The Silver Cup was organized at three different levels of handicaps, among which this 22-goal event was the highest, offering the best entertainment. The tournament featured seven teams and fourteen matches, among which the following were the most crucial and anticipated ones:
Participating Teams
ATL
Bartolome Castagnola Jr. 10
Santiago Tanoira 5
Pablo Llorente 6
Gonzalo Entrecanales 0
Calatagan
Facundo Pieres 10
Santiago Laborde 6
Antonio Heguy 6
Martin Romualdez 0
Dubai
Juan Martin Nero 9
Camilo Castagnola 10
Rashid Albwardy 2
Stanislaus Darritchon 0
Kazak
Nicolas Pieres 8
Francisco Elizalde 8
Sébastien Aguettant 0
Beltran Laulhe 5
The Two Moons Dolphin
Adolfo Cambiaso 9
Mia Cambiaso 2
Pascual Sainz de Vicuña 5
Juan Zubiaurre 6
MB Polo
Adolfo “Poroto” Cambiaso Jr. 9
Pablo MacDonough 9
HRH Prince Mateen Bolkiah 0
Rufino Laulhé 4
Saint Mesme
Marcos Araya 6
Robert Ström 4
Clement Zavaleta 5
Carlos Maria Ulloa 7
Semi-Finals:
Match 1: Calatagan vs Sainte Mesme
Date: 13 August
After hard-fought qualifier rounds, the first semi-final game approached with a face-off between Calatagan and Sainte Mesme. It was a pretty high-scoring contest, with 21 goals in all. Calatagan scored a dozen goals, outperforming Sainte Mesme, and claimed their spot in the finals.
Winners: Calatagan ( 12-9 )
Match 2: Dubai vs ATL
Date: 14 August
The second semi-final game was between Dubai and ATL. Both teams were quite even; however, the Dubai team scored a couple of extra goals to stay ahead of the opponents when the game approached its end. This helped them secure the second spot in one of the tournament’s final games.
Match 3: MB Polo vs The Two Moons Dolphin
Date: 14 August
The last semi-final game featured the competent teams of MB Polo and The Two Moons Dolphin. This was probably the event’s most intense, closest, and highest-scoring game. The outcome of this game was determined by a single point where MB Polo came out on top, holding their nerves in the most crucial parts of the match.
Winners: MB Polo ( 12-11 )
Finals:
Match 1: Calatagan vs Kazak
Date: 16 August
After a deserving one-day break, Calatagan and Kazak were on the field for the first final game. The game looked pretty, even though any of the two teams could have grabbed the win. However, the Calatagan team showed exceptional skills and teamwork to win this nerve-racking first game of the day.
Winners: Calatagan ( 8-6 )
Match 2: Dubai vs MB Polo
Date: 17 August
The second and concluding game of the tournament was scheduled between Dubai and MB Polo. Both teams performed extraordinarily well, going back and forth and scoring goals one after another. After the initial chukker rounds, Dubai picked up pace and scored a couple of extra points to be ahead of the game when the final bell of the tournament rang.
Winners: Dubai ( 11-9 )
Date | Round | Team | Goals | Team | Goals |
13 August | Semi-Final | Calatagan | 12 | Sainte Mesme | 9 |
14 August | Semi-Final | Dubai | 10 | ATL | 8 |
14 August | Semi-Final | MB Polo | 12 | The Two Moons Dolphin | 11 |
16 August | Final | Calatagan | 8 | Kazak | 6 |
17 August | Final | Dubai | 11 | MB Polo | 9 |