The 2022 World Polo Championship was the 12th edition of the polo tournament for national teams. Spain clinched a win in overtime against the USA, 11-10. It was held from October 26 to November 6 and featured eight teams with up to 14 goals of handicap.
It was originally scheduled to be held in October 2021 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. The event was postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the venue changed to the Valiente Polo Farm and International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington, Florida.
The previous winner Argentina and host country the United States automatically qualified with the remaining six teams competing in qualifications matches.
Countries The tournament was held in Florida, United States from 29 October – 6 November and included the following teams: Argentina, Australia, Italy, Mexico, Pakistan, Spain, the United States and Uruguay. The initial group games were played at VPF-Valiente Polo Farm and the opening ceremony, semifinals and final were held at the National Polo Center, Wellington, Florida.
Qualifying zones
Zone A – North and Central America Zone B – South America Zone C – Europe Zone D – Asia and Oceania Zone E – Africa, Pakistan and India
Fixture and Results Pool Stage Results Date Group Team 1 Team 2 Score October 29 Zone A 10–4½ Zone A 9–7½ Zone B 9–3½ Zone B 9–4 October 31 Group A 13–1½ Group A 11–4½ Group B 9–7½ Group B 6–4 November 2 Group A 6–3½ Group B 7½–7 Group B 8½–5 November 5 Group A 11–8
Knockout matches
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Final
Nicholas Ruiz Guiñazu Luis Domnecq Carrión Pelayo Berazadi Rózpide Nicolas Álvarez Cervera Agustin Arellano Lucas Escobar Nico Escobar Hope Arellano
Final rankings
Rank Team 1 Spain 2 United States 3 Uruguay 4 Argentina
External links
Federation of International Polo
References