Day Three Results of Asia’s First ‘Snow Polo’ Challenge at Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club
England 6 : NZ 1 Argentina 3 : France 2
6-day ‘Goldin International Snow Polo Challenge’ being contested from February 15-20
(Tianjin, China, February 17, 2011) – Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club (“Metropolitan Polo Club”), the most prestigious private polo club with the largest polo facilities in China, finished the third day of Asia’s first ‘Snow Polo’ tournament with England (13) beating New Zealand (14) at 6:1. Argentina (13) scored one more goal than France (13) and came out of the game at 3:2.
Teams compete in snow polo tournament in China.
With the weather calm and crisp, the afternoon’s polo started well with invited guests lining the grandstands to get a better look at this unique spectacle, never seen before in Asia.
This tournament, which brings together professional teams from Europe and South America, also showcases players with great potentials and offers some exciting high-speed action.
Juan Casero (0) from Argentina showed himself to be a very promising player. The skill and technique he has displayed in the past three matches have made him into an outstanding example of a rising star.
In the game against Argentina, Brieuc Rigaux (5) from France amazingly hit the ball, making it travel all the way from the half way mark to the goal posts, just missing a goal.
Tomorrow’s group matches (February 18) feature Team Australia vs New Zealand (2pm), Team Hong Kong Goldin vs Team England (4pm). Tomorrow will be the final day of the league matches to decide which teams qualify to play in the semi-finals this Saturday (February 19)
The six-day ‘Goldin International Snow Polo Challenge’ marks the Asia and China debut of the winter sport introduced in St. Moritz, Switzerland in 1960.
Juan Casero from Argentina.
Snow Polo has become the pinnacle of society calendars throughout the northern hemisphere and now has made its way to Asia for the first time at the Metropolitan Polo Club’s “Goldin International Snow Polo Challenge”.
The prestigious international event is being contested by six national teams of Argentina, England, France, New Zealand, Australia and Team Hong Kong Goldin.
It is the first-ever snow polo tournament to feature all professional players sanctioned by their national associations.
Metropolitan Polo Club features state-of-the-art equestrian facilities with the largest polo facilities in China including two international-sized polo fields with stabling for 150 horses, training facilities, riding school and a luxury club hotel.
Snow Polo is contested by just three players on each side with an inflatable ball. The Snow Polo ball is bigger than the one traditionally used on grass.
It is being played in Asia for the first time at the Metropolitan Polo Club on a 100 x 50 yards (91.44m long x 45.72m wide) polo field of compacted artificial snow.
The semi-finals are on Saturday (February 19) and finals on Sunday (February 20).
Schedule and Results for ‘Goldin International Snow Polo Challenge’:
Tuesday, 15 February 2011:
14:00 Game 1: Team Australia 3 vs Team Argentina 6
16:00 Game 2: Team Hong Kong Goldin 9 vs Team France 5
Wednesday, 16 February 2011:
14:00 Game 1: Team England 1 vs Team Argentina 3
15:30 Game 2: Team New Zealand 3 vs Team France 6
17:00 Game 3: Team Australia 2 vs Team Hong Kong Goldin 6
Thursday, 17 February 2011:
14:00 Game 1: Team New Zealand 1 vs Team England 6
16:00 Game 2: Team France 2 vs Team Argentina 3
Friday, 18 February 2011:
14:00 Game 1: Team Australia vs Team New Zealand
16:00 Game 2: Team Hong Kong Goldin vs Team England
Saturday, 19 February 2011:
14:00 First Semi-final
16:00 Second Semi-final
Sunday, 20 February 2011
14:00 Third and Fourth place, play-off
16:00 Final of Goldin International Snow Polo Challenge
About Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club
Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club (“Metropolitan Polo Club”) features two international-sized polo fields, stabling for 150 horses, training facilities, riding school and the luxurious club hotel Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Hotel. The state-of-the-art equestrian facilities are supervised by professional international managers
Major international fixtures on the events calendar of Metropolitan Polo Club include the Snow Polo Cup, the China Cup, the Ambassador’s Cup and the Goldin Cup.
Metropolitan Polo Club was opened in November 2010 by Hong Kong-listed developer Goldin Properties Holdings Limited as the sporting and social flagship of the “Goldin Metropolitan” mega-development which will comprise of three zones: a Central Business District home to the 117-storey Goldin Finance tower, a low density luxury residential belt, and a 898,000sqm Metropolitan Polo Club.
For direct Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club and Hotel enquiries, please contact:
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Tel: +86 22 8373 6666 ext. 7450
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