China
Argentina, England, undefeated so far in Snow Polo World Cup
The third round took place, with United States also among the day's winning teams
Photo: Paul Terry - Neil Egerton - www.actionpolo.com
The third round of matches corresponding to the Snow Polo World Cup were played at the hosting venue, the Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club, in China, following the official opening ceremony that same day, with a numer of leading figures from all over the world attending the event, among them, Eduardo Huergo, the FIP's president.
England and Hong Kong - China drew their match 6-all, with the first-named team coming home the winners after the penalty decider, 2-0. The second match was also a draw, between Argentina and South Africa. Argentina finally emerged victorious, 3-2, following the penalty decider.
In the day's closing match, United States relatively comfortably overcame India, 9-3.
The event's fourth day of action will be Sunday 4th, with the following fixtures: Chile vs. France, Brazil vs. Australia, and New Zealand vs. Italy.
Results:
Thursday, February 2nd
Hong Kong - China 4 vs. India 2
South Africa 6 vs. England 7
United States 4 vs. Argentina 4 (Argentina won 8-7, penalty decider)
Friday, February 3rd
Italy 3 vs. Australia 3 (Australia won 3-2, penalty decider)
Chile vs. New Zealand
Brazil vs. France
Saturday, February 4th
South Africa 3 vs. Argentina 3 (Argentina won 3-2, penalty decider)
India 3 vs. United States 9
England 6 vs. Hong Kong - China 6 (England won 2-0, penalty decider)
Dates of the Matches:
Sunday, February 5th
Chile vs. France
Brazil vs. Australia
New Zealand vs. Italy
Monday, February 6th
United States vs. England
Hong Kong -China vs. Argentina
India vs. South Africa
Tuesday, February 7th
Brazil vs. New Zealand
France vs. Italy
Australia vs. Chile
Thursday, February 9th
Quarter-finals
Saturday, February 11th
Semi-finals
Sunday, February 12th
Final
The Teams:
Zone 1
League A
Hong Kong - China
John Fisher 4
Martín Inchauspe 5
Guillermo Terrera 7
Total: 16
South Africa
Tom de Bruin 6
David Jean Du Plessis 4
Leroux Hendricks 4
Total: 14
United States
Matthew Ladin 4
John Gobin 5
Guillermo Gracida 7
Total: 16
League B
India
Angad Kalan 4
Samir Suhag 5
Shamsheer Ali 6
Total: 15
England
James Le Hardy 5
Max Charlton 5
Christopher Hyde 6
Total: 16
Argentina
Juan Casero 1
Pablo Jauretche 7
Alejandro Díaz Alberdi 8
Total: 16
Zone 2
League C
Italy
Goffredi Cutinelli Redina 3
Nicolás Antinori 5
Juan Bautista Sorzana 6
Total: 14
Chile
Juan Francisco Unzurrunzaga 4
Gerardo Andrés Mayol Labbe 4
Martín Zegers Greene 6
Total: 14
Brazil
José Eduardo de Souza Aranha 3
Luiz Gustavo Diniz Junqueira 5
Luiz Paulo Martín Bastos 7
Total: 15
League D
Australia
William Gilmore 4
Kelvin Johnson 5
Glen Gilmore 7
Total: 16
New Zealand
David Miller 5
James Watson 5
Craig Wilson 6
Total: 16
France
Patrick - Primael Paillol 4
Brieuc Rigaux 5
Pierre - Henri NGoumou 5
Total: 14
