Jun 10, 2021
Global Polo TV will livestream all the games of the inaugural 2021 Polo Rider Cup, which will be held Thursday, June 10 through Sunday, June 20, at Polo Club de Chantilly just north of Paris, France. Under the aegis of the Federation of International Polo (FIP), the 10- to 12-goal tournament will bring together the best polo clubs from around the world with 12 teams representing eight countries. Among the competition are two American teams, Empire Polo Club (Indio, California) and Las Brisas Polo Club (Elgin, Illinois).
“We are thrilled to broadcast the first Polo Rider Cup on Global Polo TV,” said Assistant Vice President of Marketing USPA Global Licensing, Shannon Stilson. “With teams competing from all around the world, this international competition provides another great global polo event for our audience and the start of a great partnership.”
2021 POLO RIDER CUP ROSTERS
Moscow Polo Club (Russia): Gleb Fetisov, Misha Rodzianko, Clement Delfosse, Edouard Pan
Château de Chantilly (France): Sam Sztarkman, Jota Chavanne, Martin Joaquin, Alex Sztarkman
Hong Kong Polo Association (Hong Kong): Cyrille Costes, Adrien Le Gallo, Thierry Vetois, Brieuc Rigaux
Hamburger Polo Club (Germany): Caesar Crasemann, Caspar Crasemann, Heinrich Dumrath, Daniel Crasemann
Polo Club Düsseldorf (Germany): Adrian Laplacette, Miguel Amieva, Jesús Bordoni, Otto Blank
Polo Park Zürich (Switzerland): Min Podesta, Carlos Solari, Elena Venot, Richard Harris
La Aguada Polo Club (Argentina): Sebastian Schneberger, Valentin Novillo Astrada, Max Bosch, Moritz Gaedeke
Deauville Intern. Polo Club (France): Ulysse Eisenchteter, Patrick Eisenchteter, Pierre-Henri NGoumou, Juan Jose Stormi
Dos Lunas Polo Club (Spain): Juan Pepa, Jorge Pepa, Patricio Cieza, Marcus Cork
Empire Polo Club of Coachella Valley (USA): Clément Smith, Guillermo Li, Tito Ruiz Guiñazu, Derek Smith
Las Brisas Polo Club of Chicago (USA): Larry Aschebrook, Lukas Sdrenka, Matias Obregon, Juan Martin Obregon
Evviva Polo St. Moritz (Switzerland): Andy Bihrer/Piero Dillier, Lucas Labat, Martin Aguerre, Tommy Rinderknecht
“We are pleased to have Global Polo TV in addition to our existing broadcasters for this first edition,” President & CO-Founder of GAME Polo, Olivier Godallier, added. “This affirms our strategy to expand the visibility of polo and the Polo Rider Cup.”
The teams have been split into two groups and two zones of three per group. In the group stage, Zone A will play against teams in Zone B, and Zone C will play against Zone D. Watch all the games of the Polo Rider Cup free exclusively on Global Polo TV.
2021 POLO RIDER CUP ZONES
Group 1 – Zone A
Hong Kong Polo Assn.
Château de Chantilly
Moscow Polo Club
Group 2 – Zone B
Hamburger Polo Club
Polo Club Düsseldorf
Polo Park Zürich
Group 3 – Zone C
Deauville Intern. Polo Club
La Aguada Polo Club
Dos Lunas Polo Club
Group 4 – Zone D
Empire Polo Club of Coachella Valley
Las Brisas Polo Club of Chicago
Evviva Polo St. Moritz
2021 POLO RIDER CUP SCHEDULE
*Please note all times are shown in U.S. ET timezone.
Thursday, June 10
5:30am ET - Hong Kong Polo Assn. vs. Hamburger Polo Club
9:00am ET - Château de Chantilly vs. Polo Club of Dusseldorf
11:30am ET – Moscow Polo Club vs. Polo Park Zürich
Friday, June 11
5:30am ET – Deauville Intern. Polo Club vs. Empire Polo Club of Coachella Valley
9:00am ET - La Aguada Polo Club vs. Las Brisas Polo Club of Chicago
11:30am ET - Dos Lunas Polo Club vs Evviva Polo St. Moritz
Saturday, June 12
5:30am ET – Hong Kong Polo Assn. vs. Polo Club of Dusseldorf
9:00am ET - Château de Chantilly vs. Polo Park Zürich
11:30am ET – Moscow Polo Club vs. Hamburger Polo Club
Sunday, June 13
5:30am ET - Deauville Intern. Polo Club vs. Las Brisas Polo Club of Chicago
9:00am ET - La Aguada Polo Club vs. Evviva Polo St. Moritz
11:30am ET - Dos Lunas Polo Club vs Empire Polo Club of Coachella Valley
Monday, June 14
5:30am ET - Hong Kong Polo Assn. vs. Polo Park Zürich
9:00am ET - Château de Chantilly vs. Hamburger Polo Club
11:30am ET – Moscow Polo Club vs. Polo Club of Dusseldorf
Tuesday, June 15
5:30am ET – Deauville Intern. Polo Club vs. Intern. Polo Club
9:00am ET - La Aguada Polo Club vs Empire Polo Club of Coachella Valley
11:30am ET - Dos Lunas Polo Club vs. Las Brisas Polo Club of Chicago
Thursday, June 17
5:00am ET - G1 5th vs G2 6th
7:00am ET - G2 5th vs G1 6th
9:00am ET - G1 3rd vs G2 4th
11:30am ET - G2 3rd vs G1 4th
Friday, June 18
9:00am ET - G1 1st vs G2 2nd
11:30am ET - G2 1st vs G1 2nd
Saturday, June 19
5:00am ET - Final 11/12
7:00am ET - Final 9/10
9:00am ET - Final 7/8
11:30am ET - Final 5/6
Sunday, June 20
5:30am ET - Final 3/4
9:00am ET - Final 1/2
Effective Date: Saturday, May 16, 2020
The suspension of USPA Tournaments and Events will be lifted for USPA Member Clubs in locales where hosting polo matches and tournaments is permitted under applicable state and local laws, executive orders and similar decrees. The USPA Member Clubs in these locales are encouraged to follow all such requirements of their state and local authorities with respect to polo operations. In addition, we also encourage all USPA Member Clubs to take the precautions recommended by the CDC. We are preparing a detailed list of best practices for USPA Member Clubs as they return to hosting USPA Tournaments and Events and plan to circulate these guidelines within the next week. We will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation closely and will notify you if we determine a different course of action is necessary.
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