Fri 19th Aug 2016Zones for FIP European Championship DeterminedGames Begin in Berlin 28 August
The XI European Championships are about to begin with teams from Germany, Ireland, Slovakia and the Netherlands forming Zone A, whilst Zone B will include France, Italy, Austria and Poland. The draw has also been issued with the following play dates: Sunday 28 August Zone A: Germany v Slovakia Zone B: France v Poland Monday 29 August: Zone A: Ireland v Netherlands Zone B: Italy v Austria The qualification phase will continue until 2 September at Preussiche Polo and Country Club Berlin Brandenburg in Phoeben. The action will move to the impressive Maifeld, inside the Berlin Olympic Stadium, on 3 September and the Championship Finals will be held on 4 September. FIP Eurpoean Championship teams: Germany: Caspar Crasemann (3), Caesar Crasemann (2), Heinrich Dumrath (3) & Niklas Steinle (0) Poland: Milos Ruszkowski (2), Maciej Oibrych (2), Michal Czatoryski (1) & Jack Ukwenya (1) France: Julien Reynes (3), Florent Garaud (3), Louis Jarrige (2) & Tancrède Viguie-Desplaces (0) Netherlands: Jim Souren (1), Aki van Andel (2), Pablo van den Brink (2) & Maurice van Druten (2) Italy: Emanuele Boni (0), Juan Pepa (3), Paolo Grillini (2) & Marcelo Caivano (3) Austria: Walter Scherb (1), Diego Braun (4), Martin Bieler (2) & Robert Kofler (1) Ireland: Creighton Boyd (0), Stephen Hutchinson (1), Max Hutchinson (3) & Michael Henderson (4) The Slovakian team is still to be confirmed by the FIP, whilst England have failed to enter a team for the championships. Mikey Henderson, who will be representing Ireland spoke about his expectations for the team, “We are going to give this tournament 110% and are aiming to walk away with the trophy, as I suppose all the other teams competing are aiming for. Our strategy is pretty simple, go hard or go home. I've played with the Hutchinson family for the past eight seasons, so that will work in our favour. This will be a first for me playing with Creighton Boyd, but I've played a lot against him knowing each other's games inside out, going into the tournament we are very comfortable as team.” The general entry for the tournament is a staggeringly low 3€, and is open to the public. If you wish to purchase VIP tickets please click here. To keep up to date with scores and draws click here. Photograph: The Finals will be played at the Berlin Olympic Stadium. By Vicky Fenner/Polo+10 |