2017 World Polo Championship

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The 2017 World Polo Championship was held at the Sydney Polo Club. The Championship rights were awarded to the club itself. This is unusual as the normal process is to award it to a country. The Sydney Polo Club was offered the opportunity to bid because of their unparalleled fields and grounds. The Australian Polo Federation is in support of the Sydney Polo Club.

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Destination NSW is the strategic Sponsor of the 2017 World Polo Championship hosted by the Sydney Polo Club. [1] The event took place in October 2017. [2] The tournament saw the world's eight best nations compete for the world title in Sydney's Hawkesbury region. [3]

Fixture and Results

Pool Results

P. Round
Results
DateGroupTeam 1Team 2Score
October 21Group AFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of the United States.svg  United States 12 - 9½
Group AFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 10 - 09
October 22Group BFlag of England.svg  England Flag of India.svg  India 16 - 01
Group BFlag of Chile.svg  Chile Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 09 - 02
October 24Group AFlag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 07 - 05
Group AFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 12 - 3½
October 25Group BFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of England.svg  England 11 - 08
Group BFlag of Chile.svg  Chile Flag of India.svg  India 11 - 02
October 28Group AFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 9 - 5½
Group AFlag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 15 - 9½
Group BFlag of England.svg  England Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 08 - 05
Group BFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of India.svg  India 09 - 08

Knockout stages


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References

  1. "World Polo Championship in Hawkesbury" . Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  2. "Dates set for XI FIP World Polo Championship in Sydney in 2017 - Destination NSW". www.destinationnsw.com.au. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
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