CART IER QUEEN' S CUP
The winning Les Lions/Twelve Oaks team (from left): Santiago Labode, Bartolome Castagnola, Dillon Bacon, Camilo (Jeta) Castagnola
SUNDAY 13 AUGUST 2020 CARTIER QUEEN'S CUP
TEAMS LIONS/GREAT OAKS, PARK PLACE MONTEROSSO POLO TEAM, MT VIKINGS
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goal in extra time, off the stick of 17-year-old Jeta Castagnola, delivered the 60th edition of the Queen’s Cup to Dillon
Bacon’s Les Lions/Great Oaks. They defeated Andrey Borodin’s Park Place, who received a goal on handicap, 9-8 in a seventh chukka. Dillon, who was later named the Cartier
Most Valuable Player, was thrilled with his team’s achievements on The Queen’s Ground, describing it as a dream come true. “I have dreamt of winning The Queen’s Cup ever since I came [to Guards Polo Club] with my father as a young kid,” explained Dillon in his post-match interview with Polocam TV. “You see this level of polo – the players, the horses, the field – and you dream of being on that field and winning – so it really is a dream come true.”
Ten high-goal teams had entered the
2020 Cartier Queen’s Cup tournament, with Les Lions/Great Oaks securing their place in this coveted final thanks to some impressive four-man style of polo. This included a narrow semi-final victory over Thai Polo for the Hubert Perrodo Trophy earlier in the week. Meanwhile, Park Place – playing in their third successive Cartier Queen’s Cup Final – had earned their ticket by defeating David Paradice’s Scone Polo in the second semi-final for the Kerry Packer Trophy. Surprisingly, Park Place struggled
to shine in the first half of the 2020 Cartier Queen’s Cup Final. Les Lions/Great
‘ I have dreamt of winning The Queen’s Cup since I first came to Guards with my father as a young kid’
DILLON BACON
Oaks had done their homework and were effective in stopping Facundo Pieres from making his trademark, fast runs to goal. Strong play from Les Lions/Great Oaks put them 8-5 ahead going into the final chukka, with Barto Castagnola making the most of any space he was given and younger brother Jeta firing through penalties with ease. Park Place never gave up hope though.
Everyone – players on the field and all those watching via the livestream – knew that Andrey’s team had the horsepower and the experience. So, when Will Harper put through the equalizer (8-8) in the final moments of the sixth chukka, it was clear there was still all to play for. Both teams then had opportunities in this sudden death scenario until Jeta closed the match with a shot on target. A fitting finale for one of the world’s top polo tournaments. Dillon paid tribute to his team, saying:
“The strong thing about our team is we have four players who are all pushing, and that system worked against Park Place – the strongest polo organisation in the UK today. This season everything has
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