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2021 USPA Master's Cup

8/30/2021

 
Congratulations to Vintage Polo for winning the 2021 Master's Cup!

MVP: Chad Bowman, pictured with Finch the dog
BPP: Catwalk, played by Mason Wroe, pictured with daughter Evelyn and groom Lytha Wendt

Final Score:
*Vintage Polo (6) def *BCI/CW Petroleum (5)  OT

Winners: Vintage Polo
Joe Bob Lequerica, Lily Lequerica, Cody Ellis, Jimmy Seward

Congratulations to Rocking P for winning the 2021 Bill Fick Ford Cup!

Final Score:
Rocking P (5) def Bearsden/Plank Companies (2)
Winners: Rocking P
Bridget Price, Grayson Price, Tommy Costello, Marcos Villanueva
Welcome to the 2021 USPA Master's Cup! We have 9 teams playing in our first 6 Goal tournament this Fall season. The winning team will be awarded $2500 from the USPA!!

Tournament Format
- Bracket 1:  teams play within bracket
- Brackets 2 & 3: teams play cross bracket 
- Semis: top 2 records from Bracket 1 and top 2 records overall from *Brackets 2 & 3 advance to the semifinals 
*Brackets 2 & 3 will be ranked on win percentages 
ie: (2,1) record is 67%, (1,1) record is 50%, (1,2) record is 33%
 - Semifinal pairings will be B1#1 vs B2/3#2 and B1#2 vs B2/3#1

Subsidiary Tournament - Bill Fick Ford Cup
The 5 remaining teams will move the Bill Fick Ford Cup
Semifinal pairings: we will pair teams who have not played each other, if that is inconclusive then we will draw for semifinal pairings (one match game and one round robin). Round Robin rules are found at the bottom of the page.

Tied records:
 - If 2 teams have tied records and they HAVE played each other, then the tie is broken by who beat who. 
 - If 2 teams have tied records and they did NOT play each other, then the tie is broken by a shootout.

 - If 3 or more teams have tied records, then the tie is broken by a shootout.
 Shootout Rules - 1 player from each team, time and place TBD by HTC
- Semifinals: semifinal pairings will be done by draw
*OPEN GOAL PENALTIES - All players are eligible to take open goal penalties*
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**Tied records & tied game rules are at the bottom of the page**
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Reminders:
 - Teams higher in the draw will choose jersey color
 - 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
 http://houstonpoloclub.com/hpc-release-form/
 - Anyone on horseback must wear a helmet (spareholders, grooms, etc)

Bracket 1
A. Patagonia Grill/T Squared Energy (2,1)
B. Quiet Creek Farm/Sullivan Group (2,1)
C. Kanthaka (2,1)
D. Chandler Ranch/Roxstars (0,3)

Bracket 2
E. Horsegate/Whitehall Ranch (0,2)
F. Vintage Polo (2,0)
G. Bearsden / Plank Companies (0,2)

Bracket 3
H. BCI/CW Petroleum (2,1)
I. Rocking P (2,1)

SCHEDULE
Thursday September 9
Umpire/Player Lunch
12:00pm @ Pecan Acres Club House

Patagonia Grill/T Squared Energy (5.5) def *Quiet Creek Fm/Sullivan Grp (5)

5:00pm @ BPC - #2
Umps: H. Galindo / J. Seward
3rd man: C. Bowman
Timer: K. Wroe
*Please bring 1 ump horse

Vintage Polo (7) def *BCI/CW Petroleum (2)
6:15pm @ BPC - #2
Umps: H. Galindo / B. Middleton
3rd man: J. Arguello
Timer: K. Wroe
​*Please bring 1 ump horse

*Rocking P (11) def Bearsden/Plank Companies (3) 
5:00pm @ Pecan Acres
Umps: M. Pascual / D. Juarez
3rd man: D. Luplow
Timer: K. Krueger
​*Please bring 1 ump horse

*Kanthaka (6) def *Chandler Ranch/Roxstars (4.5)
6:00pm @ Pecan Acres
Umps: M. Pascual / D. Juarez
3rd man: M. Villanueva
Timer: K. Krueger
​*Please bring 1 ump horse

Saturday September 11
*Rocking P (5) def *Horsegate/Whitehall Ranch (2.5)
​10:00am @ Whitehall Ranch
Umps: H. Galindo / D. Juarez
3rd man: B. Latorre
Timer: K. Krueger
​*Please bring 1 ump horse


*Quiet Creek Farm/Sullivan Group (4.5) def *Kanthaka (4)
11:00am @ Whitehall Ranch
Umps: H. Galindo / D. Juarez
3rd man: M. Torres
Timer: K. Krueger
​*Please bring 1 ump horse


*Patagonia Grill/T Squared Energy (7.5) def Chandler Ranch/Roxstars (7)
​10:00a
m @ BPC - #2
Umps: M. Pascual / JW Barry
3rd man: M. Wroe
Timer: C. Williams
​*Please bring 1 ump horse

*BCI/CW Petroleum (5) def Bearsden/Plank Companies (4) OT 

​11:00am @ BPC - #2
Umps: M. Pascual / S. Rice
3rd man: V. Miller Jr.
Timer: C. Williams
​*Please bring 1 ump horse


Thursday September 16
Vintage Polo (7) def *Rocking P (5)
4:45pm @ Tonkawa - Wilson
Umps: H. Galindo / R. Orthwein
3rd man: N. Dunbar
Timer: K. Krueger
*Please bring 1 ump horse


Kanthaka (5) def *Patagonia Grill/T Squared Energy (4)
5:45pm @ Tonkawa - Wilson

Umps: H. Galindo / C. Ellis
3rd man: T. Costello
Timer: K. Krueger
*Please bring 1 ump horse


*Quiet Creek Farm/Sullivan Group (5) def *Chandler Ranch/Roxstars (4.5)
4:45pm @ Horsegate Ranch
Umps: M. Pascual / D. Juarez

3rd man: A. Mancebo
Timer: C. Williams
*Please bring 1 ump horse


*BCI/CW Petroleum (8) def *Horsegate/Whitehall Ranch (7)
5:45pm @ Horsegate Ranch
Umps: M. Pascual / D. Juarez

3rd man: N. Cifuni
Timer: C. Williams
*Please bring 1 ump horse


Friday September 17
Shootout  - Bracket 1
Kanthaka #1
Patagonia Grill/T Squared Energy #2 
Quiet Creek Fm/Sullivan Grp #3
11:45am @ New Pueblo - Lower
Umps: M. Pascual / D. Juarez


Shootout - Bracket 2/3
BCI/CW Petroleum def Rocking P
11:45am @ New Pueblo - Lower
Umps: M. Pascual / D. Juarez

Saturday September 18
USPA Master's Cup Semifinal
*Vintage Polo (7) def Patagonia Grill/T Squared Energy (4) 
10:00am @ Pecan Acres
Umps: M. Pascual / N. Cifuni

3rd Man: G. Price
Timer: C. Middleton
*Please bring 1 ump horse

Bill Fick Ford Semifinal
*Rocking P (5) def Quiet Creek Farm/Sullivan Group (2.5)
11:00am @ Pecan Acres
Umps: M. Pascual / V. Miller Jr.

3rd Man: L. Lequerica
Timer: C. Middleton
*Please bring 1 ump horse

USPA Master's Cup Semifinal
*BCI/CW Petroleum (9) def *Kanthaka (7)
10:00am @ BPC - #1
Umps: H. Galindo / I. Saenz
3rd Man: K. Krueger
​Timer: C. Williams
*Please bring 1 ump horse

Bill Fick Ford Semifinal Round Robin
Bearsden/Plank Co def *Whitehall/Horsegate def *Chandler Ranch/Roxstars
BRD/PLCO (4) def HG/WHR (1)
BRD/PLCO (3) def CR/ROX (2.5)
HG/WHR (6) def CR/ROX (2.5)
10:00am @ Whitehall Ranch
Umps: D. Juarez (Sitting pro umps: M. Torres, N. Galindo, D. Luplow)
3rd Man/Timer: J. Tasdemir
*Please bring 1 extra ump horse for outside umpire

Thursday September 23
USPA Master's Cup Finals
*Vintage Polo (6) def *BCI/CW Petroleum (5)  OT
4:15pm @ Pecan Acres
Umps: M. Pascual / D. Juarez
3rd Man: M. Villanueva
Timer: C. Williams
*Please bring 1 ump horse


Bill Fick Ford Finals
Rocking P (5) def Bearsden/Plank Companies (2)
5:30pm @ Pecan Acres
Umps: M. Pascual / D. Juarez

3rd Man: M. Wroe
​Timer: C. Williams
*Please bring 1 ump horse

Match Game
*Horsegate/Whitehall Ranch (6) tied Kanthaka (6)
5:30pm @ BPC - #3
Umps: H. Galindo

Timer: A. Poor
*Please bring 1 ump horse


Round Robin Match Game
Chandler Rch/Roxtars vs Quiet Creek Fm/Sullivan Grp vs Patagonia Grill/T Squared Energy
5:30pm @ BPC - #1
Umps: Sitting Pro Umps (S. Rice / J. Arguello / V. Miller)
Timer: P. Luplow

TEAMS
BCI/CW Petroleum
Cara Kennedy  -0.5
Chris Williams 0.5

Chad Bowman 2
Mason Wroe  4
Handicap -- 6

Bearsden/Plank Companies
Carol Farnsworth  -0.5
Kendall Plank 0.5

Joe Wayne Barry  3
Nicolai Galindo  3
Handicap -- 6

Chandler Ranch/Roxstars
Roxy Mounter  -0.5
Joe Chandler  -0.5
Drew Luplow 2
Shane Rice  4
Handicap -- 5

Horsegate/Whitehall Ranch
Bill Lane  0
Lance Stefanakis 1
Ariel Mancebo  1
Miguel Torres  4
Handicap -- 6

Kanthaka
Sylvia Kampshoff 0
Philipp Kampshoff 1
Bautista Latorre 1T
Robert Orthwein 4
Handicap -- 6

Patagonia Grill/T Squared Energy
Emma Tooth -0.5
Nick Dunbar  0
Vaughn Miller Jr.  2
Bryan Middleton 3
Handicap -- 4.5

Quiet Creek Farm/Sullivan Group
Joanie Jackson  0
Hannah/Olivia  Reynolds 0.5
Joaquin Arguello  2
Nick Cifuni  3
Handicap -- 5.5

Rocking P
Bridget Price  0
Grayson Price  1
Tommy Costello 2
Marcos Villanueva 3
Handicap -- 6

Vintage Polo
Joe Bob Lequerica  0
Lily Lequerica  0
Cody Ellis  3
Jimmy Seward   3
Handicap -- 6


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 55.
 -- 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 55.

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 (tied teams shoot penalty 3s) 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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