The Queen’s Cup continued on Saturday, June 4, as Park Place and Great Oaks Les Lions claimed respective victories over Dubai and UAE to secure places in the semifinals. The Queen’s Cup sees fifteen teams, up to 22 goals, compete for the coveted trophy.

First up, Park Place claimed a narrow 16-15 win over Dubai in a very tough game. Park Place’s Facundo Pieres scored 10 goals while Dubai’s Camilo Castagnola found the flags 13 times. The contest between these two powerful lineups was very intense. Andrey Borodin’s team took an impressive 10-5 lead by half time, but Rashid Albwardy’s organisation made a spectacular comeback in the fourth – they outscored Park Place 5-0 to tie the game 10-all, then secured another new tie (11-all) in the penultimate chukka. The sixth and last chukka was a battle as both teams scored but at the end of the day, luck was on Park Place’s side, and they secured the first place in semifinals.

In the follow-up, Great Oaks Les Lions, winners of the Justerini & Brooks Prince of Wales Trophy, went head-to-head with reigning champions, UAE. It was a hard fought game decided in the final moments. Sheikha Maitha and her boys had a narrow 10-9 advantage with only one chukka left to play, but Dillon Bacon’s team seized the reins to outscore UAE 2-0 in the last and take the 12-10 victory to qualify for the semifinals.

QUEEN’S CUP –  QUARTER FINALS #1 & #2

PARK PLACE 16-15 DUBAI

Park Place: Andrey Borodin 0 (1 goal), William Harper 4 (1), Facundo Pieres 10 (10), Francisco Elizalde 8 (4). Total: 22.

Dubai: Rashid Albwardy 1, Matt Perry 5, Camilo Castagnola 9 (13 goles), Jerónimo del Carril 7*. Total 22.

*Subbed in by Guillermo Terrera 7 (2).

Score Park Place: 2-2, 7-3, 10-5, 10-10, 12-12, 16-15.

Umpires: Julian Appleby & Ben Turner.

Third man: Howard Smith.

GREAT OAKS LES LIONS 12-10 UAE

Great Oaks Les Lions: Dillon Bacon 2, Cruz Heguy 5 (9 goals), James Beim (2), Juan Martín Nero 9 (1). Total: 22.

UAE: HH Sheikha Maitha 0, Bartolomé Castagnola 9 (2 goals), Juan Ambroggio 6 (1)*, Tomás Beresford 7 (7). Total: 21.

*Subbed in for Lucas Monteverde Jr. 5.

Score Great Oaks Les Lions: 1-1, 2-3, 5-4, 7-7, 9-10, 12-10.

Umpires: Jason Dixon & Peter Wright.

Third man: Tim Bown.

BPP UK: Castaña (Personal Escort x Peanut), bred by Charles Beresford, owned and ridden by Tomás Beresford.

The remaining quarter final games of the Queen’s Cup are due on Sunday, June 5:  

12pm: Scone vs. La Magdeleine (Zacara)

3pm: The Gerard Leigh Cup: King Power vs. Park Place Vaara  (The Duke’s Ground)

The Queen’s Cup final is set to be played on Sunday, June 12.  

The Queen’s Cup – Teams & Fixture

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Quarter final # 1, Park Place vs. Dubai

Quarter final # 2, Great Oaks LL vs. UAE