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fip newsletter - Federation of international Polo

Volume 2, Issue 2
FIP NEWSLETTER
DECEMBER 2011
Federation of International Polo
President’s Message
Dear FIP members and friends,
As President of the Federation of International Polo (FIP),
and on behalf of all its members, it is a privilege to congratulate the players and delegations who participated in the 9th
World Polo Championship, held in San Luis Argentina.
The Council of Administration
has approved the following
changes on the handicap Level of the European Championships:
Polo was very competitive, but basically what we must highlight, was the spirit of friendship and camaraderie amongst
the players and delegations that accompanied them, during
and after the games, that being exactly the spirit FIP must
preserve and develop in order to continue growing the big
international family of polo.
Eduardo Huergo, FIP President
I would like to especially thank all our members for their
valued support during 2011.
European Trophy of Nations:
2 – 5 (minimum 0 per player)
Hope you and your family have wonderful holidays and a
happy new year.
European Championship:
6 – 8 (minimum 1 per player)
We also wish you a 2012 filled with laughter, love, joy and
lots of POLO!
FIP PARTNERS
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Letter from ARISF President
Dear Presidents and Secretary Generals of
ARISF Member Federations,
Inside this issue:
IX FIP WORLD CUP / PLAYOPFFS
2/3
PHOTOS / WPC TEAMS
4
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
5
COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION
6
PHOTOS / GENERAL ASSEMBLY
7
FIP SNOW WORLD CUP INVITATIONAL
8
NEW MEMBER ASSOCIATION
9
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS HANDICAP LEVEL
10
CHILDRENS TOURNAMENT /
NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS UPDATES
11
CALCUTTA POLO CLUB
12
118 ARGENTINE OPEN
13
FIP CALENDAR OF EVENTS
14
This morning I received the notice of WADA
that also the last IOC Recognized International
Federation was deemed to be WADA Code
compliant, literally minutes before the start of
the meeting of the WADA Foundation Board.
I would like to congratulate all of you in reaching WADA compliance status. I realize the journey has not been easy, as only six months ago,
less than half of our members were WADA
compliant. I have worked personally closely
with WADA and with many of our International
Federations to ensure that all of you would be
compliant. Given that all our members have
reached this status now, it fills me with great
satisfaction that my time was well-spent.
Obviously, in the mean time, we have been
working with WADA to develop towards a more
sustainable, economic, model for our member
federations to enable all of you to remain com-
pliant over the years to come. I am hopeful
that the WADA Foundation Board will decide
on a change of regime how to deal with the
compliance process. I will continue to work
with WADA on your behalf to ensure that
next steps will be taken.
Kind regards, and again congratulations,
Jan Fransoo
President, ARISF
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FIP NEWSLETTER
IX FIP WORLD CUP
ARGENTINA CROWNED WORLD CHAMPIONS
Team Argentina, FIP President Mr. Eduardo Huergo and Alberto Rodriguez Saa,
Governor of the providence of San Luis
A horse doesn't care how much
you know, until he knows how
much you care. ~Pat Parelli
TEAMS
INDIA: Ravi Rathore 3, Visham
Chauhan 2, Samir Suhag 5,
Tarun Sirohi 3. Total: 13.
Coach: Vikram Rathore
LEAGUE 1
ARGENTINA: Pablo Llorente 4,
Alfredo Capella 4, Martín Inchauspe 5 , Salvador Jauretche 1. Total: 14. Coach:
Martin Zubia
PAKISTAN: Ahmed Tiwana 3,
Temur Nadeem 2, Raja Sami
Ula 4 y Saqib Khahwani 3.
Total: 12. Coach: Abdul
Mamdot
ITALY: Goffredo Cutinelli 3
(Martín Logioco 3), Manuel
Elizalde 2, Francisco Elizalde
5, Juan Jauretche 4. Total: 14.
Coach: Orco Cutinelli
MEXICO: Alejandro González
Keil 1, Francisco Aguilar 4,
Valerio Aguilar 5, Alejandro
Gómez de Parada 3. Total: 13.
Coach: Roberto Gonzalez
LEAGUE 2
USA: Chris Collins 2, Mason
Wroe 3, John Gobin 5, Nick
Snow 4. Total: 14. Coach:
Charles Muldoon
CHILE: Felipe Vercellino 2,
Max Silva 2, Ignacio Vercellino
5, Juan Sanchez 5. Total: 14.
