La Varzea selected to play the finals in Sotogrande

La Varzea Polo Club reached the Silver Cup’s finals of the international tournament of Sotogrande, Spain, after a victory in the semi-finals.

La Varzea defeated Corpest 11-10 and Xie Xie won against Leones Capial 9-8 in extra chukka, thus these two teams will play in the final of the medium goal Silver Cup.

In addition, Dr. A won against Mindsift 11-8, R.C. Andalucia defeated Woodchester 11-9, La Corchuela beat El Rosario 10-9 and Esperanza won against Villa Real 8-5 .

The performance of the La Varzea Polo Team, composed by Tiago Gallego Jr., Diogo Gallego, Esteban Iturrioz and Horácio Echeverri, in the Medium Handicap Tournament of Sotogrande, South of Spain, was remarkable. It is the first time that a team with two Portuguese players, Tiago Jr. e Diogo Gallego, reaches the final of a professional competition.

Divided in three different levels: Low Handicap (6), Medium Handicap (12) and High Handicap (20), 32 teams are present in this competition, including most of the best polo players of the world.

Sotogrande’s tournament is rated in the world ranking of the World Polo Tour, the finals of the Silver Cup counting for 50 points. A victory of the Portuguese team would allow the four players a spectacular evolution in this ranking since the first Polo Open of Portugal.

The final game will be played next Wednesday 15th of August.