Snow Polo World Cup St. Moritz
The Snow Polo World Cup St. Moritz (formerly Polo World Cup on Snow , or Cartier Polo World Cup on Snow Sankt Moritz ) is a polo tournament that has been held annually since 1985 (world premiere of polo on snow) on the frozen Lake St. Moritz in the Switzerland will be held.
history
The first polo field in St. Moritz was created in 1899, as one of the first in continental Europe. It served as a pastime for the English soldiers stationed here. After the stationed English cavalry was withdrawn, polo was no longer played in St. Moritz for a long time. In 1959 the St. Moritz Polo Club was founded. The first president was P. R. Berry. Summer tournaments were held between 1960 and 1964. On the occasion of the preparations for the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City , the polo field was converted into a high-altitude training center for athletes. In 1978 Reto G. Gaudenzi founded a St. Moritz polo team that played worldwide.
1983 Berry died and Christian Mathis took over the presidency. Reto G. Gaudenzi founded the Swiss Polo Association (SPA), the Swiss Polo Association and the Swiss national polo team. That year the first international match of a purely Swiss team took place in Barcelona . Switzerland won against Spain 7: 6, a sensation in polo.
On the initiative of Reto G. Gaudenzi, the first polo tournament was played on the frozen Lake St. Moritz in 1985. In 1991, the redesigned polo field was handed over to its intended use, which also made international summer games possible. In 1993 the FIP European Polo Championship took place. Switzerland with Captain Reto G. Gaudenzi, Francisco Soldati, Piero Dillier and Mario Zindel came in sensationally third and won the bronze medal. In 1994 a polo horse pool was founded in order to always have enough training horses on site. Two years later, in 1995, the FIP Polo World Championship took place. Brazil won, Argentina came second and England came third. Switzerland reached sixth place. The games were broadcast live worldwide on Swiss television SRF. On the occasion of the 20th birthday of the Polo World Cup on Snow , the anniversary book was published with the title “20 Years Cartier Polo World Cup on Snow St. Moritz”. Since 2015 the tournament has been called the “Snow Polo World Cup St. Moritz”. It will be played under a new sponsorship , Evviva Polo St. Moritz AG, which has again grouped around the former initiator Reto G. Gaudenzi.
Sporty
The Snow Polo World Cup St. Moritz is held as a top division (high goal) polo tournament and is considered the world's most prestigious and highly endowed tournament on snow. Four high goal teams with handicaps between 15 and 22 goals compete for the coveted "Snow Polo World Cup St. Moritz Trophy" every year.
winner
The winners since 1985 are:
2020 Team St. Moritz: 1st Valery Mishchenko RUS 2nd Robert Strom FRA 3rd Max Charlton ENG 4th Nacho Gonzalez ENG
2019 Team Badrutt's Palace: 1st Melissa Ganzi USA 2nd Juan Bautista Peluso ARG 3rd Alfredo Bigatti ARG 4th Alejandro Novillo Astrada ARG
2018 Team Cartier: 1st Rommy Gianni ITA 2nd Juan Cruz Greguoli ARG 3rd Dario Musso ARG 4th Chris Hyde ENG
2017 Team Cartier: 1st Rommy Gianni ITA 2nd Charlie Wooldridge ENG 3rd Chris Hyde ENG 4th Dario Musso ARG
2016 Team Maserati: 1st Rommy Gianni ITA 2nd Dario Musso ARG 3rd Luciano Vazquez ESP 4th Frankie Menendes ARG
2015 Team Cartier: 1st Jonathan Munro Ford AUS 2nd Max Charlton ENG 3rd Jamie Morrison ENG 4th Chris Hyde ENG
2014 Team Cartier: 1st Jonathan Munro Ford AUS 2nd Max Charlton ENG 3rd Chris Hyde ENG 4th Hissam Ali Hyder PAK
2013 Team Cartier: 1st Jonathan Munro Ford AUS 2nd Max Charlton ENG 3rd Nacho Gonzales ENG 4th Chris Hyde ENG
In 2012, the tournament could not be held for the first time due to the unfavorable ice formation on the lake.
