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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 N’Goumou 5

Total: 14