Spain is new European Champion –
XIV. FIP Polo European Championship 2023 at the Polo Club Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf, 11. September 2023 – In a breathtaking final and in mediterranean temperatures, Spain became the new European Polo Champion yesterday. In the final
the spanish team faced the polo team from Azerbaijan and showed a superior performance with a 9:6 victory
Düsseldorf, 11. September 2023 – In a breathtaking final and in mediterranean temperatures, Spain became the new European Polo Champion yesterday. In the final the spanish team faced the polo team from Azerbaijan and showed a superior performance with a 9:6 victory.
The match for third place, in which Team Germany with brothers Paul, Anton and Emil Grabosch with Ken Kawamoto faced Austria, also released enthusiastic emotions not only among the players but also among the Düsseldorf audience. Greatest jubilation when the young German team, which had only narrowly missed the entry into the final, could finally secure the bronze medal with a score of 7:5.5. After exciting matches in this strong international field of participants, the teams Italy (5th place), England (6th place), the Netherlands (7th place) and Switzerland (8th place) finished in the other places. Tournament organizer Otto Blank: “We are overjoyed and proud to be able to conclude this XIV FIP European Polo Championship here at the Polo Club Düsseldorf so successfully. Spain played overwhelmingly well today and we congratulate the new European Champions.” Blank, who since 2018 has expanded the Polo Club Düsseldorf, which has existed since the 1970s, into one of the most beautiful polo facilities in Germany through extensive renovation work, now offers polo a unique platform in the north of the state capital. Highest recognition for him that he had been commissioned by the polo world federation FIP to host a European Championship. In addition to the world federation FIP, whose representative Alex Taylor was on site in Düsseldorf as tournament director during the entire European Championship, the German Polo Association (DPV) is also co-host of the European Championship in Düsseldorf. DPV President Oliver Winter:
“We look back on 120 years of polo history in Germany, in which the Polo Club Düsseldorf has played a leading role for over 44 years. We are all the more delighted that Germany has now been entrusted with hosting a European Championship here for the third time. We are thrilled about this fantastically beautiful facility with its Polo Academy, which offers the best training opportunities for the German sport of polo and especially for the young generation of players. A sensational achievement by Otto Blank, his family and his team.” Over 200 horses, players from eight nations and hundreds of spectators on the final weekend turned the Polo Club Düsseldorf into a European polo hotspot in midsummer temperatures. All team jerseys were again provided by the global, sports-inspired brand U.S. Polo Assn. as the official apparel partner of the FIP and the European Polo Championships. On the organizer side, professional polo player Tito Gaudenzi has provided significant support for the organization of the 2023 European Championship. The Swiss-born polo player is the organizer of the world-renowned Snow Polo event in Kitzbühel, organizes beach polo in Miami and is a successful polo player himself. Tito Gaudenzi, founder and CEO of Lifestyle Polo and captain of the Swiss national polo team: “First of all, we would like to thank all the participating teams and the organization. Congratulations to Spain’s victory at the XIV FIP Polo European Championship at Polo Club Düsseldorf. It was a privilege for Lifestyle Polo to work with Otto Blank and the Polo Club Düsseldorf to organize such a monumental event. Thank you also to the German Polo Association (DPV) and the International Polo Federation (FIP) for their support. We look forward to continuing to grow the sport of polo around the world.”
Organiser: Polo Club Düsseldorf Otto Blank Lünen’sche Gasse 23 • 40489 Düsseldorf Lifestyle Events GmbH Tito Gaudenzi Reichshofer Straße 24 • 14195 Berlin Press Contact: sst media Stefanie Stüting – stueting@sst-media.de
XIV FIP European Championship 2023 – September 1st – September 10th, 2023, Dusseldorf Polo Club, Germany.
