Coca Cola (3-1) and BTA (3-1) are through the semifinals of the US Open Polo Championship, after the last league games that were played on Thursday April 16. The US Open, the highlight of the prestigious The Gauntlet Of Polo and one of the three Grand Slams Of Polo alongside the Argentine Open and the British Polo Open for the Cowdray Gold Cup, is underway at the National Polo Center (NPC), in Wellington, Florida, United States. The tournament sees eleven teams up to 22 goals, in participation.

The results of the last league games are as follows:

La Dolfina Tamera (2-2) 12-11 La Dolfina Scone (2-2)

DUS (3-1) 14-12 Clinova The Sandbox (0-4)

BTA (3-1) 12-11. Clearwater (2-1)

Pilot (2-2) 13-12 La Fe Eastern Hay (2-2)

Meanwhile, the matchups for the upcoming mini quarter finals, due on Sunday April 19, to determine the remaining semifinalists have been set, after a penalty shootout:

11am: DUS vs. Pilot

4pm: Scone vs. La Dolfina Tamera

The US Open Polo Championship is indeed the crown jewel of polo in the United States. The tournament was played for the first time in 1904, at Van Conrtlandt Park, in the Bronx borough of New York City, and showcased only two teams partake, The Wanderers and The Freeboters. Four 15-minute chukkers were played, with a seven-minute break between each chukker. After a pause, the US Open resumed in 1910, when six teams played at Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island; it remained there for several years until it was relocated it what would be the tournament’s longtime home, Meadowbrook Polo Club in Old Westbury, New York. In 1954, the US Open moved to Oak Brook, where it remained for 22 years, followed by an eight year-stint at the Retama Polo Center in San Antonio, Texas. In the 1980s and the 1990s, it was held in several clubs throughout the United States, until 2004, which marked the centenary of the US Open. By then, the contest was relocated to Wellington, Florida, where it has been held ever since. The U.S. Open Polo Championship perpetual trophy was first presented in 1910. Stolen in 2002, it was recovered a few weeks later and is currently kept in the care and custody of the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame in Lake Worth, Florida.

THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH OF THE US OPEN IS SET TO BE PLAYED ON SUNDAY APRIL 26.

US OPEN POLO CHAMPIONSHIP – Teams & Fixture

2026 GAUNTLET OF POLO – FULL CALENDAR

CV WHITNEY CUP

February 13-March 1

Winners: The Dutta Corp.

USPA GOLD CUP

March 4-April 5

Winners: Pilot.

US OPEN

April 1-26

Cover photo by Agustina Fonda.