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Some of the most exciting polo to be played in Barbados this season is expected when the annual Barbados Colombian Emeralds-sponsored Barbados Open Tournament kicks off at the Clifton Polo Estate in St Thomas on Sunday. The tournament, which is jointly sponsored by the Barbados Tourism Authority (BTA) and Columbian Emeralds, in association with Simpson Motors, Mount Gay Rum, Raffles Resort, Terra Caribbean Ltd, Barbados National Bank, Ocean 2 and Courtesy Garage, will feature some of the top names in international polo over the course of the four-match series. < Read more > POLO HEATS UP Published on: 2/29/08.
Currently in Barbados are the British teams Cheshire and Chester. Yesterday Barbados came up against Cheshire at Lion Castle and won 9-4. This game was preceded by an encounter between the Bajan teams Kamikazee and Diamonds Black, which ended in a 4-3 victory for the latter. In other action at the Waterhall Polo Ground, Chester defeated Virgin Atlantic 6 1/2-6 in a nail-biting match-up.
Compliments of the Barbados
Nation News by Clifton Henry Published on: 3/27/07.
The 2007 Diamonds International/Piaget 16- goal International Polo Challenge rode off in fine style before a massive crowd at the Holders Polo Grounds in St James. Compliments of the Barbados Nation News March 13th 2007
The tournament got off to an exciting start as four teams took part in the day's game. Mango Bay came up against Courtesy Garage, while JCB took on the mighty Virgin Atlantic. In the first game Mango Bay narrowly defeated Courtesy Garage to win a hard fought game by seven goals to six, while Virgin Atlantic got the better of JCB by six goals to four. Mango Bay were led by Barbadian Jeff Evelyn and included Domingo and Felipe Villamil of Argentina and Chris Hyde of the United Kingdom, while Courtesy was led by Sir Charles Williams along with Jamie Dickson, Ed Hitchman and Tom Morley all of Britain.
THE LARGEST CROWD ever to witness a polo game in Barbados turned up at the Lion Castle polo grounds, St Thomas, for the final match of the 2007 Diamonds International/Breitling-sponsored International Polo Tournament on Sunday March 4th 2007. President of the Barbados Polo Association, Keith Melville, told NATIONSPORT that he was very heartened by the mammoth crowd. "I have never seen a larger crowd at any polo game in the history of polo in Barbados. "Polo is definitely on the rise and this is evident from the increasing numbers so far for the year. This augurs well for the future of the sport in Barbados," he said. On the field, the tournament climaxed with a thrilling 7-5 win for Barbados against the visiting Cheshire polo team of Britain. Barbados entered the final game with the visitors leading the four-match series 2-1 and desperately in need of a win to level the series. Their recent record of not losing a series to Cheshire in four years was at stake. < Read more > February 2007 Compliments of the Nation News by EZRA STUART
Barbados, inspired by a brilliant sudden death penalty
conversion by Jamie Dixon prevailed 4-3 over the visiting Argentina team
to capture The shoot-out, contested over three rounds with all four members of each team allocated three penalty shots from 60 yards, kicked off the 2007 international season. With a strong breeze on a windy afternoon, some players went for power and others looked for precise placement. The decision to have the shoot-out proved to be a satisfying substitute after the international match had to be cancelled because morning showers made the outfield too soft. From the opening shot, which was missed by Argentine Ricardo Estrada, to the last penalty, which Dixon clinically converted, the polo aficionados, headed by Sir Charles Williams, were treated to a keen battle with some near misses. < Read more> |
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