U.S. OPEN POLO CHAMPIONSHIP THE GAUNTLET OF POLO

owner Paradice remarked, “It’s great. I played with the father [Adolfo Cambiaso] and the son [Poroto Cambiaso] last year […] and the year before we won […] now I’m playing with the son [Poroto], a 22-year-old, a 27-year-old, and if you add all their ages together, it’s just a bit older than I am in total! It’s great to play with young blokes! I love their enthusiasm, their sporting ability, but they’re respectful and grateful, all of us are respectful and grateful to be out there, and be where we are at the La Dolfina and J5 organization. It’s a nice feeling.”

Also thankful for the friendship and support of Valiente team owner Bob Jornayvaz, Paradice shared, “It’s his organization and the combination of him and Adolfo Cambiaso [that] have put all of this together. It’s been years and years in the making, it’s great to be a part of it. They do things properly. Whether it’s business, or whatever it is. Bobby’s been great for me. He gives me advice on the field, he’s a good thinker on the field. He helps me think about what I should and shouldn’t be doing. Him and Adolfo have been a big part of us being here.”

Also grateful for Jornayvaz’ help, Cambiaso shared his feelings about today’s win with Scone and the support of Valiente. “Very happy to have won today with the Scone organization. The truth is, I have to really thank Bob [Jornayvaz], Valiente really helped us. I’m very happy.”

The win was especially sweet for Ellis, who competed in the 2022 USPA Gold Cup Final with Park Place but lost to Pilot 11-10 in overtime. “It means everything, to be honest.” When asked about what he thought was the key to his team’s success, Ellis commented, “Our teamwork. I think we’ve got a really good vibe on the team, especially when the going gets tough, we group together quite well and have a little chat and say, ‘Hey boys, we’ve got to fix something here.’ I think that paid off well. The changes that we made in the throw-ins and the little things we did, I think that made a big difference today.” Elaborating on some of those little changes, Ellis continued, “More just positions— who’s going where, where we want Poroto to go, where we want [Tomas] to go, who I need to try to go to give them some space, more of that.”

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