The Presidents Cup, a new tournament in the Argentine Season, kicked off at Tortugas Country Club with four games. Every fixture will be played at a different venue. The next one will be played at the Argentine Association of Polo in Pilar, before moving on to the Jockey Club, in San Isidro. The finals will take place at Palermo, on Sunday, December 12, the day after the final of the 128th Argentine Open.
Day one saw Colorado, Bel Polo Team, Green Gates and Power Horse claim respective wins over Infinit, Nairobi, Power Infrastructure, and Berlinosos.
The Presidents Cup sees eight teams, up to 14 goals, compete. Teams are split into two leagues. The winners of each league will play the final. The cups are named after Luis Lalor, Marcos Uranga and Francisco Dorignac. The tournament is called the Presidents Cup as a tribute to the three former AAP Presidents who passed away in 2021.
The brand new ProAm Commission, created by the AAP, is in charge of organising the tournament along with the organisers of the private competitions.
THE PRESIDENTS CUP FINAL TAKES PLACE ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12, ON PALERMO’S NUMBER ONE GROUND.
DAY 1:
COLORADO 9-7 INFINIT POLO
COLORADO: Marcelo Camargo 1, JoaquÃn Sánchez 3, MatÃas Mac Donough (h) 3, Joao Paulo Ganon 7. Total: 14.
INFINIT POLO TEAM: Ana Escobedo 0, Tomás Willans 2, Juan Cruz Merlos 6, Juan Ignacio Merlos 6. Total: 14.
BEL POLO TEAM 9-8 NAIROBI
BEL POLO TEAM: Henry Lunn 0 , Santos Merlos 3, Edward Banner-Eve 4, Sebastián Merlos 7. Total: 14.
NAIROBI:Â Grace Cariss 0, Santiago Schweitzer 5, Juan Zubiaurre 6, Salvador Jauretche 3. Total: 14.
GREEN GATES 8-6.5 POWER INFRASTRUCTURE
GREEN GATES:Â Noor Khadra 0, Louis Hine 3, Victorino Ruiz Jorba 7, Cesar Crespo 5. Total: 15.
POWER INFRASTRUCTURE:Â Miguel Mendoza 0, Keko Magrini 2, Mackenzie Weisz 4, Alejandro Muzzio 8. Total: 14.
POWER HORSE 9-8 BERLINOSOS
POWER HORSE: Gastón Máiquez 6, Ramon Cassino 3, Octavio Olmedo 5, Walter Scherb 0. Total: 14.
BERLINOSOS:Â Clarisa Marggraf 0, Nico Wollenberg 0, Juan Jauretche 7, Manuel Elizalde 7. Total: 14.
La Presidents Cup continues on Monday, December 6, at the Argentine Association of Polo, in Pilar:
15hrs: Colorado vs Bel Polo Team
15:30hrs: Power infrastructure vs Berlinosos
17:00hrs: Nairobi vs Infinit Polo
17:30hrs: Green Gates vs Power Horse
THE PRESIDENTS CUP WILL BE STREAMED LIVEÂ HERE.