2001 World Polo Championship

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The 2001 World Polo Championship was played in Melbourne Australia during April 2001 and was won by Brazil. This event brought together eight teams from around the world in the Werribee Park.

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Final Match

Brazil Flag of Brazil.svg 10 – 9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS
  Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Diniz
  Flag of Brazil.svg Aluisio Rosa
  Flag of Brazil.svg Rodrigo Andrade
  Flag of Brazil.svg Olavo Novaes
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Drew Slack-Smith
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Williams
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Field
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Damien Johnston

Final rankings

RankTeam
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
3 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina

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