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The Ladies Polo Cup

Augustinus Bader secured an 8-4½ win against Groupe GCA to secure The Ladies Polo Cup. This was the eighth edition of the tournament, which forms part of The Barriere Deauville Polo Cup and saw four teams between 12-14 goals compete. Led by the combination of Lia Salvo and Paula Lauro, who scored eight goals between them, Augustinus Bader dominated their opposition, with Salvo receiving the Most Valuable Player award.

The Ladies Polo Cup Final Teams:

Augustinus Bader (12): Paloma Lauro (2), Aurélie Molitor (0), Anais Rezkallah (1) (replaced an injured Adèle Renauldon) & Lia Salvo (9) Groupe GCA (9): Marion Ambrosetti (2), Lila Guérin (1), Alicia Prat (1) & Maru Gimenez (5)

Augustinus Bader, winners of The Ladies Polo Cup

Photograph by Deauville International Polo Club

Ovacome & Guards

Ovacome has been announced as The Clé de Peau Beauté Guards Ladies Charity Polo Tournament official charity The Club has announced that Ovacome, the UK’s national ovarian cancer support charity, will be the official charity for The Clé de Peau Beauté Guards Ladies Charity Polo Tournament. The tournament, which starts on Tuesday 16 August, will focus on raising funds for the charity, and Final’s Day, on Saturday 27 August will deliver lots of fundraising opportunities alongside three first-class polo matches, a wide range of hospitality options and a luxury retail village. A full Report will be included in the next issue of Polo Times.

The Countess Lilias Cup

On Sunday 7 August, The Cirencester Women’s Open for The Countess Lilias Cup was played at Cirencester Park Polo Club. The aim of the tournament was to support and grow ladies’ polo in the UK and was named after Countess Lilias who was married to the 7th Earl Bathurst. Throughout both World Wars, she dedicated her early life to philanthropic means by running a Red Cross Hospital from the family house in Belgrave Square, London. She was a key figure and trail blazer at The Cirencester Park Polo Club, founded by her husband. The tournament had four team entries with UAE Polo and Semper Anticus reaching the Final on Ivy Lodge and with a 10 goal player on each side, it was set to be a high-scoring and entertaining match. With some incredible goals from Mia Cambiaso, Cande Fernandez-Araujo and Nina Clarkin for Semper Anticus, it unfortunately wasn’t enough against the mighty UAE Polo who took home the trophy 8 goals to 4. Lia Salvo was named Most Valuable Player and

ET, played by Fernandez-Araujo was the Best Playing Pony.

Photography by Tom Reynolds UAE Polo, winners of The Cirencester Women’s Open for The Countess Lilias Cup

The Cirencester Women’s Open for The Countess Lilias Cup Final Teams:

UAE Polo (28): HH Sheikha Maitha (3), Lia Salvo (8), Hazel Jackson (10) & Milly Hine (7)

Semper Anticus (27):

Clarinda Tjia-Dharmadi (1), Mia Cambiaso (8), Candelaria Fernández-Araujo (8) & Nina Clarkin (10)