World Polo Championship 2017
The 2017 World Polo Championship took place at the Sydney Polo Club and was won by Argentina. The Sydney Polo Club is the oldest polo club in Australia. It was the eleventh edition of the world championships in polo .
organization
The world championships were awarded directly to the Sydney Polo Club. This is unusual because world championships are usually given to a country. The Sydney Polo Club was able to take part in the tender because it has a unique infrastructure of playing fields and grounds. The Sydney Polo Club was supported by the Australian Polo Federation . The main sponsor was Destination NSW, an organization set up in 2011 by the state of New South Wales to promote tourism and events.
Qualification phase
In 2017, five qualification tournaments were held worldwide. One launch site was allocated for each geographic zone, except for Zone C, Europe, which received two launch sites. The host country Australia and the reigning world champion Chile also received starting places.
Group stage
Group A
| country | G | P | BP | BC | Dif | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 3 | 0 | 33 | 17th | 16 | 6th |
| United States | 2 | 1 | 31 | 26 1/2 | 5 1/2 | 4th |
| Australia | 1 | 2 | 20 1/2 | 26th | -5 1/2 | 2 |
| Spain | 0 | 3 | 17th | 31 | -14 | 0 |
Group B
| country | G | P | BP | BC | Dif | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 2 | 1 | 25th | 12 | 13 | 4th |
| England | 2 | 1 | 32 | 117 | 15th | 4th |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 22nd | 25th | -3 | 4th |
| India | 0 | 3 | 11 | 36 | -15 | 0 |
Match days
| date | group | Equipe 1 | Equipe 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 21 | A. | Argentina | United States | 12-9 1/2 |
| B. | Australia | Spain | 10-9 | |
| October 22nd | B. | England | India | 16-1 |
| B. | Chile | New Zealand | 9-2 | |
| October 24th | A. | United States | Australia | 7-5 |
| A. | Argentina | Spain | 12-3 1/2 | |
| October 25 | B. | New Zealand | England | 11-8 |
| B. | Chile | India | 11-2 | |
| 28th of October | A. | Argentina | Australia | 9-5 1/2 |
| A. | United States | Spain | 15-9 1/2 | |
| B. | England | Chile | 8-5 | |
| B. | New Zealand | India | 9-8 |
Final round
Third place game
| date | Equipe 1 | Equipe 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 29th | United States | England | 5-6 |
final
| date | group | Equipe 1 | Equipe 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 29th | A. | Argentina | Chile | 8-7 |
Bottom line
| space | Selección |
|---|---|
| 1. | Argentina |
| 2. | Chile |
| 3. | England |
| 4th | United States |
| 5. | New Zealand |
| 6th | Australia |
| 7th | Spain |
| 8th. | India |
Individual evidence
- ↑ L'équipe de France, Fédération Française de Polo ( fr ) Archived from the original on August 12, 2017. Information: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
- ↑ Events ( Memento of the original from April 28, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Federation of International Polo .
- ↑ About Us . destinationnsw.com.au. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ↑ Qualifiers are from January - May 2017 for the World Polo Championship , XI FIP Polo World Championship
