The Julius Baer Beach Polo World Cup Sylt
June 11th – 12th, 2011
New champions have been crowned at The Julius Baer Beach Polo World Cup Sylt after the Audi team of Siegfried Grohs from Germany and Argentina’s Gastón Maiquez, overcame Julius Baer in the final to take the title.
The six teams in the competition were split into two Pools and under the American Tournament system, played each other in a series of two chukka matches.
The participating teams during the trophy presentation.
The Finals …
After two close chukkas, the Julius Baer team of Germany’s Sven Schneider and fifteen year old Lukas Sdrenka, opened up a 5-3 lead in the third, but six handicap Gastón Maiquez kept his side in the match scoring three unanswered goals to lead 5-6 going into the fourth chukka.
The final chukka saw Maiquez in devastating form, scoring two more goals to take a 5-8 lead and despite a late surge from team Julius Baer, Audi held on, eventually winning 7-8.
Maiquez performance saw him named the Julius Baer Leading Scorer, and with Julius Baer contributing €200 for every goal scored by the Leading Scorer, Maiquez’s oustanding total of 14 goals over the tournament raised €2,800 towards the event’s official charity, Coastal Protection Foundation Sylt. When combined with additional donations made during the weekend, over €15,000 was handed over to the charity by Julius Baer during the prize giving ceremony.
In recognition of his outstanding play over the weekend in Sylt, Lukas Sdrenka has been invited to join the Julius Baer International Polo Academy at Polo Park Zurich from 18 – 22 July. Over five days he will be able to develop his polo skills, both on and off the field, and build on what has already been a remarkable career for such a young player.
Earlier in the afternoon, team Maus Real Estate defeated team Koenig Pilsner 4-2 in the 3rd / 4th place play-off, and team Lanson beat the all-female team of GOSCH 5-4 to take 5th place.
Played on the beautiful island of Sylt off the coast of northern Germany, and now in its fourth year, The Julius Baer Beach Polo World Cup is Germany’s leading polo event with over 10,000 spectators visiting over the weekend.