From Tuesday the 3rd of May, the FIP (Federation of International Polo) World Cup Play-Offs have been taking place in Casa de Campo and on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week, the players, referees, FIP personel and friends and family joined Casa de Campo’s polo community for a welcome cocktail and a pig-roast dinner before the games began.
On Tuesday evening, the Casa de Campo Polo Club hosted a welcome cocktail for the players (and affiliated others) at the polo fields, where everyone enjoyed an open bar and delicious selection of picadera, which included my favorite polo-snack; platain wrapped in bacon – there is nothing quiet like it and it must be something very popular with polo players, because that is about the only place it is served! Anyway, after a few ‘get to know you’ and ‘welcome’ speeches the guests from Canada and the USA mixed with Casa de Campo’s polo aficionados and shared a few ‘aboot’ jokes….
A great night, which broke the ice for the week’s following events and activities, here are my photos:
The following day, Wednesday the 4th of May, team Guatemala arrived and the teams took part in a round robin of practice games, which was followed by a Pig-Roast dinner, which again took place at the Casa de Campo Polo Club. It was yet again another pleasant evening, in which we planned (or rather I tried to plan) a Cigar Tour to the Tabacalera de Garcia, a night-out at the Casino Diamante Domincus Bayahibe, and a boat ride to Palmilla and by some miracle I actually managed to pull off all 3 events rather successfully – photos will follow soon!
Here you can view my photos of the Pig-Roast dinner night:
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During the first week of the Play-Offs teams USA, Guatemala and Canada battled it out for a place in the FIP World Cup Finals, with USA being crowned the winners after a successful game against Canada on Tuesday of this week (May 10th). The Play-Offs continue this week with teams; Dominican Republic and Mexico competing to win their place in the finals, games will take place on Friday and Sunday at 4.30pm.
Click here to see photos of and to read more about the game between the USA and Canada Click here to read more about the FIP World Cup Play-Offs and the schedule of games
Inglés
From Tuesday the 3rd of May, the FIP (Federation of International Polo) World Cup Play-Offs have been taking place in Casa de Campo and on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week, the players, referees, FIP personel and friends and family joined Casa de Campo’s polo community for a welcome cocktail and a pig-roast dinner before the games began.
On Tuesday evening, the Casa de Campo Polo Club hosted a welcome cocktail for the players (and affiliated others) at the polo fields, where everyone enjoyed an open bar and delicious selection of picadera, which included my favorite polo-snack; platain wrapped in bacon – there is nothing quiet like it and it must be something very popular with polo players, because that is about the only place it is served! Anyway, after a few ‘get to know you’ and ‘welcome’ speeches the guests from Canada and the USA mixed with Casa de Campo’s polo aficionados and shared a few ‘aboot’ jokes….
A great night, which broke the ice for the week’s following events and activities, here are my photos:
