BMW Polo Masters St-Tropez Open de Gassin 2014
Surprise and originality are the hallmarks of this Polo tournament in Saint-Tropez.
Only Jean Yves Delfosse could organize an a event like this Polo Tournament, with Madame de Fontenay, Miss Prestige and BIG ALI.
For 27 years he has developed polo on the Saint-Tropez peninsula. He has never stopped creating and adding originality to attract a growing audience at this athletic, friendly and chic get together. For this 27th edition, Alshair Fiyaz and Corinne Schuler opened the doors of the Saint-Tropez Polo Club to host the BMW Polo Masters. This prestigious location with exceptional facilities gave even more punch to the event, allowing it to shine like never before, just like the silver mallet jointly awarded by the Gassin and Saint Tropez municipalities.
This was a close final that pitted the Team Dark Ice / Hôtel de Paris led by Helen Goddard Watts (hcp 0) against Geoffrey Palmer's (hcp 0) team Antelope / Julian Jewellers. The two teams kept one goal difference for all 5 chukkers and it was the last 40 seconds that were decisive. The Antelope / Julian Joaillier's team missed a penalty and left the field open to the opposing team and it was Bautista Ortiz Di Urbina (hcp7) on scoring, gave the victory to the team Dark Ice / Hotel of Paris, 12-11. The Antelope Team / Julian Joaillier, were not unworthy in this thrilling final, the prize for “Best Team Boss” was awarded to Geoffrey Palmer (hcp 0). The semi-finals also kept the audience in suspense until the last two minutes. Despite the Menendez brothers duo, both handicap 7, the Villa Sesta team / BMW led by Ricardo Tattoni (hcp 0) bowed out with 10-12 against the Axus / Hexis team Brian XU (hcp 0) assisted by Dario Musso (hcp7.) From the very start of the tournament, exciting exchanges between Corinne Schuler 's team F Polo (hcp0) against the Werner Meier's team Technogym (hcp 0) failed to establish a prognosis. And it was the decisive goal by Mattias Nigoul (hcp 4) who gave F Polo 5th place in this tournament.
8 players competed in this hotly contested cup. While Melanie Amphoux's team led 4-1 in the selection match it was the Domaine de la Rouillère team led by Magali Laget who made an incredible comeback and finally won by one goal, 5 to 4 in the final.
Day and night, sport, elegance, entertainment and themed evenings make up the BMW Polo Masters tournaments, convivial and festive events that you will not experience anywhere else.
In this summer edition, the festivities began with a parade of thirty cars. Julian Joaillier's Old Car Trophy, has been a coveted competition for many years, in which each team are impeccably coiffured and wearing elegant hats.
To keep up with the “Concours d'Elegance”, Ms. de Fontenay Geneniève chose this stylish event to hold the Miss Provence Prestige 2014 in the presence of Marie Laure Cornu, Miss Prestige France and 3 Miss Vedettes. Romane Venier, was chosen out of the 11 candidates selected. Organized and directed by Lydia Enguehard / event Showmodel, it finished with a fashion show of the Miss Prestige stars dressed by the designer Frederic Duverneuil, the show's official fashion desoigner. Upon the announcement of the show's results in the warm applause of the public, the polo club's dance floor lit up with the arrival of the young DJ from Lyon, William Ruchon. He was quickly joined by BIG ALI the MC for the evening, who put on a frenzied show until the early hours of the morning, dressed in a polo helmet in the St Tropez polo colours.
RESULTS
1 st : Hotel de Paris / Dark Ice
2 nd : Julian Joailliers / Antelope
3 rd : Hexis / Axus
4 th : BMW / Villa Sesta
5 th : F Polo Team
6 th : Technogym
BEST TEAM PATRON : Geoffrey Palmer (Julian Joailliers / Antelope)
LADIES CUP
1st : Domaine de la Rouillère
2nd : Mélanie Amphoux