The draw for the Ylvisaker Cup, third 20-goal tournament of the US season, took place at the International Polo Club in Palm Beach. This will be a special edition as the 2016 final between Valiente and Orchard Hill remained unfinished due to bad weather conditions. Besides, the Ylvisaker Cup, will feature the 2017 debut of the 10-goal players Adolfo Cambiaso and Facundo Pieres after the Argentine Open.
The tournament, starting on Friday January 27 to February 19, will have 14 teams in participation split into 4 zones:
Zones and teams:
Bracket I:
Mt Brilliant: Julian Daniels 6, Bo Goodman 1, Santiago Chavanne 7, Jason Crowder 6. Total: 20.
Grand Champions Polo Club/Casablanca: Grant Ganzi 2, Nic Roldan 8, Iñaki Laprida 7, Juancito Bollini 3. Total: 20.
Orchard Hill: Steve Van Andel 1, Facundo Pieres 10, Lucas Criado 8, Nicolas Escobar 1. Total: 20.
Bracket II:
Valiente: Bob Jornayvaz 2, Adolfo Cambiaso 10, Felipe Viana 5, Victorino Ruiz Jorba 3. Total: 20.
Valiente II: Robert Jornayvaz 1, Matías Torres Zavaleta 6, Diego Cavanagh 8, Joaquín Panelo 5. Total: 20.
Goose Creek: Maureen Brennan 1, Mariano González 7, Tomás García del Río 8, Peke González 4. Total: 20.
Bracket III:
Coca Cola: Gillian Johnston 2, Julio Arellano 8, Julián de Lusarreta 7, Del Walton 3. Total: 20.
Villa del Lago: Jim Zenni A, Hilario 10, Carlucho Arellano 5, Agustín Obregón 5. Total: 20.
Horseware: Matt Coppola 4, Juan Martín Obregón 5, Mariano Gracida 4, Tommy Collingwood 5. Total: 18.
Equine Liquid Biocell: Tomás Obregon 4, Jared Zenni 4, Magoo Laprida 8, Juan Valerdi 4. Total: 20.
Bracket IV:
Tonkawa: Jeff Hildebrand A, Sapo Caset 10, Facu Obregon 6, Costi Caset 4. Total: 20.
Postage Stamp Farm: Annabelle Gundlach A, Brandon Phillips 5, Kris Kampsen 6, Mariano Aguerre 9. Total: 20.
Travieso: Tony Calle 2, Hugo Barabucci 7, Sebastián Merlos 9, Marquitos Alberdi 2. Total: 20.
La Indiana: Michael Bickford 1, Ruki Baillieu 6, Mike Azzaro 6, Jeff Hall 7. Total: 20.
The order of play of the opening day will be as follows:
10am: Postage Stamp vs. La Indiana
12:30pm: Grand Champions/Casablanca vs. Valiente II
3pm: Orchard Hill vs. Goose Creek