Wed 17th May 20172017 Triple CrownConfirmed and classification teams announced
Six teams are confirmed to play in the 2017 Triple Crown, as well as four teams in the classification section, who will compete for the two vacant slots. Last year’s trio of opens saw La Dolfina’s hopes of another Triple Crown title smashed by Ellerstina, who defeated the mighty La Dolfina in The Hurlingham Open. The outcome of The Argentine Open is usually rather predictable, with the same teams and players guaranteed to reach the Final from the start, however the 2016 season saw a shake-up of the status quo as La Irenita and Cría Yatay, who had both qualified from the classification section, defeated higher handicapped and far more experienced teams to reach the Quarter Finals with Cría Yatay reaching the Semi Finals – a feat which has never before been achieved by a qualifying team. Can this year’s successful classification teams recreate or further the same success? Six confirmed teams: La Dolfina (40): Adolfo Cambiaso (10), David ‘Pelón’ Stirling (10), Pablo MacDonough (10) & Juan Martín Nero (10) Ellerstina (39): Facundo Pieres (10), Pablo Pieres (9), Gonzalo Pieres (10) & Nicolás Pieres (10) Alegría (35): Guillermo Caset (9), Hilario Ulloa (10), Lucas Monteverde (8) & Frederick Mannix (8) La Aguada Las Monjitas (32): Alejandro Novillo Astrada (8), Eduardo Novillo Astrada (8), Miguel Novillo Astrada (8) & Ignacio Novillo Astrada (8) Cría Yatay (31): Valerio Zubiaurre (7), Cristian Laprida (8), Joaquín Pittaluga (8) & Ignacio Laprida (8) La Irenita (31): Juan Ruiz Guiñazú (8), Juan M. Zavaleta (8), Clemente Zavaleta (7) & Matías MacDonough (8) Four classification teams: Washington (32): Facundo Sola (8), Ignacio Toccalino (8), Santiago Toccalino (8) & Alfredo Cappella Barabucci (8) Chapaleufú (30): Alberto Heguy (7), Ezequiel Martinez Ferrario (8), Julián de Lusarreta (7) & Eduardo Heguy (8) La Dolfina II (30): Guillermo Terrera (8), Diego Cavanagh (7), Alejo Taranco (7) & Ignatius Du Plessis (8) La Esquina (29): Pascual Sainz de Vicuña (6), Rodrigo Ribeiro de Andrade (8), Mariano Aguerre (8) & Rodrigo Rueda (7) Photograph: The teams have been announced for the 2017 tournament. ©www.imagesofpolo.com |