Coach: Jose Antonio Iturrate
ENGLAND: Nick Britten Long
2, Jack Richardson 3, Max
Richardson 4, Ed Hitchman 5.
Total: 14. Caoch: Anthony
Fanshawe
AUSTRALIA: Alex White 2, Dirk
Gould 5, Matt Grimes 5, Will
White 2. Total: 14.
Coach: Anto White
BRAZIL: Beto Junqueira 1,
Pedro Zacharias 5, Xande Junqueira 4 ,Joao Novaes 4. Total:
14. Coach: Calao Mello
FIXTURES & RESULTS
Mon 10 October
Tues 11 October
Wed 12 October
Thurs 13 October
Fri 14 October
Sat 15 October
Sat 15 October
Sun 16 October
Mon 17 October
Tues 18 October
Wed 19 October
Argentina
Pakistan
Brazil
Chile
Argentina
Mexico
USA
Brazil
India
Pakistan
Australia
Chile
India
Argentina
Brazil
Australia
Mexico
Argentina
Australia
Brazil
13
6
11
7
17
9
5
11
12
9
5
6
10
8
12
10
7
14
12
15
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
6
17
5
13
8
11
7
8
13
10
10
5
12
7
7
9
8
9
11
14
Mexico
Italy
USA
England
Pakistan
India
England
Australia
Italy
Mexico
England
USA
Pakistan
Italy
Chile
USA
Italy
India
Chile
England
FINAL
Fri 21 October
ITALY
BRAZIL
9 vs
11 vs
7 ENGLAND
12 ARGENTINA
TEAM ARGENTINA AWARDED AT
PALERMO
Last Saturday November 19th, after
the 4th chukker of the games for
the 118° Argentine Open in the No1
field in Palermo, the AAP paid homage to all the members of team
Argentina for crowned winners of
the IX FIP World Championship
played last October in the fields of
the Estancia Grande Polo Club in
San Luis.
President Huergo presented the
Jaipur Trophy and the President and
Vice President of the AAP, Mr. Luis
Lalor and Mr. Bernardo Hiriart offered further prizes.
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AWARDED PRICES
IX FIP World Cup / Members of the Organizing Committee:
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER (MVP): ALFREDO CAPELLA,
Argentina
Francisco Dorignac, Bernardo Hiriart, Eduardo Huergo.
BEST PLAYING PONIE: POUPÉE owned by Francisco
Dorignac
Brazil has won the title three times, while it is the
fourth time that Argentina wins the FIP World Trophy,
which them the most successful country in the history
of this competition.
Tournament Committee: José Lartirigoyen, Estuardo Masías, Eduardo Huergo & Team Representatives ( 1 per each country),
Tournament Director: Estuardo Masias.
Tournament Vice-Director: José Lartirigoyen
Umpires: Martín Goti, Nicolás Scortichini, Peter Wright (UK), Rafael
Silva (Uruguay) and Esteban Ferrari
Teams
World Championships:
PJ
PG
PP
Ptos.
GF
GC
DG
ARGENTINA
4
4
0
8
52
30
22
ITALY
4
3
1
6
45
33
12
INDIA
4
1
3
2
42
48
-6
MÉXICO
4
1
3
2
32
41
-9
PAKISTÁN
4
1
3
2
35
54
-19
BRAZIL
4
4
0
8
49
34
15
ENGLAND
4
3
1
6
44
32
12
AUSTRALIA
4
2
2
4
35
41
-6
CHILE
4
1
3
2
31
42
-11
USA
4
0
4
0
24
34
-10
Zone A
Venues & Winners
ARGENTINA in 1987: Buenos Aires, Rep. Argentina.
USA in 1990: Berlin, Germany.
ARGENTINA in 1992: Santiago, Chile
BRAZIL in 1995: St. Moritz, Switzerland
ARGENTINA in 1998: Santa Bárbara, EEUU.
BRAZIL in 2001: Melbourne, Australia.
BRAZIL in 2004: Chantilly, France.
CHILE in 2008: Ciudad de México, México.
ARGENTINA in 2011: San Luis, Rep. Argentina.
Zone B
FIP PLAYOFFS RESULTS
21 Countries from all over the
world participated of the Zone
Playoffs to qualify to the Final
of the IX FIP World Championships .
Team USA, Mexico, from Zone
A, Brazil, from Zone B, England
and Italy from Zone C , Australia, India and Pakistan, from
Zone D, joined Argentina, as
hosts, and Chile, who also qualified as defending champions,
in the 10-team 14- goal finals
which took place in San Luis,
Argentina.
