2020 USPA Delegate's Cup

Congratulations to Roxstars/Vintage Polo 1 for winning the 2020 USPA Delegate's Cup!

MVP: Shane Rice
BPP: Gato, played by Cody Ellis, pictured with Joe Bob & Sheila Lequerica, Kathryn Rizaekos, and Lily & CJ Lequerica

Final Score:
Roxstars/Vintage Polo 1 (6) def Sullivan Group/Vintage Polo 2 (4)
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USPA Delegate's Cup Winners: Roxters/Vintage Polo 1 (L to R)
Shane Rice, Jimmy Seward, Lily Lequerica, Roxy Riggs

Congratulations to Rover's Romphouse for winning the 2020 Red Oak Cup!

Final Score:
​Rover's Romphouse (5.5) def BCI/Kanthaka (5)

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Red Oak Cup Winners: Rover's Romphouse (L to R)
Debbie Shelton, Tiamo Hudspeth, Robert Orthwein with son Gus, Tom Crea

Welcome to the 2020 USPA Delegate's Cup! We have 10 teams playing in our second 6 Goal tournament, which is a national USPA tournament, the winning team will be awarded with a $2,500 check from the USPA! 

Tournament Format
- Bracket 1 & 2: 3 teams in each bracket, teams will play 3 games cross bracket.
​- Bracket 3:  4 teams, everyone plays everyone.
- After the 3 games of bracket play, all teams will be ranked 1 through 10 based on records.
     - If 2 teams have tied records and they did NOT play each other, then the tie is broken by a shootout.
     - If 2 teams have tied records and they HAVE played each other, then the tie is broken by who beat who. 
     - If 3 or more teams have tied records, then the tie is broken by a shootout. 
- Records 1 through 4 will advance to the semifinals.
- Records 5 through 10 will move to the Red Oak Cup subsidiary tournament.
- For the semifinal pairings,  Record #1 vs Record #4, Record #2 vs Record #3. If there are tied records in the semifinal pairings, then we will draw for placement. 

**All tied records & tied game rules are at the bottom of the page**

Reminders:
 - All players must have USPA Dues paid
https://www.uspolo.org/association/membership
 - All players must have signed a HPC release form for this year
//houstonpoloclub.com/hpc-release-form/
 - Anyone on horseback must wear a helmet (spareholders, grooms, etc)
 - No dogs allowed on the ML Bar Ranch property please

Bracket 1
A. Eureka / Horsegate (1,2)
B. Sullivan Group / Vintage Polo 2 (3,0)
C. T Squared Energy / Specoil (2,1)

Bracket 2
D. Brown Bears / BPC (2,1)
E. BCI / Kanthaka (0,3)
F. ML Bar Ranch / Whitehall Ranch (1,2)

Bracket 3
G. Pegasus / Propaganda (1,2)
H. Rover's Romphouse (1,2)
I. Roxstars / Vintage Polo 1 (3,0)
J. CW Petroleum (1,2)

SCHEDULE
Saturday October 3
Sullivan Group/Vintage Polo 2 (12) def *BCI/Kanthaka (8)
10:00am @ Pecan Acres
Umps: K. Huddleston / N. Galindo
3rd Man: J. Seward
Timer: T. Scilufo
*Please bring 1 ump horse

*Roxstars/Vintage Polo 1 (6) def CW Petroleum (3)
11:00am @ Pecan Acres
Umps: K. Huddleston / C. Ellis
3rd Man: C. Bowman
Timer: T. Scilufo
*Please bring 1 ump horse

*T Squared Energy/Specoil (8.5) def ML Bar Ranch/Whitehall Ranch (5)
10:00am @ BPC - #1
Umps: S. Dalton / R. Orthwein
3rd Man: TJ Elordi
Timer: K. Wroe
*Please bring 1 ump horse

Rover's Romphouse (6.5) def *Pegasus/Propaganda (4) 
11:00am @ BPC - #1
Umps: S. Dalton / D. Luplow 
3rd Man:  T. Costello
Timer: K. Wroe
*Please bring 1 ump horse

*Brown Bears/BPC (7) def *Eureka/Horsegate (6.5) 
10:00am @ BPC - #2
Umps: S. Krueger / JM Obregon
3rd Man/Timer: KC Krueger
*Please bring 1 ump horse

