Deauville Polo Cup: Barriere win the Coupe d'Argent

The Barrière Deauville Polo Cup, in the heart of the Deauville-La Touques, started with the Coupe d'Argent and will continue during August with the Coupe de Bronce and the big event, the Coupe D'Or, as well the important Ladies Cup. In this 2022 Coupe D'Argent, 3 players with handicaps of 7 or more, are playing in Deauville before leaving for the great Argentinean season via the French Open in Chantilly. They were Juan-Gris Zavaleta (Barrière), Rufino Bensadon (19 years old, whom the French public has seen win in Deauville when he was only 15 years old) and Juan-Martin Zubia (Talandracas).

It also featured the participation of the French number one player, the 6-goaler Pierre-Henri N'Goumou, who was alongside the explosive Argentine Tete Storni (h5) and Juan Cruz Greguoli (h4).

Teams

Mungo: Ulysse Eisenchteter 0, Juan Cruz Greguoli 4, Juan José Storni 5, Pierre Ngoumou 6. Total 15.

Barriere: Isabelle Larenaudie 0, Ramiro Zavaleta 4, Juan Martín Zavaleta 7, Simón Zavaleta 5. Total 16

Talandracas: Edouard Carmignac 0, Rufino Bensadón 7, Juan Martín Zubia 8, Hugues Carmignac 1. Total 16

Fixture

7/8 - Mungo 8.5 vs. Talandracas 8

9/8 - Mungo 9.5 vs. Barriere 8

11/8 - Talandracas vs. Barriere

13/8 - Final - Mungo 7 ½ vs. Barrière 8

Best Playing Pony : Silver is gold jouée par Pierre-Henri N’Goumou

Meilleur cheval argentin : Embrujo Tarentela jouée par Simon Zavaleta

MVP : Pierre-Henri N’Goumou