ZONE PLAYOFFS ( Dates &
venues )
Zone A Playoffs: April 30
May18, 2011 at Casa Campo
Polo Club, Dominican Republic
Zone B Playoffs : 20-24
June,2011 at Helvetia Polo
Club, Brazil
Zone C Playoffs: 22 September—2 October 2011 at Villa A
Sesta, Italy
Zone D Playoffs: 11-26 June,
2011 at Royal Pahang Polo
Club and Royal Selangor Polo
Club
ZONE A
Guatemala
USA
Canada
Mexico
Dominican Republic
ZONE C
France
England
Holland
Germany
Italy
ZONE B
Colombia
Peru
Brazil
Uruguay
Chile
Argentina
ZONE D
India
Nigeria
South Africa
Australia
Malaysia
New Zealand
Pakistan
For Zone Playoffs results click on the logo or visit www.fippolo.com/
polo-home-flash-news/fip-viii-european-polo-championship.html
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PARTICIPATING TEAMS OF THE 9TH FIP WORLD CUP
TEAM
PAK
IS
TAN
TEAM
TEAM C
INDI
A
HILE
TEAM ARG
TEAM
TEAM AUSTRALIA
TEAM
BRAZ
IL
ENTINA
MEXIC
O
TEAM USA
LAND
M ENG
TEAM
ITALY
TEA
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FIP NEWSLETTER
GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2011
Council of Administration and
Executive Committee
The General Assembly of the Federation
of International Polo (FIP) met at the Jockey Club, Buenos Aires Argentina on October 24, 2012. Representatives from
throughout FIP were in attendance at this
important annual meeting. Election of
officers, Ambassadors and Committee
appointments were made. Additionally
plans for upcoming tournaments, were
finalized.
President Eduardo Huergo nominated
the following officers, members of the
Council of Administration to be elected
to serve. All were unanimously elected
for a period of four years.
The following officers were appointed
and confirmed to their first term (2015)
The AAP has nominated Francisco Lavalle-Cobo to replace Alberto Marina
who resigned some time ago. Francisco
-Franck to his friends- is a member of
the Council of the AAP since May, by profession a corporate lawyer, plays polo at
and is a director of the Hurlingham Club.
Apart from assisting FIP in the programming of the WPC in San Luis, he is reviewing our Bylaws to keep them updated to
Uruguay's legislation.
The new Chairman of the USPA, Mr.
Charles Weaver asked Dr. Richard Caleel
to replace Mr. Steve Orthwein on his position as a member of the council. Meanwhile, Mr. Orthwein will take Dr. Caleel´s
position as member of the Executive Committee.
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Officers, Ambassadors and
Delegate Positions in FIP
FIP Officers are elected from the current
or past Delegates. The FIP Council of Administration members are also elected
from current or past Delegates.
―A‖ countries (500 or more polo playing
members) have two (2) members automatically on the Council of Administration,
―B‖ countries (100 to 499 members) and;
―C‖ countries (less than 100 members)
elect representatives to the Council of
Administration.
Delegates represent their country to the
General Assembly, which has final authority for FIP operations.
Ambassadors represent FIP to all countries and are appointed and directed by
the President.
Lionel Soffia (B country representative)
François Berger (C country representative)
Chile
Guatemala
AMBASSADORS
Eduardo Cernadas
Mario Pablo Silva
Baron Alberic de Coulange
Jean Yves Garaud
Harald Link
Argentina
Chile
France
France
Thailand
AMBASSADOR AT LARGE
Jacques Seidner
Guatemala
HONORARY AMBASSADOR
HRH Crown Prince Abdullah
Malaysia
FIP Ambassadors Cup
The FIP Executive Committee unanimously approved the following Ambassadors
Cups for the year 2012.
Reservations will be awarded to those
who first send the Ambassadors Cup fee
to the FIP bank account. Begin to make
your plans now to attend.!!!
