The draw of the Torneo Clasificatorio por las Copas Remonta y Veterinaria (Qualification Tournament), was conducted on Tuesday August 25 at the Argentine Association of Polo (AAP). The competitive tournament will award two spots to play the Tortugas Open and the Argentine Polo Open Championship, and will see eight teams between 28 and 34 goals, compete – La Irenita, La Zeta Kazak, La Dolfina II, Velay, La Ensenada II, La Dolfina III, La Irenita II y La Matera.
The contest will be made of two leagues of four teams each, and will be played at the AAP Headquarters, in Pilart on Thursday September 24, Monday September 28 and Friday October 2. The winner of each league will be eligible to play both tournaments. It’s worth remembering that the two teams who qualify will play the Tortugas Open for the first time; up to 2025, the Qualification Tournament placed two lineups in Palermo only.
Leagues are set as follows:
- LEAGUE A
La Irenita: Pablo Pieres 9, Paco de Narváez 8, Pablo Mac Donough 10, Matías Mac Donough Jr. 7. Total: 34.
Velay: Felipe Miguens 6, Félix Esaín 7, Facundo Sola 8, Alfredo Cappella Barabucci 8. Total: 29.
La Ensenada II: José Riglos 7, Segundo Bocchino 7, Matías Torres Zavaleta 8, Simón Prado 7. Total: 29.
La Dolfina III: Ricardo Garrós Jr. 7, Ignacio Viana 7, Alejo Taranco 7, Jesse Bray 7. Total: 28.
- LEAGUE B
La Zeta Kazak: Lorenzo Chavanne 8, Beltrán Laulhé 8, Guillermo Caset 9, Nicolás Pieres 8. Total: 33.
La Dolfina II: Lucas Criado Jr. 8, Mariano González Jr. 8, Isidro Strada 8, Ignatius du Plessis 8. Total: 32.
La Matera: Santiago Cernadas 7, Guillermo Terrera 8, Santos Merlos 7, Jared Zenni 7. Total: 29.
La Irenita II: Santiago Loza 7, Federico Panzillo 7, Martín Podestá (h) 7, Jacinto Crotto 7. Total: 28.