V Women’s Argentine Open

1DEC FINAL 11 DEC MVP

Nina Clarkin

Where: Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina

La Dolfina BP Regain Title Third team win in the tournament’s history

Martín Aguerre & Rafael Silva

BPP

Ve Ocho Feliz, played by Nina Clarkin

BPP

AACCP Best Playing Pony

Award: Get Lucky, played by Mia Cambiaso

The V Women’s Argentine Open Final Teams

La Dolfina BP (32)

Mía Cambiaso (7) Milagros Fernández Araujo (7) Nina Clarkin (10) Candelaria Fernández Araujo (8)

El Overo Z7 UAE (36)

Clara Cassino (9) Milly Hine (7) Lía Salvo (10) Hazel Jackson (10) Chukka Scores: 2-0, 5-2, 7-4, 9-4, 12-4 & 12-5 to La Dolfina BP

22

goals

Top Goal Scorer:

Milagros Sánchez (22 goals) Just hours before the highly anticipated 128th HSBC Argentine Open Final between La Dolfina and La Natividad in the cathedral of polo, Palermo, the two top seeded women’s teams, La Dolfina BP and El Overo Z7 UAE went head-to-head for The V HSBC Women’s Argentine Open. With each team having two titles under their belts (El Overo Z7 UAE in 2020 and 2019; La Dolfina in 2018 and 2017) who would be lifting high the trophy this year? Both teams were returning to the tournament with winning line-ups, for La Dolfina BP it was a return to their 2018 winning formation, while El Overo Z7 UAE were looking to add their third consecutive title with the exact same winning formula and line-up as in 2019 and 2020.

On their way to the Final, both teams had gained some impressive wins, with El Overo Z7 UAE kicking off the tournament with a 20-3 win against El Silencio Breva Farms and an 18-1 victory for La Dolfina BP vs La Ensenada on the opening day, Wednesday 1 December. Both teams’ winning streaks continued throughout the qualifying rounds, so the Final was set to be an exciting display of some of the best female polo talent from across the globe.

La Dolfina BP dominated from the first throw-in, with Nina Clarkin leading the team well, while Candelaria Fernández Araujo was strong in defence, which saw El Overo Z7 UAE struggle to comeback and defend their 2020 title. In the end, La Dolfina BP ran out the winners with an impressive 12-5 final score, regaining the title they last held in 2018.

Meanwhile, in the Subsidiary Final La Irenita Libra Seguros narrowly beat La Aguada Rioplatense on Friday 10 December, 13-12, with Brit Izzy Parsons chosen as the Most Valuable Player.

Photography by Alice Gipps