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Queen's Cup due to begin

One of Britain's leading tournaments starting on Tuesday

Photo: Queen Elizabeth II handing out the awards corresponding to the final of the Queen's Cup, at the Guards Polo Club

A new edition of the Queen's Cup, one of Britain's most important polo tournaments, is due to kick off this Tuesday (May 22nd), at the Guards Polo Club. This will be the event's 52nd edition.

Two matches will be played on the opening day: Zacara vs. El Remanso, and reigning champions Talandracas vs. Aravali. The event is of even more importance this year, as this is the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's coronation.

Sixteen 22-goal teams will be taking part in the event, with six 10-handicap players –all of them from Argentina- in the line-ups: Gonzalo Pieres, Jr, Facundo Pieres, Juan Martín Nero, Sebastián Merlos, Pablo MacDonough y Adolfo Cambiaso, Jr.

Queen's Cup

Dates of the Matches:

Zacara vs. El Remanso

Talandracas vs. Aravali

The Teams:

Aravali

Karam Thapar 0

Eduardo Novillo Astrada, Jr. 9

Marcos di Paola 7

Mark Tomlinson 6

Total: 22

Salkeld

Nick Clarke 1

James Beim 7

José Donoso 7

Luke Tomlinson 7

Total: 22

Les Lions

Joe Gottschalk 0

Matt Perry 3

Sebastián Merlos 10

Agustín Merlos 9

Total: 22

Azzurra Piaget

Stéfano Marsaglia 0

Alejandro Muzzio 7

Cristian Laprida, Jr. 8

Joaquín Pittaluga 7

Total: 22

Dubai

Rashid Albwardy 2

Ignacio Heguy 8

Adolfo Cambiaso, Jr. 10

Alec White 2

Total: 22

Sumaya

Ahmed Aboughazale 1

Matías Vial 6

Javier Novillo Astrada 8

Facundo Sola 7

Total: 22

La Bamba de Areco

Jean Francois Decaux 0

Nicolás Pieres 7

Facundo Pieres 10

Max Routledge 5

Total: 22

Saudi Zedan Polo Team

Amr Zedan 0

Lucas James 7

Miguel Novillo Astrada 9

Agustín Nero 6

Total: 22

Zacara

Lyndon Lea 1

Ignatius du Plessis 8

Hilario Ulloa 9

Manuel Plaza de Ayala 4

Total: 22

Enigma

Jerome Wirth 1

TBA 3

Matías MacDonough 8

Juan Martín Nero 10

Total: 22

El Remanso

Charlie Hanbury 4

George Hanbury 2

David Stirling, Jr. 9

Guillermo Terrera, Jr. 7

Total: 22

Talandracas

Edouard Carmignac 0

Lucas Monteverde, Jr. 9

Milo Fernández Araujo 8

Chris Mackenzie 5

Total: 22

Richard Mille

Bahar Jeffri 1

Oliver Cudmore 4

Pablo MacDonough 10

Tomás García del Río 7

Total: 22

Cortium

Adrian Kirby 1

Pablo Pieres, Jr. 8

Francisco Elizalde 5

Jaime García Huidobro 8

Total: 22

Ayala

Iñigo Zóbel 1

Tomás Garbarini Islas 3

Gonzalo Pieres, Jr. 10

John Paul Clarkin 8

Total: 22

Belmont Farm

George Meyrick 5

Ryan Pemble 5

Satnam Dhillon 6

Malcolm Borwick 6

Total: 22