French Women’s Open

14SEPT FINAL 19 SEPT MVP

Pearl Venot

Where: Polo Club du Domaine de Chantilly, France

PPZ Dominate from Outset

Impressive 11-3 win in French Open

Photograph by Justine Jacquemot

Polo Park Zürich’s purple clad players dominated this year’s French Women’s Open from start to finish with an undefeated road to the Final on Sunday 19 September, where they faced DS Automobile-DS Store Saint Maximin. Faced with the in dominatable Venot sisters, DS Automobile-DS Store Saint Maximin struggled to get themselves into the fray and lost by eight goals overall, with the final score resting on 11-3, with the Venot sisters lifting the trophy for the second year in a row. Elena Venot, the eldest of the sisters and France’s most female player, commented on their performance, “We were under a bit of pressure, but we had already played them in the qualifying round. At the beginning of the

The French Women’s Open Final Teams

Polo Park Zürich (16)

Morgan Van Overbroek (2) Pearl Venot (4) Lucie Venot (4) Elena Venot (6)

DS Automobile-DS Store Saint Maximin (13)

Romane Jamet (3) Ambre Ploix (3) Sandrine Dubois (3) Anna-Maria Czekav (4) Chukka Scores: 3-0, 6-0, 9-1, 11-3 to Polo Park Zürich

tournament, we had a bit of trouble because we hadn’t played together for a long time, but we soon found each other again. We know each other by heart and we know before anyone else what the other will do... or not do.” It is rumoured that Elena will be raised to 7 goals for the following season, in the meantime there are plans afoot to compete in the Women’s Argentine Open, “It was Luisa Del Carril who asked me to join her in a new team, La Ensenada. It’s an incredible opportunity. I’m going to leave at the beginning of November to organize my horses and prepare myself to put all the chances on our side.”