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La Dolfina stormed to victory in the Argentine Open, with an
outstanding performance by Adolfo Cambiaso, reports Héctor Martelli
Held through late September and mid-
December, the Triple Crown in Argentina
comprises the Tortugas Open, the Hurlingham
Open and the Argentine Open respectively.
With the score of the best eight, the
Tortugas Open was played, the only one with
variants compared to 2017. In 2018, they
played in two zones by double knockout,
with a quarter-final, semifinal and final of
the Open and subsidiary.
Three of the first four games were not
particularly exhilarating, due to the high
scoring difference. La Dolfina (40), Ellerstina
(40) and Las Monjitas (38) all defeated
32-goal lineups by no less than an impressive
gap of 11 goals. Only La Dolfina II and La
Aguada played an interesting match.
In the two semifinals there was not much
attraction either.The final match between the
two dominating teams of Argentine polo was
very balanced. However, La Dolfina was much
stronger than Ellerstina in attack and, as
a result, Cambiaso and his team emerged
as the champions once again.
The Hurlingham Open came next, featuring
a line-up of ten teams; the eight squads who
played the Tortugas Open were joined by
teams La Ensenada and La Cañada, who
both qualified rated at 28.
The highlight was undoubtedly the
young players of La Ensenada, who came out
of the qualification. With an average age
of 23 among teammembers, La Ensenada
was the youngest squad of the last 60
years to compete in the Triple Crown,
and their performance was brilliant – they
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