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| The 107th 26 Goal USPA 2011 U.S.Open Polo Championships at the International Polo Club Palm Beach. | Tweet |
The USPA US Open Polo Championships™, the most prestigious tournament for the United States, is a month long 26 goal tournament that finalizes the four month Florida winter high goal polo season. The US Open Polo Championships™attracts the highest level of polo players and the finest polo horses in the world, bringing high-level excitement to the fields and spectators of Wellington, Florida.
The USPA US Open Polo Championship™dates back to 1904 where it was first played at Meadowbrook Polo Club in Old Westbury, NY and has been played at the International Polo Club Palm Beach of Wellington, Florida since 2004.
Lechuza Caracas defeats Audi in The Final of the 107th USPA 26 Goal US Open Championships Played April 17, 2011 at 3pm (EDT in the US) on the Piaget Field at IPCPB
See Gallery Links Below for all covered US Open Polo Championship Games |
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- Sunday April 17, 2011 Lechuza Caracas defeats Audi in the final of the 107th USPA 26 goal US Open Polo Championships - MVP Juan Martin Nero - BPP owned by Rodrigo Andrade (Audi)
- April 14, 2011 in the Semifinals Lechuza Caracas joins Audi in the final, defeating Las Monjitas 11-10 in O/T with the winning goal by Juan Martin Nero
- April 13, 2011 in the Semifinals Audi defeats Valiente 9-8 in the Semifinals - advancing to the Final
QuarterFinals:
- April 10, 2011 in the Quarterfinals Sunday, Valiente defeated the Hawks and Audi defeated Zacara 14-10. Audi &Valiente advance to the semifinals.
- April 9, 2011 in the Quarterfinals Saturday, Lechuza Caracas defeats Bendabout/Coca-Cola 14-10 & Las Monjitas defeats the Crab Orchard team 8-7; Winners advancing to the semifinals.
News! Ferrari joins the growing list of sponsors at International Polo Club Palm Beach featuring cars at Sunday matches starting March 27, 2011, the 3pm game between Crab Orchard and Zacara. View the Pre-game/Opening Ceremonies Gallery below for photos.
See the Game Results / Slide-show Gallery Links & the past 2011 season schedule below.
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2011 Teams (12) Entered in the US Open Championships: First 3 Rounds:
Section I (Win/Lose) Section II (Win/Lose)
Perpetual Trophy for Best Playing Pony of the US Open Polo Championships™ |
The USPA US Open Polo Championship Trophy |
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Results / Gallery Links:
Slide-show Galleries are best viewed in full screen on this page; to purchase photos please visit the gallery by clicking the link in the top right corner of the slideshow. If You are a Player, Groom or Sponsor - Please contact us for Photo File Options.
Sunday April 17, 2011 Lechuza Caracas defeats Audi in the final of the 107th USPA 26 goal US Open Polo Championships - MVP Juan Martin Nero - BPP owned by Rodrigo Andrade (Audi)
April 17, 2011 US Open Polo Championships Galleries
April 17, 2011 US Open Polo Championships Pre-Game / Opening Ceremonies | April 17, 2011 US Open Polo Championship Award Ceremony |
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Semifinals:
April 14, 2011 Lechuza Caracas joins Audi in the final, defeating Las Monjitas 11-10 in O/T with the winning goal by Juan Martin Nero.
April 14, 2011 Lechuza Caracas vs Las Monjitas Horses & Grooms Gallery (Click Here)
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Semifinals:
April 13, 2011 Audi defeats Valiente 9-8 in the Semifinals - advancing to the Final.
April 13, 2011 Audi vs Valiente Horses & Grooms Gallery (Click Here)
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Quarterfinals:
April 10, 2011 Valiente defeats the Hawks in the quarterfinals
| Valiente vs Hawks Game Gallery | Valiente vs Hawks Horses & Grooms Gallery |
April 10, 2011 Audi defeats Zacara 14-10 in the quarterfinals
| Audi vs Zacara Game Gallery | Audi vs Zacara Horses & Grooms Gallery |
April 9, 2011 in the Quarterfinals Saturday Lechuza Caracas defeats Bendabout/Coca-Cola 14-10 & Las Monjitas defeats Crab Orchard 8-7; Winners advancing to ***Wednesday's semifinals (Now scheduled at 10:30am Thursday).