76th Ambassadors Cup
Delhi, India
7-11 March
Presented by Col Tarun Sirohi
77th Ambassadors Cup
Port Macaya Polo Club, USA
April
Presented by Stephen Orthwein
78th Ambassadors Cup
Lisbon, Portugal
End of July
Presented by M. Caetano de Freitas
79th Ambassadors Cup
New Yprk, USA
Mid September
Presented by Bruce Colley
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FIP COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION
Founder
Marcos Uranga
Past President
Glen Holden
James Ashton
Thomas Biddle
President
Eduardo Huergo
2012
Vice President
Luis E. Lalor
Argentina
Vice President
Charles Weaver
USA
Vice President
Nicholas Colquhoun-Denvers
England
Treasurer
Alejandro Taylor
Argentina
2014
Secretary
Sylvio Coutinho
Brazil
2014
Council Member
Patrick Nesbitt
USA
2012
Council Member
Richard Caleel
USA
2014
Council Member
Christopher Hanbury
England
2012
Council Member
Simon Tomlinson
England
2014
Council Member
Francisco Lavalle-Cobo
Argentina
2014
Council Member
Lionel Soffia
Chile
2015
Council Member
François Berger
Guatemala
2015
Council Member
Derek Wolstenholme
Canada
2014
Council Member
Piero Dillier
Switzerland
2014
Council Members
Asad Jumabhoy
Singapore
2014
Member
Peter Yunghanns
Australia
2012
Member
John Tinsley
England
2012
Member
Asad Jumabhoy
Singapore
2012
Member
Stephen Orthwein
USA
2012
Member
Alejandro Taylor
Argentina
2012
Zone A
Stephen Orthwein
USA
2012
Zone B
Lionel Soffia
Chile
2012
Zone C
Piero Dillier
Switzerland
2012
Zone D
Asad Jumabhoy
Singapore
2012
COUNCIL MEMBERS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
ZONE COORDINATORS
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FIP NEWSLETTER
GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2011
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FIP NEWSLETTER
FIP SNOW POLO WORLD CUP INVITATIONAL
Tianjin Sports Bureau to herald this historic moment. Flying in especially for the
team draw were representatives from
the twelve participating teams.
Against the spectacular backdrop of this
winter wonderland, the 2012 FIP Snow
Polo World Cup will offer private boxes
from which the thrilling polo matches
can be viewed.
Press conference at the Tianjin Goldin
Metropolitan Polo Club
FIP SNOW POLO WORLD CUP INVITATIONAL
(Tianjin, China, 2 November, 2011) – At a
Press Conference held at Tianjin Goldin
Metropolitan Polo Club (―Metropolitan Polo
Club‖), it was formally announced that the
inaugural FIP Snow Polo World Cup invitational tournament will take place from 4 to
12 February 2012 at the Metropolitan Polo
Club, China’s most extensive polo facility.
During the Press Conference the 2012
Snow Polo World Cup team draw also took
place.
This promises to be the largest Snow Polo
tournament in the world. Twelve teams from
eleven nations and one Special Administrative Region, fielded from each polo association, have been invited to take part namely
Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, England,
France, Hong Kong SAR, India, Italy, New
Zealand, South Africa and the USA. All are
members of Federation of International
Polo (FIP).
The FIP Snow Polo World Cup is also the
first ever Snow Polo event to be hosted by
the FIP. Established in 1982 in Buenos
Aires, Argentina, FIP aims to promote and
enhance the sport of polo globally and unite
national polo associations across the world.
Families and children can enjoy a wealth
of dining experiences with musical entertainment in the winter playground. At
the venue there will also be a winter
shopping village and plenty of winter
games for all ages, guaranteeing an
unforgettable experience for spectators
of all ages.
Mr Harvey Lee, Vice Chairman of Goldin
Group (parent company of Metropolitan
Polo Club) said: ―We are delighted to
have the 2012 FIP Snow Polo World Cup
here in Tianjin. This tournament will
bring polo to a much wider audience.
We would like to thank the Tianjin Municipal Government, FIP, Tianjin Sports
Bureau, Tianjin Polo Association as well
as all the international representatives
and guests. I am very confident that the
FIP Snow Polo World Cup will become an
annual event here in Tianjin and I hope
to see many more events of this kind at
Metropolitan Polo Club which will bring
more attention to Tianjin, further raising
its international profile.‖
Snow Polo first emerged in Europe as a
winter alternative to grass polo and the
sport spread to the USA.
The major difference with grass polo is
that instead of a white ball made of
ballistic plastic the Snow Polo ball is a
large bright orange ball which is easier
to spot on the snow.
About Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo
Club
Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club
(―Metropolitan Polo Club‖) currently
features two standard size polo fields,
stabling for 157 horses, all weather
training facilities, a riding school and a
luxurious Club House and 167-room
resort-style Hotel. The state-of-the-art
equestrian facilities are supervised by
professionals from all over the world.
