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Argentina defeated Brazil 12 - 11 to win the FIP IX World Championship played friday 21st October, 2011 at the Estancia Grande Polo Club in San Luis, Argentina.
Italy won the bronze medal after beating England 9 - 7.
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LINEUP & SCORERS
Argentina: Pablo Llorente 4 (3 goals), Alfredo Capella 4 (6 goals), Martin Inchauspe 5 (1 goal), Salvador Jauretche 1 (2 goals): 12

Brazil: Beto Junqueira 1 (1 goal), Pedro Zacharias 5 (8 goals), Xande Junqueira 4 (2 goals), Joao Novaes 4: 11
Chukker Score Argentina / Brazil : 1-3, 4-5, 4-7, 6-7, 10-9, 12-11
PARTICIPATING TEAMS
LEAGUE 1
ARGENTINA: Pablo Llorente 4, Alfredo Capella 4, Martín Inchauspe 5 y Salvador Jauretche 1. Total: 14. Coach: Martin Zubia
ITALY: Goffredo Cutinelli 3 (Martín Logioco 3), Manuel Elizalde 2, Francisco Elizalde 5 y Juan Jauretche 4. Total: 14. Coach: Orco Cutinelli
MEXICO: Alejandro González Keil 1, Francisco Aguilar 4, Valerio Aguilar 5 y Alejandro Gómez de Parada 3. Total: 13. Coach: Roberto Gonzalez
INDIA: Ravi Rathore 3, Visham Chauhan 2, Samir Suhag 5 y Tarun Sirohi 3. Total: 13. Coach: Vikram Rathore
PAKISTAN: Ahmed Tiwana 3, Temur Nadeem 2, Raja Sami Ula 4 y Saqib Khahwani 3. Total: 12. Coach: Abdul Mamdot
LEAGUE 2
USA: Chris Collins 2, Mason Wroe 3, John Gobin 5, Nick Snow 4. Total: 14. Coach: Charles Muldoon
BRAZIL: Beto Junqueira 1, Pedro Zacharias 5, Xande Junqueira 4 ,Joao Novaes 4. Total: 14. Coach: Calao Mello
CHILE: Felipe Vercellino 2, Max Silva 2, Ignacio Vercellino 5 y Juan Sanchez 5. Total: 14. Coach: Jose Antonio Iturrate
ENGLAND: Nick Britten Long 2, Jack Richardson 3, Max Richardson 4, Ed Hitchman 5. Total: 14. Caoch: Anthony Fanshawe
AUSTRALIA: Alex White 2, Dirk Gould 5, Matt Grimes 5, Will White 2. Total: 14. Coach: Anto White
FIXTURES & RESULTS
| Mon 10 October |
Argentina |
13 |
vs |
6 |
Mexico |
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Pakistan |
6 |
vs |
17 |
Italy |
| Tues 11 October |
Brazil |
11 |
vs |
5 |
USA |
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Chile |
7 |
vs |
13 |
England |
| Wed 12 October |
Argentina |
17 |
vs |
8 |
Pakistan |
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Mexico |
9 |
vs |
11 |
India |
| Thur 13 October |
USA |
5 |
vs |
7 |
England |
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Brazil |
11 |
vs |
8 |
Australia |
| Fri 14 October |
India |
12 |
vs |
13 |
Italy |
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Pakistan |
9 |
vs |
10 |
Mexico |
| Sat 15 October |
Australia |
5 |
vs |
10 |
England |
| Sat 15 October |
Chile |
6 |
vs |
5 |
USA |
| Sun 16 October |
India |
10 |
vs |
12 |
Pakistan |
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Argentina |
8 |
vs |
7 |
Italy |
| Mon 17 October |
Brazil |
12 |
vs |
7 |
Chile |
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Australia |
10 |
vs |
9 |
USA |
| Tues 18 October |
Mexico |
7 |
vs |
8 |
Italy |
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Argentina |
14 |
vs |
9 |
India |
| Wed 19 October |
Australia |
12 |
vs |
11 |
Chile |
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Brazil |
15 |
vs |
14 |
England |
| FINAL |
| Fri 21 October |
ITALY |
9 |
vs |
7 |
ENGLAND |
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BRAZIL |
11 |
vs |
12 |
ARGENTINA |
AWARDED PRICES
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER (MVP): ALFREDO CAPELLA, Argentina
BEST PLAYING PONIE: POUPÉE owned by Francisco Dorignac
Brazil has won the title three times, while it is the forth time that Argentina wins the FIP World Trophy, cementing their status as the most successful country in the history of this competition.
| ARGENTINA |
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BRAZIL |
| 1987 vs Mexico |
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1995 vs Argentina |
| 1992 vs Chile |
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2001 vs Australia |
| 1998 vs Brazil |
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2004 vs England |
| 2011 vs Brazil |
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World Championships: Venues & Winners
ARGENTINA in 1987: Buenos Aires, Rep. Argentina.
USA in 1990: Berlín, Germany. USA
ARGENTINA in 1992: Stgo de Chile, Chile.
BRAZIL in 1995: St. Moritz, Suiza.
ARGENTINA in 1998: Sta. Bárbara, EEUU.
BRAZIL in 2001: Melbourne, Australia.
BRAZIL in 2004: Chantilly, Francia.
CHILE in 2008: Ciudad de México, México.
ARGENTINA in 2011: San Luís, Rep. Argentina.
IX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Members of the Organizing Committee: Francisco Dorignac, Bernardo Hiriart, Eduardo Huergo.
Tournament Committee: José Lartirigoyen, Estuardo Masías, Eduardo Huergo & Team Representatives ( 1 per each country),
Tournament Director: Estuardo Masias.
Tournament Vice-Director: José Lartirigoyen
Umpires: Martín Goti, Nicolás Scortichini, Peter Wright (UK), Rafael Silva (Uruguay) and Esteban Ferrari
21 Countries from all over the world participated of the Zone Playoffs, to qualify to the Final of the IX FIP World Championships and join Argentina, who qualified automatically as hosts, and Chile, who also qualified automatically as defending champions.
PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES
| ZONE A |
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ZONE B |
| Guatemala |
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Colombia |
| USA |
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Peru |
| Canada |
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Brazil |
| Mexico |
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Uruguay |
| Domenican republic |
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Chile |
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Argentina |
| ZONE C |
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ZONE D |
| France |
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India |
| England |
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Nigeria |
| Holland |
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South Africa |
| Germany |
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Australia |
| Italy |
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Malaysia |
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New Zealand |
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Pakistan |
ZONE PLAYOFFS ( Dates & venues )
Zone A Playoffs: April 30 May18, 2011 at Casa Campo Polo Club, Dominican Republic
Zone B Playoffs : 20-24 June,2011 at Helvetia Polo Club, Brazil
Zone C Playoffs: 22 September—2 October 2011 at Villa Sesta, Italy
Zone D Playoffs: 11-26 June, 2011 at Royal Pahang Polo Club and Royal Selangor Polo Club
For Zone Playoffs results click on the logo or visit www.fippolo.com/polo-home-flash-news/fip-viii-european-polo-championship.html
For more information and photos visit www.aapolo.com
PoloTimes at www.polotimes.co.uk/index.php?pg=35&story=698
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