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y BEACH POLO WORLD CUP Fourteen polo teams returned to Miami Beach for the ninth annual Beach Polo World Cup. The action began on 25 April with a kick-off party at The Raleigh Hotel, introducing the eight women’s teams that would do battle the following day in the Maserati South Beach Women’s Polo Cup. The Heys USA team took the top honours while the Bulgari team finished first in the lower bracket. A press party introducing the six men’s entries was held that evening. Two days of play took place in the flooded and by 11am it was decided to cancel the finals. A Monday match was arranged 11am it was decided to cancel the finals. A Monday match was arranged between Yellow Cab andault. Despite the disappointment of the finals being rained off, players and patrons alike made to return 201hen rains came. The sand arena was flooded and by 11am it was decided to cancel the finals. A Monday match was arr 160 words. Alex Webbe
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y BEACH POLO WORLD CUP Fourteen polo teams returned to Miami Beach for the ninth annual Beach Polo World Cup. The action began on 25 April with a kick-off party at The Raleigh Hotel, Following Orchard Hill’s 13–12 win over Dubai to take the introducing the eight women’s teams 2016 that US Open Championship, Steve Van Andel, left, had a would do battle the following day big in the smile on his face. It was the first Open win for his Orchard Maserati South Beach Women’s Hill Poloteam, Cup.who made it to the finals in 2001, 2002, 2006 The Heys USA team took the top and honours 2015, but the change over the past two years has while the Bulgari team finished first been in impressive. the Following the 2014 season, Van Andel lower bracket. A press party introducing contracted theboth Facundo Pieres and his cousin Polito in six men’s entries was held that evening. an effort Two to make a serious bid for the silver in 2015, and it days of play took place in the 12-goal paid off. Combining this with several spare horses acquired competition. By virtue of net goals, forthe the team pros, Orchard Hill made it to the final of all Maserati team were eliminated and three the26-goal Yellow tournaments, winning the CV Whitney Cup. Cab v The Raleigh finals were set when Additional the horses were acquired again in 2015 and the rains came. The sand arena was team flooded continued and to click. Orchard Hill won the CV Whitney Monday match was arranged between Cup again Yellow this year, but lost in the semi-finals of the Gold Cab and The Raleigh, but player logistics Cup afterdid Polito Pieres’ absence due to a shoulder injury. defen’s entries was held that arena Orchard was Hill reloaded with 10-goaler Juan Martín Nero, flooded and by 11am it was decidand while offthe they went. The US Open win has been a long time Bulgari team finished first in the ed coming, to cancel but with Facundo and Polito Pieres returning in the finals. A Monday match was arr 2017, evening. Van Andel could well be on a roll. Alex Webbe Two days of play took place 12-goal 175 words. Alex Webbe
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