Argentine Season Preview with less than a month to go until the highest ranked polo in the world starts over in Argentina, we take a look at the format and teams of the season ahead.
The Argentine Triple Crown:
The Hurlingham Open: September 24th - October 5th
8 chukkas. Played on single elimination, starting on quarter finals.
The Tortugas Open: October 12th - November 2nd
8 chukkas. League winners will qualify to the final.
The Argentine Open: November 1st - December 7th
8 chukkas. League winners will qualify to the final.
The 8 teams playing the Hurlingham and Tortugas Open:
La Natividad (2023 Tortugas and Argentine Open title holders): Facundo Pieres 10, Camilo Castagnola 10, Pablo Mac Donough 10, Bartolomé Castagnola Jr. 10. Total: 40.
La Dolfina Saudi (2023 Hurlingham Open title holders): Adolfo Cambiaso 10, David Stirling 10, Poroto Cambiaso 10, Juan Martín Nero 10. Total: 40.
La Hache: Pablo Pieres 9, Hilario Ulloa 9, Tomás Panelo 9, Francisco Elizalde 9. Total: 36.
La Ensenada: Juan Britos 9, Alfredo Bigatti 9, Juan Martín Zubía 9, Jerónimo del Carril 9. Total: 36.
Ellerstina: Lucas Monteverde Jr. 8, Gonzalo Pieres Jr. 9, Guillermo Caset Jr. 9, Ignatius du Plessis 9. Total: 35.
Cría La Dolfina: Rufino Bensadón 8, Bautista Bayugar 8, Diego Cavanagh 8, Alejo Taranco 8. Total: 32.
La Hache II: Benjamín Panelo 7, Carlos María Ulloa 8, Facundo Sola 8, Joaquín Pittaluga 8. Total: 31.
Indios Chapaleufú: Antonio Heguy 7, Victorino Ruiz Jorba 8, Cruz Heguy 8, Teodoro Lacau 8. Total: 31.
These 8 teams will then be joined for the final leg of the Triple Crown, The Argentine Open, by the winners of each league playing the Qualification Tournament brnging the roster to 10.
Keep an eye out for our team insights on each of the Triple Crown rosters.
The 8 teams playing the Qualification Tournament and competing for those 2 Argentine Open spots:
League A:
La Matera: Guillermo Terrera 8, Valerio Zubiarre 7, Santos Merlos 7, Jared Zenni 7. Total: 29.
La Esquina: Pascual Sáinz de Vicuña 6, Cristian Laprida 8, Lucas James 7, Ignacio Laprida 8. Total: 29.
La Zeta Kazak: Beltrán Laulhé 6, Lorenzo Chavanne 6, Matías Torres Zavaleta 8, Nicolás Pieres 8. Total: 28.
La Ensenada II: Santiago Loza 7, Segundo Bocchino 7, Santiago Cernadas 7, Tomas Beresford 7. Total: 28.
League B:
La Irenita: Facundo Fernández Llorente 8, Tomás Fernández Llorente Jr. 8, Matías Mac Donough Jr 7, Alfredo Cappella Barabucci 8. Total: 31.
La Irenita II: Juan Jauretche 7, Federico Panzillo 7, Martín Podestá 8, Jacinto Crotto 8. Total: 30.
La Aguada: Facundo Llosa 7, Felipe Vercellino 7, Pedro Zacharias 8, Pedro Falabella Jr. 7. Total: 29.
La Dolfina: Mariano González Jr. 7, Gonzalo Ferrari 7, Lucas Criado Jr. 7, Isidro Strada 7. Total: 28.