April 9, 2011 Las Monjitas defeats Crab Orchard 8-7 in the quarterfinals
| Las Monjitas vs Crab Orchard Game Gallery | Las Monjitas vs Crab Orchard Horses & Grooms Gallery |
April 9, 2011 Lechuza Caracas defeats Bendabout/Coca-Cola 14-10 in the quarterfinals
| Lechuza Caracas vs Bendabout/Coca-Cola Game Gallery | Lechuza Caracas vs Bendabout/Coca-Cola Horses & Grooms Gallery |
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Round III:
Sunday April 3, 2011 Hawks, Crab Orchard & Zacara win their games in Round III; Saturday April 2, 2011: Audi, Bendabout/Coca-Cola, & Valiente win their games in Round III of the US Open at IPCPB.
April 3, 2011 the 3pm featured match at IPCPB: Zacara defeats Lechuza Caracas 7-6.
| Zacara vs Lechuza Caracas Game Gallery Lechuza Caracas & Zacara Horses & Grooms Gallery | Zacara vs Lechuza Caracas Pre-Game - Opening Ceremonies Fresians at Halftime Zacara Horses & Grooms Gallery Award Ceremony |
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Round II:
Thursday March 31, 2011 in Round II of the US Open, Crab Orchard defeats Faraway; Lechuza Caracas defeats Piaget & Hawks defeat Zacara in O/T.
March 31, 2011 Lechuza Caracas defeats Piaget 11-7
| Lechuza Caracas vs Piaget Game Gallery | Lechuza Caracas vs Piaget Horses & Grooms Gallery |
March 31, 2011 Crab Orchard defeats Faraway 14-5
| Crab Orchard vs Faraway Game Gallery | Crab Orchard vs Faraway Horses & Grooms Gallery |
March 30, 2011 in the US Open: Valiente, Audi, & Bendabout, win their games in Round II.
March 30, 2011 Bendabout/Coca-Cola defeats Las Monjitas in O/T 9-8 (Winning goal by Julio Arellano)
| Bendabout/Coca-Cola vs Las Monjitas Game Gallery | Bendabout/Coca-Cola vs Las Monjitas Horses & Grooms Gallery |
March 30, 2011 Audi defeats Orchard Hill 15-9
| Audi vs Orchard Hill Game Gallery | Audi vs Orchard Hill Horses & Grooms Gallery |
March 30, 2011 Valiente defeats Pony Express 14-7
| Valiente vs Pony Express Game Gallery | Valiente vs Pony Express Horses & Grooms Gallery |
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Round I:
March 26 & 27, 2011 in The US Open: Audi, Bendabout, Las Monjitas, Lechuza-Caracas, Hawks & Crab Orchard win their games in Round I. Round II starts Wednesday March 30, 2011; games at 10am, 2pm & 4pm - fields TBA.