Apart from being the host venue of the
2012 inaugural FIP Snow Polo World
Cup, major international fixtures on the
Club’s annual calendar include various
spring and autumn tournaments and
matches for different levels of play
from youth to professional.
Metropolitan Polo Club was opened in
November 2010 as the sporting and
social flagship of the ―Goldin Metropolitan‖, a mega-development by Hong
Kong-listed developer Goldin Properties
Holdings Limited which will comprise
three zones: a Central Business District, home to the 117-storey Goldin
Finance Tower; the 898,000 square
meter (222-acre) Metropolitan Polo
Club and a low density luxury residential belt to be launched in the near future.
For more information visit
www.metropolitanpoloclub.com
Metropolitan Polo Club hosted Asia’s first
Snow Polo Challenge in February 2011,
which attracted more than 7,000 spectators. The 2012 FIP Snow Polo World Cup is
expected to take the game to a completely
new level.
At today’s press conference, FIP’s Founder
and former President, Mr. Marcos Uranga;
FIP’s Tournament Director, Mr. Peter Abisheganaden were joined by representatives
from Tianjin Municipal Government and the
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NEW MEMBER ASSOCIATION JOINS FIP
Hong Kong has applied to become a
full member. Hong Kong is a Special
Administrative Region recognized as an
individual member by the IOC. It had an
association member of FIP previously,
but polo has not been played there
since before Hong Kong became part
of the people´s Republic of China in
1997.
The General Assembly agreed they be
given a conditional approval for 2
years, so as to allow them time to build
the necessary facilities.
HONG KONG CONTACT DETAILS:
Bolivia has also applied for membership. It was agreed they also be
given a conditional approval so as
to put in order all the necessary
paperwork and By-laws.
Hong Kong Polo Development and Promotion Federation
22/F, Two International Finance Centre, 8 Finance
Street, Central, Hong Kong
Phone: 852 2882 9171 Fax: 852 2895 6214
e-mail: [email protected]
The essential joy of being with
horses is that it brings us in contact
with the rare elements of grace,
beauty, spirit, and fire. ~Sharon
Ralls Lemon
Mr. Pan Sutong, Chairman
Mr. Harvey Lee, Vice Chairman
Mr. Rowland Wong, Vice Chairman.
Contact person: Mr. Rowland Wong
[email protected]
HONG KONG POLO DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION FEDERATION (HKPDPF)
Kong and its near region, and is supported by Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo
Club (―Metropolitan Polo Club‖), who will
provide polo facilities, and assist to organize, and to promote the playing of polo in
Hong Kong and its near region. The
HKPDPF will assist FIP to host polo activities regularly, and to promote the understanding of the sports to a wider public.
(HKPDPF) Aims to Promote Polo as a
Spectator and Competitive Lifestyle
Sport.
A ceremony was held on November 29, in
Hong Kong to herald the founding of the
Hong Kong Polo Development and Promotion Federation (HKPDPF).
In attendance were Mr. Harvey Lee, Vice
Chairman of the HKPDPF along with Mr.
Asad Jumabhoy, Executive Committee,
Federation of International Polo (FIP), Mr.
Roderick Vere Nicoll, FIP Ambassador and
Marketing Committee, and Mr. Tony Yue,
MH JP, Vice-President of HK Sports Federation and Olympic Committee.
The HKPDPF is the only member association in China recognized by FIP currently.
The HKPDPF aims to facilitate, promote
and regulate the playing of polo in Hong
Mr. Harvey Lee, Vice Chairman of the
HKPDPF commented, ―We are delighted
to announce the establishment of the
Hong Kong Polo Development and Promotion Federation. Equestrian activities in
this city have a long history and loyal following, and today, we are thrilled to declare that Hong Kong has become part of
the world’s polo family, promoting the
enjoyment of polo to a wide audience in
Hong Kong. We would also like to extend
our sincere thanks to the Federation of
International Polo for recognizing the
HKPDPF as a legitimate governing body
for polo and to Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan
Polo Club in China for supporting our mission to promote polo.‖
Kong and China. He said, ―It’s a great joy
to see the establishment of HKPDPF.
I hope to see many more polo-related
activities to be organized in the near
future for Hong Kong. I look forward to
the day when polo is brought to the public on a much more regular and popular
basis.‖
Mr. Tony Yue, MH JP, Vice-President of
Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China, added, "It’s a
great joy to see the establishment of the
Hong Kong Polo Development and Promotion Federation, which will surely help
raise the awareness of horse-related
sports in the region and propel Hong
Kong's sports scene and recognition to a
new level".
