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Wed 1st Apr 2026

The U.S. Open Begins Today

Pilot vs The Dutta Corp and Park Place vs La Fe

While The USPA Gold Cup Final has been rescheduled for this Sunday following the rain delays, the anticipation also builds for the pinnacle of the US high goal season, The U.S. Open Polo Championship, the third and final instalment of The Gauntlet of Polo and the highlight for many polo fans stateside and around the world. The draw took place at The National Polo Center on Thursday 26 March and the tournament is set to begin on Wednesday 1 April with 11 teams, divided into two brackets. The Final is scheduled to take place on Sunday 26 April. Today’s matches will see Pilot vs The Dutta Corp and Park Place vs La Fe.
The U.S. Open Polo Championship Teams:
Bracket I
La Dolfina/Scone (23): David Paradice (0), Rufino Merlos (6), Jesse Bray (7) & Poroto Cambiaso (10)
Clearwater (23): Chip Campbell (1), Nicolas ‘Nico’ Escobar (6), Raul ‘Gringo’ Colombres (7) & Francisco Elizalde (9)
BTA (23): KC Krueger (1), Steve Krueger (5), Ignacio ‘Nachi’ Viana (7) & Tomas Panelo (10)
DUS (23): Marc Ganzi (1), Matias ‘Colo’ Gonzalez (4), Antonio Heguy (8) & Bartolome Castagnola (10)
Clinova The Sandbox (22): Arsalan Karim (0), Rufino Bensadon (8), Benjamin Panelo (8) & Jared Zenni (6)
La Dolfina/Tamera (23): Alejandro Poma (2), Sterling Giannico (3), Diego Cavanagh (8) & Adolfo Cambiaso (10)
Bracket II
Pilot (23): Curtis Pilot (0), Mackenzie Weisz (6), Lorenzo Chavanne (7) & Camilo ‘Jeta’ Castagnola (10)
The Dutta Corp (22): Felipe ‘Pipe’ Miguens (5), Lucas Diaz Alberdi (6), Facundo Llosa (7) & Timmy Dutta (4)
La Fe (21): Louis Devaleix (2), Joaquin Panelo (6), Felipe ‘Pipe’ Vercellino (8) & Roberto Bilbao (5)
Coca-Cola (22): Gillian Johnston (1), Alfonso Pieres (5), Pablo ‘Polito’ Pieres (9) & Julian de Lusarreta (7)
Park Place (23): Andrey Borodin (0), Mariano Obregon Jr. (5), Hilario Ulloa (10) & Mariano ‘Peke’ Gonzalez Jr. (8)
 
Photograph: The U.S. Open Polo Championship begins on Wednesday 1 April. By ©David Lominska

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