European polo championship
The European polo championship is a non-annual sporting event in which the European polo champion is determined. The organizer is the World Polo Association (FIP).
The first European polo championship took place in St. Moritz in 1993 . Until 1999 the tournament was held every two years, from 1999 to 2008 every three years and since then again every two years. With six wins, a second place and a third place, England has been the most successful nation at the European Polo Championships so far. In second place in the statistics is France with two title wins.
From April 28 to May 7, 2017, a special European polo championship for women was held in Chantilly (F) for the first time.
Previous tournaments
| number | year | place | First place | Runner-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XI | 2016 | Berlin , Maifeld (D) |
 Ireland
|
 France
|
 Germany
|
| X | 2014 | Chantilly (F) |
 England
|
Ireland
|
France
|
| IX | 2012 | Sotogrande (E) |
 Spain
|
 Austria
|
Ireland
|
| VIII | 2010 | Ebreichsdorf (A) |
France
|
Spain
|
England
|
| VII | 2008 | Hamburg (D) |
England
|
 Belgium
|
France
|
| VI | 2005 | Vreeland (NL) |
 Italy
|
England
|
 Netherlands
|
| V | 2002 | Rome (I) |
France
|
Netherlands
|
 Sweden
|
| IV | 1999 | Chantilly (F) |
England
|
Ireland
|
Germany
|
| III | 1997 | Milan (I) |
England
|
Italy
|
Spain
|
| II | 1995 | Antwerp (B) |
England
|
Germany
|
 Switzerland
|
| I. | 1993 | St. Moritz (CH) |
England
|
Italy
|
Switzerland
|
European polo championship 2016
The teams for the 2016 European Polo Championship were set up as follows:
| space | country | Team handicap | player | player | player | player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ireland
|
+8 | Creighton Boyd (0) | Stephen Hutchinson (+1) | Max Hutchinson (+3) | Michael Henderson (+4) |
| 2 |
France
|
+8 | Julien Reynes (+3) | Florent Garaud (+3) | Louis Jarring (+2) | Tancrède Viguie-Desplaces (0) |
| 3 |
Germany
|
+8 | Casper Crasemann (+3) | Caesar Crasemann (+2) | Heinrich Dumrath (+3) | Niklas Steinle (0) |
Ranking list
(As of 2017)
| rank | nation | European champion | Runner-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
England
|
6th | 1 | 1 |
| 2. |
France
|
2 | 1 | 2 |
| 3. |
Ireland
|
1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4th |
Italy
|
1 | 2 | 0 |
| 5. |
Spain
|
1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6th |
Germany
|
0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7th |
Netherlands
|
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8th. |
Austria
|
0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8th. |
Belgium
|
0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10. |
Switzerland
|
0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11. |
Sweden
|
0 | 0 | 1 |
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ World championship play offs and women european championship , George Dudley, SportsPro, January 10, 2017
- ↑ The French Team is revealed! , hurlinghampolo.com, March 2, 2017
- ↑ 2016 Ireland won on the Maifeld , Polo + 10 magazine , September 6, 2016
- ↑ Polo European Championship 2014 , Polo + 10 magazine
- ↑ England is European Polo Champion 2014 , Polo + 10 magazine , September 15, 2014
- ↑ 2016 Ireland won on the Maifeld , Polo + 10 magazine , September 6, 2016