Saturday, November 14, 2009, will mark the start of the most important polo tournament in the world, the 116th Argentine Open Polo Championship (Abierto Argentino de Polo, or just “El Abierto”), that will take place until December 5, 2009. This tournament, held every year at the Campo Argentino de Polo in Palermo, brings together the best polo players in the World, and it is one of the oldest and most prestigious events in the international polo calendar. It is also one of the main social events in Buenos Aires.
“Abonos” (full set of tickets for the 7 dates) for the 116th Argentine Polo Open are on sale through Ticketek Argentina until November 13th, 2009. Tickets for the individual matches will continue, subject to availability after the sale of the “abonos”, from November 14th to December 5th, 2009. Tickets for the main matches and the best seats can get sold out in just a few hours, specially for the final match on December 5th.
Participating teams:
Zone A:
Ellerstina Etiqueta Negra: Facundo Pieres 10, Gonzalo Pieres (Jr) 10, Pablo Mac Donough 10, Juan Martín Nero 10. Total: 40.
Pilará Piaget: Agustín Merlos 10 , Santiago Chavanne 8, Sebastián Merlos 9, Marcos Heguy 10. Total: 37.
Indios Chapaleufú II: Alberto Heguy (Jr) 8, Ignacio Heguy 9, David Stirling (Jr) 8, Eduardo Heguy 9. Total: 34.
Alegría: Frederick Mannix (Jr) 6, Francisco Bensadón 8, Juan I. Merlos 9, Luke Tomlinson 8. Total: 31.
Zona B:
La Dolfina Peugeot: Adolfo Cambiaso (Jr) 10, Lucas Monteverde (Jr) 10, Mariano Aguerre 10, Bartolomé Castagnola 10. Total: 40.
La Aguada Tupungato Winelands: Javier Novillo Astrada 9, Eduardo Novillo Astrada (Jr) 9, Miguel Novillo Astrada 10, Ignacio Novillo Astrada 9. Total: 37.
Chapa Uno Hope Funds: Rodrigo Ribeiro de Andrade 8, Hilario Ulloa 8, Bautista Heguy 9, Francisco de Narváez (h) 9. Total: 34.
El Paraíso: Guillermo Caset (Jr) 8, Ignacio Toccalino 8, Mariano González 8, Alejandro Novillo Astrada 7. Total: 31.
Schedule
Date 1
Saturday, November 14 (Zone A):
2:00 PM: Ellerstina vs Alegria (1)
4.00 PM: Pilará vs Indios Chapaleufú II (2)
Date 2
Sunday, November 15 (Zone B):
2:00 PM: La Dolfina vs El Paraiso (3)
4:00 PM: La Aguada vs Chapa Uno (4)
Date 3
Saturday, November 21 (Zone A):
2:00 PM: Winner Match (2) vs Looser Match (1)
4:00 PM: Winner Match (1) vs Looser Match (2)
Date 4
Sunday, November 22 (Zone B):
2:00 PM: Winner Match (4) vs Looser Match (3)
4:00 PM: Winner Match (3) vs Looser Match (4)
Date 5
Saturday, November 28 (Zone A):
2:00 PM: Looser Match (1) vs Looser Match (2)
4:00 PM: Winner Match (1) vs Winner Match (2)
Date 6
Sunday, November 29 (Zone B):
2:00 PM: Looser Match (3) vs Looser Match (4)
4:00 PM: Winner Match (3) vs Winner Match (4)
Final: December, Saturday 5:
5:00 PM: 1st Classified Zone A vs 1st Classified Zone B
Source:
Sandra Gutrejde
My Buenos Aires Travel Guide
http://www.batravelguide.com
e-mail: sandra@batravelguide.com