King Power Gold Cup 2018- How The Teams Will Line
El Remanso retain last year’s squad, Talandracas and others make big changes, a debutant team and much more in this year’s Gold Cup.
20th June 2018 | Easebourne, UK
A total of 12 teams, divided in 4 groups of 3 each will compete to lay their hands on the prestigious trophy which has been won by Team King Power for the last three years consecutively.
El Remanso has retained the same all-English lineup as last year, while Talandracas and La Bamba de Areco are set to field entirely new lineups. Riding on confidence will be the Queen’s Cup Champions La Indiana, led by Michael Bickford, who look stronger than ever with newly added 10-goaler Facundo Pieres alongside Nic Roldan. RH Polo will look upto their new entry Sapo Caset, to help them thrive in the big tournament.
Entering the tournament for the first time is Alshair Fiyaz’s Alfi Investments, featuring an English trio of Jack Hyde and cousins Polito Pieres and Nico Pieres. Murus Sanctus is the team with the only female player in the tournament, featuring Corinne Richard in their quartet. Bob Jornayvaz’s Valiente side, featuring the ace Adolfo Cambiaso, will look to make up for their Queen’s Cup disappointment by winning the coveted polo trophy.
| La Indiana (22) | Murus Sanctus (22) | Park Place (22) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Michael Bickford (1) | 1 Corinne Richard (0) | 1 Andrey Borodin |
| 2 Alec White (4) | 2 Ed Hitchman (4) | 2 Tomas Beresford (5) |
| 3 Nic Roldan (7) | 3 Facundo Sola (8) | 3 Juan Britos (7) |
| BK Facundo Pieres (10) | BK Gonzalito Pieres (10) | BK Hilario Ulloa (10) |
| El Remanso (22) | RH Polo (22) | Valiente (22) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Charlie Hanbury (4) | 1 Ben Soleimani (0) | 1 Bob Jornayvaz (1) |
| 2 Ollie Cudmore (6) | 2 Martin Podesta (5) | 2 Hugo Lewis (4) |
| 3 James Beim (6) | 3 Guillermo Caset (9) | 3 Cristian Laprida (7) |
| BK James Harper (6) | BK Rodrigo Andrade (8)) | BK Adolfo Cambiaso (10) |
| Emlor (22) | Monterosso (22) | Talandracas (22) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Spencer McCarthy (0) | 1 Alessandro Bazzoni (0) | 1 Edouard Carmignac (0) |
| 2 Agustin Merlos (9) | 2 Juan Martin Zubia (6) | 2 Alejandro Muzzio (7) |
| 3 Diego Cavanagh (8) | 3 Ignacio Toccalino (8) | 3 Julian de Lusarreta (7) |
| BK Nacho Gonzalez (5) | BK Santiago Toccalino (8) | BK Francisco Elizalde (8) |
| La Bamba de Areco (22) | Thai Polo (22) | Alfi Investments (22) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jean Francois Decaux (0) | 1 Harald Link (0) | 1 Alshair Fiyaz (0) |
| 2 Byron Watson (3) | 2 Guillermo Terrera (8) | 2 Jack Hyde (4) |
| 3 David Stirling 9 | 3 Joaquin Pittaluga 7 | 3 Polito Pieres 9 |
| BK Juan Martin Nero 10 | BK Jaime Huidobro 7 | BK Nico Pieres 9 |
After a set of league round matches over a span of 26 days, the quarterfinals will be played on 14th-15th July.
Both the semifinals will be played on July 18, and the tournament culminates with its final scheduled on July 22.