Mr. Asad Jumabhoy, Executive Committee,
FIP, expressed his pride in seeing the
increase in support towards polo in Hong
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Newsletter Title
MEMBERS OF THE “HKPDPF “ VISIT PALERMO
Members of the Hong Kong
Polo Development and Promotion Federation (HKPDPF) attended the final of the Argentine Open, in Palermo
Representing FIP was its president, Mr. Eduardo Huergo,
along with Mr. Francisco Lavalle
Cobo, member of the Council of
Administration, and FIP Ambassadors Mr. Guillermo Alvarez
Mr. Pan Su Tong, Chairman, Mr.
Fourcade and Mr. Camilo Aldao.
Harvey Lee, Vice Chairman and
Mr. Derek Reid, representing
Representing the AAP were its
the Chinese Polo Federation
President, Mr. Luis Lalor, Berwhich has recently joined the
nardo Hiriat, Santiago GaztamFIP, visited Buenos Aires to
bide, Santiago Araya and Benjaattend the final of the 118 Armin Araya.
gentine Open, in Palermo.
On Friday December 9th, the
chinese delegation visited
―Puerta Abierta‖ in Lujan, to be
greeted by FIP Founder, Mr. Marcos Uranga and several FIP Ambassadors.
On the afternoon they went to
Palermo to watch the final of the
118° Argentine Open.
On the morning of December
10th, the delegation returned to
China.
The delegation arrived to Buenos Aires on December 8th, to
attend a wine tasting and dinner at the Jockey Club invited by
the AAP and FIP.
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS CHANGE OF HANDICAP LEVEL
At the last General Assembly held
October 2011 in Buenos Aires,
there was some interchange of
ideas as to modify the handicap
levels of the European Championships. It was decided that "The
handicap level of these tournaments will be revised by the
Council of Administration.
Piero Dillier has consulted all the
parties involved and as a result,
the Council of Administration
approved the following:
European Trophy of Nations: 2 – 5
(minimum 0 per player)
European Championship: 6 – 8
(minimum 1 per player)
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CHILDRENS TOURNAMENT & POLO CLINICS
Invitation to International
Pewee and Junior Polo
Tournament Guatemala
2012
Dear friends from the world of Polo:
It is a pleasure for the Asociación
Nacional de Polo de Guatemala to
hereby invite all the children and young
boys from your Clubs and National
Associations to participate in the International Pewee and Junior Polo Tournament that will take place in Guatemala
in 2012.
reason, the kids will be organized to stay in
a house next to the club so that they can
share also out of the polo field and have
fun. The rest of the details on the event
are in the invitation attached, or if you
have any questions please do not hesitate
to contact us.
We look forward to your participation.
Sincerely yours,
Antonio Aycinena Abascal
President
Asociación Nacional de Polo de Guatemala
The main goal of the event is to promote Polo among the kids and young
boys in an environment of friendship,
camaraderie and exchange. For this
reason, the registration is on an individual basis and the teams will be conformed combining the kids from all the
participating countries. For the same
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION updates / New Presidents Elected FIP National Associations
MR. ANTONIO AYCINENA is the new
President of the Asociacion Nacional de
Polo de Guatemala, taking the position
so aptly filled by Mr. Francois Berger.
The U.S. Polo Association (USPA), has
elected previous president CHARLES
WEAVER as its new chairman of the
board of governors.
Please be advised that following the
Annual General Meeting on Friday 18th
November 2011, Mr JOHN TAYLOR
replaces Mr Lachlan Cameron as President of the Australian Polo Council.
MR. GUILLERMO STETA replaces Mr.
Rogelio Igartua as President for the
Mexican Polo Association.
Confederação Brasileira de Polo´s new
President is MR. JOSE KLABIN who replaces Mr. Claudimir Siquini.
FIP looks forward to continuing its good
relationship with the new administrations.
GUATEMALA
AUSTRALIA
BRAZIL
President: Antonio Aycinena Abascal
Tel. +(502) 2332-1011; +(502) 23322011 Cel. +(502) 5515-4673
Address : 5a. Avenida 15-45 zona 10, Centro Empresarial, Torre I, oficina 1005.
Manager- Mirta de Saenz +(502) 23632729 , +(502) 2363-2719.