March 27, 2011 Crab Orchard defeats Zacara
The Sunday 3pm game at International Polo Club Palm Beach on the Piaget Field featured a very close and exciting match between Crab Orchard & Zacara in the 26 goal USPA US Open Polo Championships (Round I), March 27, 2011
| Crab Orchard vs Zacara Game Gallery Crab Orchard vs Zacara Horses & Grooms Gallery | Crab Orchard vs Zacara Pre-game Activities & Opening Ceremonies Halftime Fun & Candids Award Ceremony Presented by Ferrari & Nespresso |
March 27, 2011 Hawks defeat Piaget
| Hawks vs Piaget Game Gallery | Hawks vs Piaget Horses & Grooms Gallery |
March 27, 2011 Lechuza Caracas defeats Faraway
March 26, 2011 Las Monjitas defeats Valiente 12-11
March 26, 2011 Bendabout/Coca-Cola defeats Orchard Hill 12-11
| Bendabout/Coca-Cola vs Orchard Hill Game Gallery | Bendabout/Coca-Cola vs Orchard Hill Horses & Grooms Gallery (Uploading soon) |
March 26, 2011 Audi defeats Pony Express 13-8
| Audi vs Pony Express Game Gallery | Audi vs Pony Express Horses & Grooms Gallery (Uploading soon) |
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Schedule: (Please call the IPC Hotline at 561-282-5390 to verify schedule/field assignments)
Round I
March 26, 2011 Saturday10am Saturday 2pm Saturday 4pm March 27, 2011 Sunday 10am Sunday Noon Sunday 3pm |
Audi* vs Pony Express - field 2 Bendabout* vs Orchard Hill - field 5 Valiente vs Las Monjitas* - Isla Carrol W Lechuza* vs Faraway- field 4 Hawks* vs Piaget - field 3 Crab Orchard* vs Zacara -Piaget Field (Main Stadium) |
Section I Section I Section I Section II Section II Section II |
Round II
March 30, 2011 Wed.10am Wednesday 2pm Wednesday 4pm March 31, 2011 Thur 10am Thursday 2pm ***Thursday 5pm |
*Valiente vs Pony
Express - Isla Carrol E *Audi vs Orchard Hill - field 3 *Bendabout vs Las
Monjitas field 5 Crab Orchard* vs Faraway - field 4 Lechuza-Caracas* vs Piaget - PiagetField Hawks* vs Zacara - field 2 |
Section I Section I Section I Section II Section II Section II |
Round III
April 2, 2011 Saturday 10am Saturday 2pm ***Saturday 5pm April 3, 2011 Sunday 10am Sunday Noon
Sunday 3pm
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*Bendabout vs Pony Express - Isla Carrol W *Valiente vs Orchard Hill - field 3 *Audi vs
Las Monjitas - field 4 *Hawks
vs Faraway - field 5 *Crab
Orchard vs Piaget - field 2 Lechuza-Caracas
vs *Zacara - Piaget Field - (Main Stadium) |
Section I Section I Section I Section II Section II Section II |
Quarterfinals
April 9, 2011 Saturday Quarterfinals
- 3pm Bendabout/Coca-Cola vs Lechuza Caracas (Game 2)
- 5pm Crab Orchard vs Las Monjitas (Game 4)
April 10, 2011Sunday Quarterfinals
- 11am Audi vs Zacara (Game 1)
- 3pm Valiente vs Hawks (Game 3)
*Quarterfinals - How did they get figured out?
- Game 1: 1st ranked team Section I vs 4th ranked team Section II
- Game 2: 2nd Section I vs 3rd Section II
- Game 3: 3rd Section I vs 2nd Section II
- Game 4: 4th Section I vs 1st ranked team Section II
*** Schedule Change***April 13, 2011 Wednesday - Semi-finals (Tickets Required - View info below)
- ***5pm Semifinal: Audi vs Valiente - Piaget Field (Main Stadium)
***April 14, 2011 Thursday - Semi-final
- ***10:30 am Semifinal: Lechuza Caracas vs Las Monjitas (No Tickets required - Field 5)
April 16, 2011 Saturday
- 3pm Hall of Fame Cup Final - Faraway defeats Piaget
April 17, 2011 Saturday - USPA 26 Goal US Open Polo Championships Final Game starts at 3pm
~~~ Audi vs Lechuza Caracas ~~~
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USPA US Open Championship Games for 2011 were played at Nespresso Brunch available every Sunday. Advanced Ticket sales are available
online at
www.InternationalPoloClub.com or by calling The Polo Box Office at 561-204-5687 Ext 107 The International Polo
Club Palm
Beach
is located at: 3667 120th Avenue South Wellington, FL 33414 View International Polo Club Palm Beach in a larger map |
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2010 Defending Champions - Crab Orchard