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Following a two-day rest for the teams, the 2010 European Polo Championship resumed on Wednesday 8th. Ten nations are competing in this low-handicap event.

Today's was the fourth round of qualifying matches at Polo Club Schloss Ebreichsdorf, in Austria. In the first one, Germany scored a resounding 17-3 victory against Hungary, after which the home team, Austria, was defeated by Slovakia, 10-5½, and Holland narrowly edged Switzerland 8-7. Spain and England reached their match undefeated, with the first-mentioned nation winning 7-2.

Thursday, September 9th is the penultimate day of the initial phase, and the fixtures are as follows: France vs. Holland, England vs. Italy, Germany vs. Switzerland, Slovakia vs. Spain. France will play against Hungary on Friday 10th, after which the finalists will emerge.


European Polo Championship

Results:

Friday, September 3rd
England 13 vs. Slovakia 6
Austria 4½ vs. Italy 13
Germany 6 vs. Holland 4

Saturday, September 4th
Italy 6 vs. Spain 9
Germany 5½ vs. France 14
Austria 2½ vs. England 14
Hungary 2 vs. Switzerland 14

Sunday, September 5th
Hungary 2 vs. Holland 17
Slovakia 6 vs. Italy 8
Spain 13 vs. Austria 4½
France 7 vs. Switzerland 5½

Wednesday, September 8th
Germany 17 vs. Hungary 3
Austria 5½ vs. Slovakia 10
Switzerland 7 vs. Holland 8
Spain 7 vs. England 2


Dates of the Matches;

Thursday, September 9th
France vs. Holland
England vs. Italy
Germany vs. Switzerland
Slovakia vs. Spain

Friday, September 10th
France vs. Hungary

Saturday, September 11th
9th & 10th place decider
7th & 8th place decider
5th & 6th place decider

Sunday, September 12th
3rd & 4th place decider
Final


The Teams:

Group A

Austria:
Annabelle Winterhalder 2
Dieter Ehart 1
Gerhard Hermann 1
Benedict Kerres 1
Robert Kofler 1
Manfred Mautner Markhof 0
Konstantin Rhomberg 1
Walter Scherb 1

England:
Nina Clarkin 4
Emma Tomlinson 2
Tamara Vestey 2
Claire Brougham 0
Heloise Lorentzen 0
Lucy Taylor 1
Sarah Wiseman 1
Rosie Ross 2
Bobby Dundas 3
Tabba Woodd 0
Claire Milford-Haven 0

Italy:
Luca Evangelista D’Orazio 1
Goffredo Cutinelli Rendina 3
Julio Cesare Coria 4
Antonello Santucci 0
Santiago Buzzi 3
Martin Ezequiel De Pasquale 4
Stefania Annunciata 0
Alessandro Santucci 1
Oscar Carona 2
Alessandro Giachetti 1

Slovakia:
Ivan Weiss 1
Peter Godanyi 0
Sebastian Tkacik 3
Vincent Sagart 0
J. R. Santamarina 4
Martin Magal 0

Spain:
Nicolás Álvarez 3
Pelayo Berazadi 3
Pascual Álvarez 2
Álvaro Álvarez 2
Jaime Serra 2
Santiago Stirling 2
Jorge Espinosa 1
José Entrecanales 1
Gonzalo Entrecanales 1
Yago Espinosa 1

Group B

France:
Jerome Anier 3
Robert Strom 3
Edward Pan 3
Alexis Pouille 2
Corentin Le Pape 2
Florent Garaud 2
Clement Toussaint 1
Adrien Le Gallo 1
Corentine Mahé 0
Thomas Chouchanian 0

Germany:
Christopher Kirch 4
Federico Heinemann 2
Eva Bruehl 1
Robert Lindner 0
Sven Schneider 3
Moritz Gaedeke 2
Marco Kiesel 2
Helge Holst 1
Heinrich Dumrath 1

Hungary:
Gabor Kesseru 2
Antal Almasy 1
Gyorgy Ivanics 1
Daniel Radics 1
Gábor Szegedi 0
Gyorgy Dvoracsek 1
Páter Kis 0
Péter Mészáros 1
Piros László 1
Gábor Rónai 0

Holland:
Mourice van Druten 2
Christian v/d Brink 2
Pacale Zantman 1
Aki van Andel 3
Martin Scherpenzeel 1
Edward Kroes 2
Pablo v/d Brink 3
Kevin Korst 1
Nicky Groos 3
Alexander Byleveldt 0

Switzerland:
S. Pictet 1
Simon Luginbuhl 2
Martin Luginbuhl 2
Guy Schwarzenbach 2
Y. Luginguhl 1
Thomas Wolfensberger 1
A. Drummond Moray 0
L. Gonzalez 1
D. Agosti 0
V. Aerni 0