The Tournois de la Ville de Paris, the second leg of the Parisian Triple Crown that preceeds the prestigious Open de Paris, kicked off on Saturday May 20, with three games. The tournament is organised by the lavish Polo de París, set only ten minutes from the City of Lights,in the Bois de Boulogne, on the banks of River Seine, and also known as Bagatelle. The competition sees seven teams up to 12 goals in participation.

In the first day of competition, Red Falcon, Sainte Mesme and Korea Polo were victorious over Audaz (recent winners of the Tournois de Printemps), Los Dragones and Baron d’Avella, respectively.

The final of the Tournois de la Ville de Paris will take place on Sunday June 4.  

TOURNOIS DE LA VILLE DE PARIS – SATURDAY MAY 20

MATCH#1: RED FALCON 6-5 AUDAZ (extra chukka. Venue: Sainte Mesme)

RED FALCON: Tuki Ruiz Guiñazú 4 (4 goals), Guillermo Li 4 (2), Laurent Dassault 0*, Matthieu Delfosse 4. Total: 12.

*Subbed in byAlexandre Paulin.

AUDAZ: Tete Storni 5 (1 goal), Brieuc Rigaux 6 (2), Nicolas Constant 0, Come Dubois 1 (2). Total: 12.

Score Red Falcon: 0-1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-5, 6-5.

Umpires: Martín Aguerre & Matías Baibiene.

MATCH#2: SAINTE MESME 9-7 LOS DRAGONES  (Venue: Bagatelle)

SAINTE MESME: Robert Ström 5 (6 goals), Jaime Serra 2 (1), Clemente Zavaleta Jr. 5, Elouan Badarello 0 (2). Total: 12.

LOS DRAGONES: Edouard Pan 4 (3 goals), Jota Chavanne 5 (1), Sam Sztarkman 2 (3), Alexandre Sztarkman 1. Total: 12.

Score Sainte Mesme: 2-1, 4-2, 6-5, 9-7.

Umpires: Martín Aguerre & Matías Baibiene.

MATCH #3: KOREA POLO 9-8 BARON D’AVELLA (Venue Bagatelle)

KOREA POLO: Clément Delfosse 5 (4 goals), Tito Ruiz Guiñazú 7 (4), David Ko 0 (1), Jerry Kwak 0. Total: 12.

BARON D’AVELLA: Pierre-Henri N’Goumou 6 (4 goals), Edwin Robineau 2, Louis Jarrige 4 (4), Frédéric d’Avella 0. Total: 12.

Score Korea Polo: 2-1, 4-4, 7-5, 9-8.

Umpires: Martín Aguerre & Matías Baibiene.

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Tournois de la Ville de Paris, Day 1

The tournament will resume on Sunday May 21, with the following order of play:

11am: Ste. Mesme vs. Kazak (Venue: Sainte Mesme)

2,30pm: Red Falcon vs. Korea Polo (Venue: Bagatelle)

3,45pm: Baron D’Avella vs. Audaz (Venue: Bagatelle)

Tournois de la Ville de Paris – Teams & Fixture