2011: Team France 1. Francois Le Barazer FRA 2. Oscar Mancini ARG 3. Oli Hipwood ENG 4. Nacho Gonzales ENG
2010 Team Cartier: 1. Saeed Bin Drai UAE 2. Rob Archibald AUS 3. John Paul Clarkin NZL 4. Glen Gilmore AUS
2009 Team Bank Julius Baer: 1st George Milford Haven ENG 2nd José Donoso CHI 3rd Pablo MacDonough ARG 4th Richard Le Poer ENG
2008 Team Brioni: 1st Guy Schwarzenbach SUI 2nd Nacho Gonzalez ENG 3rd John Paul Clarkin NZL 4th Jonny Good ENG
2007 Team Brioni: 1st Charlie Hanbury ENG 2nd Eduardo Novillo Astrada ARG 3rd Milo Fernández Araujo ARG 4th Guy Schwarzenbach SUI
2006 Team Cartier: 1st Adriano Agosti SUI 2nd Jaime Huidobro CHI 3rd Jack Baillieu AUS 4th Jonny Good ENG
2005 Team Maybach: 1st Simon Holley ENG 2nd Chris Hyde ENG 3rd Nacho Gonzalez ENG 4th Alejandro Díaz Alberdi ARG
2004 Team Larchmont: 1st Marek Dochnal POL 2nd Juan Martin Nero ARG 3rd Alejandro Díaz Alberdi ARG 4th Jack Kidd ENG
2003 Team Bank Hofman: 1. Piero Dillier / Th. Rinderknecht SUI 2. Lucas Labat ARG 3. Ignacio Tillous ARG 4. Christian Berat
2002 Team Dynergy: 1st John Manconi CAN 2nd Satnam Dhillon ENG 3rd Carlos Solari ARG 4th Alejandro Díaz Alberdi ARG
2001 Team Cartier - St. Moritz: 1st Adriano Agosti SUI 2nd José Donoso CHI 3rd Cody Forsyth AUS 4th Chris Hyde ENG
2000 Team Cartier - St. Moritz: 1st Adriano Agosti SUI 2nd Cody Forsyth AUS 3rd Satnam Dhillon ENG 4th Marco di Paola ARG
1999: Team Pommery - Ghantoot Abu Dhabi 1. Nasser Al Wolleni UAE 2. Luis Escobar USA 3. Hugo Barabucci ARG 4. Thomas M. Rinderknecht SUI
1998 Team Cartier: 1st John Manconi CAN 2nd Horacio Fernández Llorente ARG 3rd Alejandro Díaz Alberdi ARG 4th Bryan Morrison
1997 Team Cartier: 1. John Manconi CAN 2. Horacio Fernández Llorente ARG 3. Alejandro Díaz Alberdi ARG 4. Francis-Michael Claessens
1996 Team Cartier: 1. John Manconi CAN 2. Horacio Fernández Llorente ARG 3. Piki Díaz Alberdi ARG 4. Francis-Michael Claessens
1995 Team Trois Pommes - LAS LEÑAS: 1. Piero Dillier SUI 2. Adriano Agosti SUI 3. James Lucas ARG 4. Tomás Fernández Llorente ARG
1994 Team Pommery - LAS LEÑAS: 1. Piero Dillier SUI 2. Adriano Agosti SUI 3. Tomás Fernández Llorente ARG 4. Martin Orotzo
1993 Team Pommery - SÃO Paolo: 1. Piero Dillier SUI 2. Adriano Agosti SUI 3. James Lucas ARG 4. Tomás Fernández Llorente ARG
1992 Team Bernie's - St. Moritz: 1. Reto Gaudenzi SUI 2. James Lucas ARG 3. Adrian Laplacette ARG 4. Mario Zindel SUI
1991 Team Revlon - Palm Beach 1. Franco Pellegrino 2. Michael Tarnopol USA 3. Christian Laprida ARG 4. Vlad Antoniades ESP
1990 Team Pommery - Milano 1. Colin Emson SUI 2. Franco Pellegrino SUI 3. James Lucas ARG 4. Martin Orotzo
1989 Team Audi - St. Moritz: 1st Mario Zindel SUI 2nd Reto Gaudenzi SUI 3rd Alfonso Pieres ARG 4th Adrian Laplacette ARG
1988 Team Audi - St. Moritz: 1st Mario Zindel SUI 2nd Reto Gaudenzi SUI 3rd Adrian Laplacette ARG 4th Yvan Guillemin FRA
1987 Europe Selection: 1. Oliver Ellis ENG 2. Orazio Annunziata ITA 3. Franco Piazza ITA 4. Yvan Guillemin FRA
1986 Europe Selection: 1. Reto Gaudenzi / O. Annunziata SUI 2. Vlad Antoniades ESP 3. Yvan Guillemin FRA 4. Paul Withers ENG
1985 Team Cartier - St. Moritz: 1. Reto Gaudenzi SUI 2. Orazio Annunziata ITA 3. G. Berry / V. Antoniade SUI / ESP 4. Yvan Guillemin FRA
literature
- Michael Bühler: 20 Years Cartier Polo World Cup on Snow St. Moritz. St. Moritz Polo Club, St. Moritz 2004.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Previous winners of the Snow Polo World Cup St. Moritz. (PDF; 374 kB) In: snowpolo-stmoritz.com. Accessed October 30, 2018 .