Thursday October 8
Roxstars/Vintage Polo 1 (8) def Rover's Romphouse (4.5)
4:45pm @ Pecan Acres
Umps: C. Woodfin / N. Cifuni
3rd Man: D. Luplow
Timer: KC Krueger

Sullivan Group/Vintage Polo 2 (10) def ML Bar Ranch/Whitehall Ranch (2.5)
5:45pm @ Pecan Acres
Umps: C. Woodfin / S. Rice
3rd Man: T. Hudspeth
Timer: KC Krueger

Pegasus/Propaganda (7.5) def *CW Petroleum (4)
4:45pm @ BPC - #2
Umps: K. Huddleston / G. Usandizaga
3rd Man: J. Cernadas
Timer: K. Wroe
*Please bring 1 ump horse

*Eureka/Horsegate (6) def BCI/Kanthaka (4)
5:45pm @ BPC - #2
Umps: K. Huddleston / M. Wroe
3rd Man: C. Williams
Timer: K. Wroe
*Please bring 1 ump horse

*Brown Bears/BPC (11) def *T Squared Energy/Specoil (4) 
5:45pm @ BPC - #1
Umps: S. Dalton / S. Krueger
3rd Man/Timer: Co. Williams
*Please bring 1 ump horse

Saturday October 10
ML Bar Ranch/Whitehall Ranch (5.5) def *Eureka/Horsegate (3) 
10:00am @ Whitehall Ranch
Umps: S. Dalton / B. Middleton
3rd Man: C. Bowman
Timer: KC Krueger
*Please bring 1 ump horse

T Squared Energy/Specoil (6.5) def *BCI/Kanthaka (6)
11:00am @ Whitehall Ranch
Umps: S. Dalton / M. Torres
3rd Man: A. Moore
Timer: KC Krueger
*Please bring 1 ump horse

Roxstars/Vintage Polo 1 (5) def Pegasus/Propaganda (3.5)
10:00am @ Pegasus
Umps: B. Mudra / T. Freeman
3rd Man: T. Crea
Timer: Co. Williams

CW Petroleum (5) def *Rover's Romphouse (1.5) 
11:00am @ Pegasus
Umps: B. Mudra / J. Seward
3rd Man: D. Andras
Timer: Co. Williams

*Sullivan Group/Vintage Polo 2 (10) def *Brown Bears/BPC (8)
10:00am @ BPC - #1
Umps: K. Huddleston / C. Woodfin
3rd Man/Timer: E. Mera
*Please bring 1 ump horse

Thursday October 15
Delegate's Cup Semis
*Roxstars/Vintage Polo 1 (5) def Brown Bears/BPC (4)
4:30pm @ BPC - #2
Umps: K. Huddleston / T. Costello
3rd Man: C. Ellis
Timer: K. Wroe
*Please bring 1 ump horse

Delegate's Cup Semis
*Sullivan Group/Vintage Polo 2 (7) def T Squared Energy/Specoil (4.5)
5:30pm @ BPC - #2
Umps: K. Huddleston / I. Saenz
3rd Man: S. Rice
Timer: K. Wroe
*Please bring 1 ump horse

Red Oak Cup Semis (Round Robin)
BCI/Kanthaka def *CW Petroleum vs *ML Bar Ranch/Whitehall Ranch
BCI/K (3.5) tied MBL/WHR (3.5)
BCI/K (2.5) def CWP (2)
CWP (4) def MLB/WHR (3.5) 
5:00pm @ Fulshear - South
Umps: S. Dalton / Sitting pro umps (N. Galindo/ M. Torres / G. Usandizaga)
3rd Man/Timer: Co. Williams
*Please bring 1 ump horse

Red Oak Cup Semis (Round Robin)
Rover's Romphouse def Eureka/Horsegate def Pegasus/Propaganda
RR (3.5) def Peg/Prop (1)
RR (1.5) def E/HG (1)
E/HG (2) def Peg/Prop(0)
5:00pm @ Fulshear - North
Umps: C. Woodfin / Sitting pro umps (J. Cernadas / R. Orthwein / M. Wroe)
3rd Man/Timer: KC Krueger

​Saturday October 17
Delegate's Cup Finals
*Roxstars/Vintage Polo 1 (6) def *Sullivan Group/Vintage Polo 2 (4)
10:00am @ BPC - #1
Umps: K. Huddleston / S. Dalton
3rd Man: T. Hudspeth
Timer: K. Wroe
​*Please bring 1 umpire horse

