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The Cartier Queen's Cup hosted by Guards Polo Club in the heart of Windsor Great Park, England, is officially underway! One of the most important events of the English high-goal season, the prestigious tournament began on Tuesday, May 21 and will run until Sunday, June 16, with a total of 19 teams participating.

For the first time in the tournament’s history, the competition features a father-daughter competing together in La Dolfina/Scone’s Adolfo and Mia Cambiaso. Adolfo, winner of a record 10 Queen's Cups, will face off against his biggest opposition- his son Poroto and La Dolfina Great Oaks, who are the favorite after recently claiming the Talacrest Prince of Wales Championship Cup.

Adding to the family dynamic, Adolfo's nephews, Bartolome Castagnola Jr. and Camilo “Jeta” Castagnola, will be playing for Desert Palm Polo Team and Dubai Polo Team respectively. Reigning Queen’s Cup victors Polito Pieres and Alejandro Muzzio will try to repeat as champions for Talandracas Polo Team.

Four 10-goalers will participate this season, including Jeta Castagnola and Polito Pieres. Hilario Ulloa will play for Park Place, with Facundo Pieres competing alongside his brother Gonzalo Pieres for Black Bears.

King Charles has proudly accepted to preside over The Queen’s Cup, following in the footsteps of his father Philip of Edinburgh, who founded the club and served as president for 66 years.

Group 1
Black Bears (22): Guy Schwarzenbach (2), Hazel Jackson (2), Gonzalo Pieres (8), Facundo Pieres (10)
Desert Palm Polo Team (22): Bartolome Castagnola Jr. (9), Ali Albwardy (0), Beltran Laulhe (5), Matias Torres Zavaleta (8)
Gaston (22): Jean Paul Luksic (0), Oliver Cudmore (6), Juan Martin Nero (9), Antonio “Cruz” Heguy (7)
Green Gates (22): Noor Khadra (1), Cesar Crespo (6), Francisco Elizalde (8), Isidro Strada (7)
La Dolfina/Scone (22): Mia Cambiaso (2), Charlie Hanbury (4), Alfredo Bigatti (7), Adolfo Cambiaso (9)
Shoreline Polo Team (22): Adebayo Karim (2), Hugo Taylor (4), Facundo Sola (8), Alfredo Capella (8)
Thai Polo/Get A Drip (22): Louis Hine (5), Ned Hine (5), Martin Podesta (7), Tommy Severn (5)

Group 2
Dubai Polo Team (21): Camilo “Jeta” Castagnola (10), Rashid Albwardy (2), Rufino Laulhe (4), Antonio Heguy (5)
Ferne Park (22): Jonathan Rothermere (0), Cristian “Magoo” Laprida (7), Joaquin Pittaluga (7), David “Pelon” Stirling (8)
King Power (22): Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha (1), William Harper (4), Nicolas Pieres (8), Pablo Mac Donough (9)
La Dolfina Great Oaks (22): Dillon Bacon (2), Kian Hall (3), Diego Cavanagh (8), Poroto Cambiaso (9)
Marques de Riscal (22): Alejandro Aznar (0), Guillermo Caset (9), Santiago Cernadas (7), Chris Mackenzie (6)
Park Place (22): Andrey Borodin (0), Juan Britos (8), Hilario Ulloa (10), Rufino Merlos (4)
Sujan Indian Tigers (22): Jaisal Singh (1), Matthew Perry (6), Rufino Bensadon (7), Juan Martin Zubia (8)

Group 3
Cibao La Pampa (22): Juan Papa (1), Gonzalo Ferrari (7), Benjamin Panelo (7), Guillermo Terrera (7)
La Magdeleine (22): Alexandre Garese (0), Santiago Laborde (6), Facundo Fernandez Llorente (8), Jeronimo del Carril (8)
Talandracas Polo Team (22): Hugues Carmignac (0), Rosendo Torreguitar (5), Polito Pieres (10), Alejandro Muzzio (7)
UAE Polo Team (22): HH Sheika Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (0), Teodoro Lacau (7), Lucas Monteverde Jr. (7), Tomas Beresford (8)
White Crane (22): Alexie Calvert-Ansari (0), Lucas Criado Jr. (6), Tomas Panelo (9), James Harper (7)

Quarterfinals are slated to begin on Saturday, June 8, with the final scheduled for Sunday, June 16. Keep up with all the latest action by clicking the button below.

All photos courtesy of ©Pablo Ramirez.