La Elina and Pilot secured a place in the final ofthe US Open Polo Championship, the most coveted tournament in the United States, after claiming wins respective against Tamera and Park Place in Wednesday’s semifinals at International Polo Club Palm Beach, in Wellington, United States.
La Elina have qualified for the the US Open final for the first time, while Pilot are back in the final for the first time in three years. The last time Pilot were in the final, they won the title. Curtis Pilot and Facundo Pieres were in that winning lineup, and this year, they will try to reclaim the trophy.Â
The final of the US Open Polo Championship is due on Sunday, April 24.
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US OPEN – SEMIFINALS – WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20:
LA ELINA 10-9 TAMERA
LA ELINA: Juan MartÃn Obregon 5 (7 goals), Gero Obregon 5, Facundo Obregon 6 (1), Jared Zenni 6 (2).
TAMERA: Alejandro Poma 1 (1 goal), Segundo Saravi 4 (1), Magoo Laprida 8 (2), Diego Cavanagh 9 (5).
Score La Elina: 1-1, 2-4, 6-5, 8-7, 10-8, 10-9.
PILOT 8-7 PARK PLACE
PILOT: Curtis Pilot 0, Mackenzie Weisz 5, Matias Torres Zavaleta 7 (2 goals), Facundo Pieres 10 (6).
PARK PLACE: Andrey Borodin 0, Juan Britos 9 (2 goals), Hilario Ulloa 10 (4), Cody Ellis 3 (1).
Score Pilot: 1-2, 3-3, 3-5, 5-5, 5-5, 7-7, 8-7.
The US Open Polo Championship comes to an end on Sunday, April 24.
3PM, FINAL US OPEN POLO CHAMPIONSHIP: LA ELINA VS PILOTÂ
US OPEN POLO CHAMPIONSHIP: Fixture & Teams
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