Red Oak Cup Finals
*Rover's Romphouse (5.5) def *BCI/Kanthaka (5)
11:00am @ BPC - #1
Umps: K. Huddleston / S. Dalton
3rd Man: N. Cifuni
​Timer: K. Wroe
*Please bring 1 umpire horse

Consolation
Brown Bears/BPC def Pegasus/Propaganda 
11:00am @ BPC - #2
Ump: S. Krueger
​Timer: KC Krueger

Consolation
Eureka/Horsegate def ML Bar Ranch/Whitehall Ranch 
10:00am @ ML Bar Ranch
Ump: T. Freeman
​Timer: T. Scilufo

Consolation
CW Petroleum def T Squared Energy/Specoil 
11:00am @ ML Bar Ranch
Ump: J. Cernadas
​Timer: T. Scilufo

TEAMS
BCI/Kanthaka
Cara Kennedy  -0.5
Sylvia Kampshoff  0
Chad Bowman  2
Guillermo Usandizaga  4T
Handicap -- 5.5

Brown Bears/BPC
Will Brown / Scott Wood  0
Chino Payan  1
Martin Munoz  2
Ignacio Saenz  3
Handicap -- 6

CW Petroleum
Madi Outhier  -0.5
Chris Williams  0.5
Taylor Freeman  2
Nicolai Galindo  4
Handicap -- 6

Eureka / Horsegate
*Rene Campos  0.5 
Anson Moore  0.5
Lance Stefanakis  0
Jorge Cernadas 4
Handicap -- 5
*Nick Stefanakis  -1

ML Bar Ranch/Whitehall Ranch
Abby Benton  -1
*Bill Lane  0
Drew Luplow  2
Miguel Torres  4
Handicap -- 5
*Fox Benton  0

Pegasus/Propaganda
Paul Hobby  0.5
David Andras  1
TJ Elordi  0
Mason Wroe  4
Handicap -- 5.5

Rovers Romphouse
Debbie Shelton  -1
Tom Crea  1
Tiamo Hudspeth  1
Robert Orthwein  4
Handicap -- 5

Roxstars/Vintage Polo 1
Roxy Mounter -0.5
Lily Lequerica  -0.5 
Jimmy Seward  3
Shane Rice  4
Handicap -- 6

Sullivan Group/Vintage Polo 2
Joanie Jackson  -0.5
Joe Bob Lequerica  -0.5 / Isabel Artzer  -1
Nick Cifuni  3
Cody Ellis  4
Handicap -- 6 / 5.5

T Squared Energy/SpecOil
Nick Dunbar  0
Emma Tooth  -0.5
Tommy Costello  2
Bryan Middleton  3
Handicap -- 4.5
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Tied Games
If team handicaps indicate the possibility for a tied game, teams will be asked prior to the match for either shoot out or overtime. If both teams cannot agree, then teams will do a shootout.
 -- Shoot outs will follow USPA Rulebook Rule 14.d, pg 65.
 -- Rule 14.d: Each player, alternating teams, will shoot Penalty 3s. After all players have hit, the teams with more points is declared the winner.  Should a tie remain, ALL PLAYERS will hit again, however the team which hit first will now hit second.
 - Overtime will follow USPA Rulebook Rule 14c, pg 65.

Tied Records:
 In the case of seeding, teams will draw for placement.
 In the case of elimination:
 - If 2 teams have tied records and they did NOT play each other, then the tie is broken by a shootout.
 - If 2 teams have tied records and they HAVE played each other, then the tie is broken by who beat who. 
 - If 3 or more teams have tied records, then the tie is broken by a shootout.

Shootouts:
 -- 1 player from each team will shoot
 -- Shootout time and location is TBD and will be determined by the HTC

Round Robin Rules:
The winner of the Round Robin is the team with the best won-lost record.  In the event of a won/lost tie at the end of the Round Robin, the order of finish will be determined using the following method: 
1. Based on net goals
2. If net goals is inconclusive, then gross goals 
3. Lastly, the “shoot out” procedure set forth in USPA Outdoor Rule 14.d, if both net goals and gross goals are inconclusive

Round Robin Tied Game Rules:
Should any 2 chukker game result in a tie, the winner shall be determined by the shootout procedure in USPA Outdoor Rule 14.d except that only 1 player from each of the tied teams will shoot.  The shootout will take place immediately following the game between the 2 tied teams.
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