Mon 19th Jan 2015DWB Holding conquer in KitzbühelSnow polo heats up on the continent with the first event of the season Difficult conditions for players and ponies didn’t stop DWB Holding from taking the trophy this weekend at the 13th Valartis Bank Snow Polo World Cup. This was the first snow polo event of 2015 in Europe, which ran two days of competitions in the cold. Sebastian Schneberger, Philipp de Groot and Valentin Novillo Astrada led from the start, but their opposition Kitzbühel Country Club/ Transgourmet only managed to score 4 goals to their 8.5. Phillip de Groot was awarded the honour of Most Valuable Player despite playing with an injury to his leg. The Subsidiary Final was won by Steffi von Pocks’ Bernd Gruber team with Eva Brühl and Adrian Laplacette beating Uwe Schröders’ 13 goal Tom Tailor team by just one goal with a final score of 5 – 4. The final game of the day saw Valartis Bank take fifth place with a 7 – 5 win over Audi. Despite a lack of UK players appearing in the team lists, Beaufort Polo Club’s Caspar West was Chief Umpire for the weekend. This approaching weekend will be the first date in The PIPA International Snow Polo Tour in Seefeld, Austria. As official Media Partners, Polo Times will be reporting on the Tour as it continues through Europe. The following week will be the 31st St. Moritz Polo World Cup for which preparations on the frozen lake are well underway. The 13th Valartis Bank Snow Polo World Cup 2015 teams: Audi (10): Estelle Wagner (1), Patrick Maleitzke (4), Tatu Gomez Romero (5) Bernd Gruber (11): Steffi von Pock (1), Eva Brühl (3), Adrian Laplacette jr. (7) DWB Holding (10): Sebastian Schneberger (2), Philip de Groot (2), Valentin Novillo Astrada (6) KCC / Transgourmet (10): Henk van Druten (1), Maurice van Druten (3), Mathias Maiquez (6) Tom Tailor (13): Uwe Schröder (1), Heinrich Dumrath (4), Gastón Maíquez (8) Valartis Bank (11): Stefan Proietti / Andreas Bihrer (1), Matthias Vial (7), Tito Gaudenzi (3) Photograph: Triumphant DWB Holding raising the 13th Valartis Bank Snow Polo World Cup. By Reinhardt & Sommer. |