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The Joe Barry Memorial Cup final will be played this Sunday at the International Polo Club, in Wellington, United States, and on Thursday, February 2nd another of the club's traditional tournaments, the Ylvisaker Cup, will kick off.

Sixteen teams, with handicaps of up to 20 goals, and with some of the world's leading players in their line-ups, will be vying for the title. Among the better-known names are David Stirling, brothers Ignacio and Miguel Novillo Astrada, and Agustín and Sebastián Merlos, Christian Laprida, Lucas Criado, Julio Arellano, Hilario Ulloa, Lucas Monteverde, Mariano Aguerre, Francisco de Narváez and Rodrigo Andrade.

The teams will be divided into four zones, and the top two of each zone will make it into the quarter-finals, scheduled for February 18th and 19th. On Wednesday 22nd the semi-finals will be played, while Sunday 26th is the scheduled date for the final.

On the opening day the fixtures are as follows: Pony Express vs. Orchard Hill, Valiente I vs. MetalTek and Circa vs. Alegria.


Ylvisaker Cup

Dates of the Matches:

Thursday, February 2nd
Pony Express vs. Orchard Hill
Valiente I vs. MetalTek
Circa vs. Alegria

Friday, February 3rd
ERG vs. Equuleus
Piaget vs. Audi

Saturday, February 4th
Coca-Cola vs. Heathcote
Valiente II/ Tonkawa vs. Villa del Lago
Lucchese vs. Zacara

Sunday, February 5th
Orchard Hill vs. Valiente I
Pony Express vs. MetalTek

Wednesday, February 8th
ERG vs. Piaget
Heathcote vs. Alegria
Coca-Cola vs. Circa

Thursday, February 9th
Lucchese vs. Valiente II/ Tonkawa
Zacara vs. Villa del Lago
Equuleus vs. Audi

Friday, February 10th
Pony Express vs. Valiente I
Orchard Hill vs. MetalTek

Saturday, February 11th
Coca-Cola vs. Alegria
Circa vs. Heathcote

Sunday February 12th
Lucchese vs. Villa del Lago
Zacara vs. Valiente II/ Tonkawa
ERG vs. Audi
Equuleus vs. Piaget

Saturday, February 18th
Quarter-finals

Sunday, February 19th
Quarter-finals

Wednesday, February 22nd
Semi-finals

Sunday, February 26th
Final



The Teams:

Group I

Lucchese
John Muse 0
Andrés Weisz 5
David Stirling 10
Santiago Torres 5
Total: 20

Zacara
Gonzalo del Tour 7
Lyndon Lea 1
Jeff Blake 6
Marcos Llambías 6
Total: 20

Valiente II/ Tonkawa
Jeff Hildebrand/Bob Jornayvaz 0
Toto Collardin 7
Ignacio Novillo Astrada 9
Julio Gracida 4
Total: 20

Villa del Lago
Jared Zenni 0
Augustine Obregón 5
Christian Laprida 8
Pelón Escapite 6
Total: 19

Group II

Pony Express
Bob Daniels 0
Nick Snow 4
Tomas Goti 7
Agustín García Grossi 8
Total: 19

Orchard Hill
Steve van Andel 0
Kris Kampsen 6
Lucas Criado 9
Facundo Obregón 5
Total: 20

Valiente I
Robert Jornayvaz 0
Jeff Hall 7
Santiago Toccalino 8
Santiago Bottaro 5
Total: 20

Metal Tek
Will Johnston 2
Carlucho Arellano 5
Sebastián Merlos 9
Stevie Orthwein 4
Total: 20

Group III

Coca-Cola
Gillian Johnston 1
Sugar Erskine 7
Julio Arellano 9
Mason Wroe 3
Total: 20

Circa
Chris del Gatto 1
Martín Pepa 4
Hilario Ulloa 9
Guille Agero 6
Total: 20

Heathcote
Steve Lefkowitz 0
Nick Manifold 5
Lucas Monteverde 9
Tommy Biddle 6
Total: 20

Alegría
Julian Mannix 3
Ignacio Taverna 6
Mariano Aguerre 9
Jake Stimmel 2
Total: 20

Group IV

ERG
Scott Wood 0
Augustín Merlos 9
Costi Caset 4
Luis Escobar 7
Total: 20

Equuleus
Joe DiMenna 0
Mariano González 7
Francisco de Narváez 8
Brandon Phillips 5
Total: 20

Piaget
Melissa Ganzi 0
Juan Bollini 5
Miguel Novillo Astrada 9
Jason Crowder6
Total: 20

Audi
Marc Ganzi 1
Nic Roldan 7
Rodrigo Andrade 8
Lucas Lalor 4
Total: 20