The historical French Open this year was played with 16 teams, 48 games and 11 players of the Argentine Open.
Twenty years after their first and only victory until today, Talandracas wins the 22nd edition of the Engel & Völkers French Open in a magnificent way. A final as great as this magical tournament that offered throughout eighteen days one fabulous game after the other, especially since the quarter finals where no misstep was allowed. This Open ends with the triumph of a mythical team, Talandracas, of a fabulous mare, Peregrino La Banda "Bandita" and of a rising star, Juan-Martin Zubia.
Before getting into the details of this final, it is important to applaud the work of the club, and in particular its director and polo manager, Philippe Perrier. It is thanks to them that the Open de France Engel & Völkers has now found its place as one of the three biggest tournaments in Europe. Proof of this is the number of teams engaged (16) and the amount of the top 40 players (11) within these formations. All of which were unanimous in their appreciation of the welcome, the quality of the organisation and the grounds.
In front of a record 2,000 spectators, the final taking place on "Honneur 1" offered a great game that Talandracas immediately took control of without really worrying about Los Dragones, who seemed to be a bit stunned by what was at stake. Spanish version: Veinte años después de su primera y única victoria hasta hoy, Talandracas gana la 22ª edición del Engel & Völkers French Open de forma magnÃfica. Una final tan grandiosa como este mágico torneo que ofreció a lo largo de dieciocho dÃas un fabuloso partido tras otro, especialmente desde los cuartos de final donde no se permitió ningún paso en falso. Este Open termina con el triunfo de un equipo mÃtico, Talandracas, de una yegua fabulosa, Peregrino La Banda "Bandita" y de una estrella en ascenso, Juan MartÃn Zubia.
Antes de entrar en los detalles de esta final, es importante aplaudir el trabajo del club y, en particular, de su director y polo manager, Philippe Perrier. Gracias a ellos, el Open de France Engel & Völkers se ha convertido en uno de los tres torneos más importantes de Europa. Prueba de esto es el número de equipos participantes (16) y la cantidad de los 40 mejores jugadores (11) dentro de estas formaciones.
Ante un número récord de 2.000 espectadores, la final que tuvo lugar en el "Honneur 1" ofreció un gran partido que Talandracas controló inmediatamente sin preocupar realmente a Los Dragones.
Teams
Schedule
2/9 - Talandracas 8 vs. 10 Kazak 2/9 - La Magneleine 11 vs. 7 Marqueard Madia 2/9 - Tedeu 11 vs. 8 Berlin Polo 3/9 - St. Mesme 10 vs. 11 Los Dragones 3/9 - Clinova Noa 3 vs. 8 Amanara 4/9 - La Berta Polo 10 vs. 9 La Fija Sandbox 4/9 - Talandracas 10 vs. 9 Tedelou 4/9 - Marquard Media 6 vs. 8 Brittany 4/9 - Mungo 7 vs. 10 Eternal J 5/9 - Clinova Noa 7 vs. 15 St. Mesme
5/9 - Amanara 9 vs. 10 Los Dagrones
5/9 - Schockemohle 9 vs. 15 La Magdeleine
5/9 - Berlin Polo 5 vs. 13 Kazak 6/9 - Mungo 12 vs. 7 La Berta Polo
6/9 - Schockemohle 2 vs. 7 Brittany
6/9 - La Fija Sandbox 9 vs. 8 Eternal J 7/9 - Tedeu 9 vs. 10 Kazak 7/9 - Amanara 11 vs. 10 St. Mesme 8/9 - Eternal J 5 vs. 10 La Berta Polo 8/9 - Mungo 7 vs. 9 La Fija Sandbox 8/9 - Brittany 6 vs. 5 La Magdeleine 8/9 - Clinova Noa 5 vs. 8 Los Dragones
9/9 - Berlin Polo 9 vs. 10 Talandracas
9/9 - Schockemohle 5 vs. 12 Marquard Media
10/9 - QF - Amanara 9 vs. 10 La Magdeleine 11/9 - QF - Talandracas 9 vs. 7 Kazak 12/9 - QF - Los Dragones 7 vs. 6 La Fija Sandbox
12/9 - QF - Brittany 11 vs. La Berta Polo 9 15/9 - Semifinal - La Magdeleine 6 vs. Talandracas 9
16/9 - Semifinal - Los Dragfones 7 vs. Brittany 5 18/9 - Final - Talandracas 11 vs. Los Dragones 5
Progression and prices:
MVP: Juan Martin Zubia (Talandracas)
MVP amateur: Hugues Carmignac (Talandracas)
BPP : Peregrino La Banda "Bandita" by Grappa Granado and Open Bandera, Zavaleta stud and ridden by Rufino Bensadon (Talandracas)
LOS DRAGONES: Sam Sztarkman (2), Jota Chavanne (Cap, 5), Bautista Bayugar (8), Alexandre Sztarkman (1)
TALANDRACAS: Edouard Carmignac (Cap, 0), Rufino Bensadon (7), Juan-Martin Zubia (8), Hugues Carmignac (1)
Progression Talandracas: 2-0 / 3-0 / 6-1 / 10-3 / 11-5.
Gallery
Sunday 18 - Final - by @justinejacq_ - Talandracas 11 vs. Los Dragones 5
Thursday 8 / by @justinejacq_ / La Berta 10-5 Eternal J / La Fija Sanbox 9-7 Mungo / Brittany Polo Club 6-5 La Magdeleine / Los Dragones 8-5 Clinova Capital
Tuesday 6 / by @justinejacq_ / Mungo 12-7 La Berta / Brittany Polo CLub 7-2 Schockemohle / La Fija Sandbox 9-8 Eternal J
Monday 5 / by @justinejacq_ - Sainte mesme 15-7 Clinova Noa Capital / Los Dragones 10-9 Amanara / La Magdeleine 15-9 Schockemohle / Kazak 13-5 Berlin Polo
Sunday 4 / by @justinejacq_ - La Berta 10 - 9 La Fija Sandbox / Talandracas 10 - 9 Tédélou / Brittany Polo Club 8 - 6 Marquard Media / Eternal J 10 - 7 Mungo
Saturday 3 - Los Dragones wons his first game 11-10 against Sainte Mesme / by @justinejacq_
Saturday 3 - Amanara the winner of the last match of the day (8-3) against Clinova Noa Capital
Friday 2 - Kazak wons 10-8 against Talandracas / by @justinejacq_
Friday 2 - La Magdeleine wons his first game 10-7 against Marquard Media, at La Magdeleine / by @justinejacq_
Friday 2 - Tedelou wons 11-8 against Berlin Polo / by @pascalrenauldon / @rbpresse
