, September 4
1pm: La Berta vs. La Fija // Télédou vs. Talandracas
3pm: Marquard Media vs. Brittany
5pm: Mungo vs. Rexaline
Monday, September 5
2pm: Clinova vs. Ste. Mesme
3pm: Amanara vs. Los Dragones
5pm: Berlin vs. Kazak
5,30pm: Schockemohle vs. La Magdeleine
Tuesday, September 6
11,30am: La Fija vs. Rexaline
1pm: Mungo vs. La Berta
3pm: Schockemohle vs. Brittany
Wednesday, September 7
1pm: Télédou vs. Kazak
4pm: Amanara vs. Ste. Mesme
Thursday, September 8
11am: Mungo vs. La Fija
1pm: Rexaline vs. La Berta
3pm: Brittany vs. La Magdeleine
5pm: Clinova vs. Los Dragones
Friday, September 9
3pm: Berlin vs. Talandracas
5,3pm: Schockemohle vs. Marquard Media
Quarter finals – Open de France, to be played on Saturday, September 10, Sunday, September 11 or Monday, September 12.
Quarter finals – Trophée Condé, to be played on Saturday, September 10, Sunday, September 11 or Monday, September 12.
Semifinals – Open de France, to be played on Thursday, September 15, or Friday, September 16.
Semifinals Trophée Condé, to be played on Wednesday, September 14, or Thursday, September 15.
Final Trophée Condé, Saturday, September 17.
Final Open de France, Sunday, September 18.