The Trophée International of Polo Mohammed VI kicked off on Monday. The tournament, which has the support of the FIP (Federation of International Polo) and the Fédération Royale Marocaine de Polo, is a tribute to His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco, and sees a total of eight lineups representing different countries, in participation, which makes this contest in a sort of world championship.
The opening day was held at Polo Club Souissi; action will move on at PGH Polo Club La Palmeraie, on Tuesday, and will be back to Rabat for the finals.
The final of the Trophée International Mohammed VI de Polo is set to be played on Saturday May 27 and will be streamed live on Pololine TV.
The summary of the first day:
TEAM MAROCAINE 9-3 TEAM ARGENTINE
TEAM MAROCAINE: Sidi Mohamed El Mhamdi 2, Ahmed Kadiri -1, Abdessalam El Hanafi 1, Segundo Fernandez Llorente 4.
TEAM ARGENTINE: German Villaba 0, Joaquin Benavidez 1, Emilio Bertolone 2, Edgar Echezarreta 1.
Score Team Marocaine: 4-0, 6-1, 7-1, 9-3.
Umpire: Nicolás Scortichini.
THE REMAINING TEAMS:
TEAM AMERICAINE: Nourdean Anakar 0, Tony Yahyai 0, Jared Sheldon 4, Patrick Uretz 4.
TEAM EGYPTIENNE: Segundo Condesse 4, Mohamed Elsewedy 1, Marwan Elafandy 1, Mohanad Elafandy 0.
TEAM EMIRATI: Hernan Pieres 3, Habtoor Al Habtoor 1, Juanji Díaz Alberdi 3, Tariq Al Habtoor 1.
TEAM ESPAGNE: Antonio Ayesa 3, Juan Torroba 2, Lorenzo Soriano 1, Francisco Acosta 2.
TEAM NIGERIA: Abubakar Abdulmalik Bariki 0, Hamisu Buba 4, Fernando Muñoz 3, Murtala Ahmed Laushi 0.
TEAM SAOUDIENNE: Khalid Al Omran 0, Ricardo Garrós (h) 5, Santos Iriarte 1, Rayyan Al Ajaji 0.
The Trophée International Mohammed VI de Polo will resume on Tuesday:
3pm: Team Saoudienne vs Team Emirati
4:30pm: Team Nigeria vs Team Egyptienne
6pm: Team Americaine vs Team Espagne