SPORT
Miami Beach
Polo World Cup X
Photograpy by The Polo Life
FEB-MAR 2014
Now in its tenth year, the Miami Beach Polo World Cup is the first event of its kind in the U.S. and one of the most prestigious sporting events on the social calendar, taking place April 24-27, 2014, on the sands of South Beach behind The Setai hotel. The four-day, globally renowned sporting event, considered the most coveted of its kind, features top polo players from around the world competing in two tournaments for both men and women.
The South Beach Women’s Polo Cup takes place on Thursday, April 24th featuring eight women teams in a one-day series of round-robin championship matches. Last years winning team of Cecelia Cochran and Alicia Harden will defend their title as 2003 champions, while competing against the highly touted Pamela Flanagan, Cristina Hosmer, Tiffany Busch, Stephanie Kraml-Suttle and Lynn O’Connor, among others, who are all expected to play in this years tournament.
The Miami Beach Polo World Cup X a three-day men´s tournament, now in its tenth year, starts on Friday, April 25th through Sunday, April 27th. Six teams will include some of the world´s top-ranked players, including England´s Jamie Morrison, Holland´s Vincent Mesker, past Miami Beach and Chicago Beach Polo winner, Guille Usandizaga from Argentina, Costa Rica´s Luis Escobar, 2009 MVP
John Gobin and last year´s MVP, 9-goaler Kris Kampsen. “This year´s Miami Beach Polo World Cup is our 10-year anniversary and we are very proud to reach this exciting milestone”, said Bruce Orosz, president and co-founder of The Polo Life, LLC.
"More than 10,000 people attend the Miami Beach Polo World Cup over four days each year" “All eyes are on this year´s tournament as we continue to expand our Beach Polo concept internationally. We thank all o four patrons, sponsors and supporters with helping to take our vision for The Polo Life to new heights. “ More than 10,000 people attend the Miami Beach Polo World Cup over four days. The tournament attracts professional polo players from as far as Russia, Switzerland and Malaysia, as well as the very best from South America