President: Mr. John Taylor
Tel: +61 459 272 277 Fax:+61 2 4311
2660
Address: PO Box 150, Windsor SNW,
2756,
Email: [email protected]
www.australianpolo.com.au
Tel: +55 (11) 30979007
Fax:: +55 (11) 30979007
Address: Al. Gabriel da Silva, 479
Sao Paulo
Brazil - 0141-000
USA
MEXICO
President: Charles Weaver
Tel: (859) 219-1000 0r (800) 232-8772
Fax: (859) 219-0520
[email protected] www.uspolo.org
Address: Suite 110, 4037 Iron Works Parkway, Lexington, Kentuky 40511
Contact: Ed Armstrong
[email protected]
President: Guillermo Steta
Tel:
+52 (55) 253455
Fax:
+52 (55) 5 533-3810
Rio Nazas #65-1
Cuauhlemoc 06500
Mexico City - Mexico
Email: [email protected]
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President Jose Klabin
Email: [email protected]
Please send us an Email to
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Associations needs to inform any change on
your contact details, members of the board
or other information you consider important
to share with the FIP members.
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Volume 1, Issue 1
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CALCUTTA POLO CLUB - OLDEST POLO CLUB IN THE WORLD CELEBRATING 150 YEARS
was here to support the Oldest Polo Club
achieving this historic milestone. Members of
Royal Families from across India including HH
Maharaja Gaj Singh of Jodhpur and Maharaj
Narender Singh of Jaipur attended the celebrations.
The event kicked off with a Grand Opening
Ceremony which included display by Pipers
Bands, Ceremonial Mounted Musical Ride by
BFL Corp Ezra World Cup
Dates :December 18th to 25th 2011
Venue : Pat Williamson Polo Grounds,
Calcutta
Brief history
Calcutta Polo Club which is the Oldest
Polo Club in the World (formed in 1862)
celebrated its 150 years this year with a
International Polo Tournament at Kolkata
from December 18th to 25th. Calcutta is
the birth place of Modern Polo and also
has the proud privilege of having the Oldest Polo Trophy in the World – Ezra Cup.
The historic and beautiful Pat Williamson
Polo Ground in the heart of Calcutta with
the backdrop of the imposing Victoria
Memorial played host to Teams from Italy
, Indonesia , USA participated along with
a team from Cavalry (APRC) besides the
home team of Calcutta Polo Club.
We were honoured to have amongst various International guests Mr Eduardo
Huergo, President FIP , Mr Nicolas C Denvers, Chairman, Hurlingham Polo Association besides representatives from South
African Polo Association ( Mike Maout ) &
New Zealand Polo ( David Edgar) . The
Polo Fans in Calcutta were delighted to
watch Polo Legend Carlos Gracida who
God forbid that I should go to any
Heaven in which there are no
horses. ~R.B. Cunninghame Graham,
letter to Theodore Roosevelt, 1917
the 61st Cavalry Regiment besides launch of a
Coffee Table book on the 150 glorious years
of Calcutta Polo Club and inauguration of a
History Gallery that had a collection of some
very interesting photographs.
Evenings during the week long celebrations
had gala dinners & receptions for all participants.
The International Polo Tournament was keenly
contested and the home team of Calcutta Polo
Club comprising of Antoine Serval , Vishal
Chauhan, George Meyrick & Tarun Sirohi beat
the team from Italy to win the BFL Corp World
Cup.
Calcutta is synonymous with Christmas Polo
and 25th December saw a High Goal Match
for the BFL Corp Ezra World Challenge played
between Calcutta Polo Club and Rest of the
World . Carlos Gracida donning colours for the
host club played brilliantly to win the game for
Calcutta . General V K Singh, Chief of Army
Staff & President, IPA presented the specially
Crowned Ezra Cup to the Winners. Guests
were enthralled with a game of traditional polo
from Manipur on this day.
Vikram Rathore
FIP Ambassador – India.
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Newsletter Title
118th ARGENTINE POLO OPEN
the end of the third chukker. Nero added two
more goals from the field and Cambiaso
scored his fourth of the game (first from the
field) while Facundo Pieres missed scoring
on a breakaway and had a 40-yard penalty
shot blocked.
Ellerstina continued to press the La Dolfina
defense in the fourth, capitalizing on a
La Dolfina, winners of the 118 Argentine Open
LA DOLFINA DOMINATES IN ARGENTINE
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP WIN
Argentine Open Finals
December 9, 2011
The old sports adage says that "offenses
win games and defenses win championships", and La Dolfina proved it to be correct Friday afternoon as they recaptured
the Argentine Open Championship title in
a one-sided 16-10 victory over Ellerstina
in Palermo, Argentina in front of over
15,000 cheering fans.
La Dolfina dominated the throw-ins and
controlled the ball early on, limiting
Ellerstina to just a pair of penalty goals in
the first three chukkers. La Dolfina smothered the Ellerstina team with a disciplined
defense that limited their shots on goal
and had them struggling for a goal from
the field throughout the first half. Penalties were also the bane of the young
Ellerstina team as they gave up seven
goals from fouls. Three missed penalty
scoring opportunities from Cambiaso (two
blocked, one missed) kept Ellerstina in the
game, but it was clear early that Ellerstina
would have trouble scoring.
Cambiaso scored on a penalty shot for the
first goal of the game and La Dolfina got a
second goal from Juan Martin Nero. Facundo Pieres converted a pair of penalty
shots for Ellerstina for a 2-2 first chukker.
A pair of Ellerstina penalties in the second
period combined with shutout defense
had La Dolfina on top of a 4-2 score as
both teams had trouble getting away clear
shots at the opponent’s goal.
La Dolfina took advantage of disciplined
teamwork and some missed opportunities
from Ellerstina to run the score to 7-2 at
pair of penalties that allowed Facundo to
add a pair of goals to the Ellerstina total.
Cambiaso responded with a 30-yard penalty
conversion and found a streaking Stirling
down field with a pinpoint pass for another
goal. The first half ended with La Dolfina
riding off the field with a comfortable five
goal, 9-4 advantage over a struggling Ellerstina foursome.
A determined Ellerstina team took the field
in the fifth chukker as Facundo Pieres broke
through the La Dolfina defense in the opening minute of play to score his first goal from
Four consecutive La Dolfina goals (two
from Pablo MacDonough and single
goals from Cambiaso and Stirling) all
but ended it for Ellerstina. The boys in
black rebounded from seven goal deficits late in two earlier finals with La
Dolfina, but that would not be the case
today.
Not conceding a thing, Ellerstina
charged onto the field in the final chukker as if it were all even, but the La
Dolfina defense wouldn’t crack. A penalty goal from Facundo Pieres and a
goal from the field from Nico Pieres
would close out the scoring, giving the
2011 Argentine Championship trophy
to La Dolfina in a 16-10 triumph.
Cambiaso led all scoring with nine
goals (seven from the penalty line) and
was named MVP for his efforts. Nero
scored three times and MacDonough
and Stirling scored two goals apiece.
Facundo Pieres recorded eight goals
(six on penalty shots) and was honored
as the leading scorer in Open play. Nico
Pieres and Gonzalito Pieres added
single goals in a losing effort.
By Alex Webbe
Pololine.com
Juan Martin Nero and Nico Pieres
the field. He added a penalty goal less
than a minute later, but that would be
the end the scoring in the chukker.
Ellerstina cut into the La Dolfina lead,
9-6, but were unable to take control of
the play.
Gonzalito Pieres scored his first goal of
the game in the sixth period on a pass
from Nachi Heguy, but La Dolfina responded with a pair of penalty goals
from Cambiaso.
Players of La Dolfina and their wives
Ellerstina continued to press, but at the
end of the period La Dolfina lead by
four goals, 11-7 Cambiaso opened the
seventh with a penalty goal followed by
a goal from Facundo Pieres as he took
the ensuing throw-in and raced down
the field for a goal, 12-8.
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FEI- WORLD EQUESTRIAN GAMES 2014
Dr. Richard Caleel attended the FEI
General Assembly in Rio de Janeiro as a
guest in November. He met with Mr.
Ingmar De Vos, CEO of the FEI and Mr.
Fabien Grabon, CEO of the World Equestrian Games, Normandy, France 2014.
An agreement in principle was reached,
as follows:
The free day will be devoted to a polo exhibition, followed by an Asado. Further details will be forthcoming as they are developed.
Sincerely,
Dr. Richard Caleel
During the World Equestrian Games in
Normandy France August 24 to September 7, 2014, there will be one free day.
FIP CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2012
FIP Snow Polo World Cup Invitational
Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club , Tianjin
4-12 February
76th Ambassadors Cup
Delhi, India
7—11 March
77th Ambassadors Cup
Port Macaya Polo Club, USA
April
78th Ambassadors Cup
Lisbon, Portugal
End of July
79th Ambassadors Cup
New York, USA
Mid September
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