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2022 Summer Sizzler Challenge

5/24/2022

 
Congratulations to BCI/CW Petroleum for winning the 2022 Summer Sizzler Challenge!

MVP: Mason Wroe
BPP: Star, played by Mason Wroe, pictured with groom Lytha Wendt

Final Score:
BCI/CW Petroleum (4) def ML Bar Ranch/Plank Companies (3.5) 
Winning Team: BCI/CW Petroleum
(L to R) Cara Kennedy, Chris Williams, Chad Bowman, Mason Wroe
Welcome to the 2022 Summer Sizzler Challenge! We have 4 teams competing in our fifth tournament this season.

*Tournament Format:  4 teams, 3 day tournament - teams will draw for who they play in the first round, then the (1,0) teams will play the (0,1) teams for the second round, best records go to the finals.
 - Thursday (5/26) – Game 1: A vs B, Game 2: C vs D
 - Saturday (5/28) – Game 3: WG1 vs LG2, Game 4: LG1 vs WG2
After Saturday games – If all 4 teams have tied records then we will have a shootout
 - Thursday (6/2) – Finals

*Rain Out Scenario - If Thursday (5/26) games are cancelled due to rain, the tournament format will move to a knock-out format. Thursday (5/26) games will move to Saturday (5/28), and the Saturday winners will advance to the Finals on Thursday (6/2).

Tied 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.


USPA Shootout Rules:
 - 1 player from each team will shoot 1 round of Penalty 3s and 4s.  If teams are still tied after the 1st round, it will go to sudden death shooting penalty 4s.  
 - Players need to wear boots, whites, jerseys, and helmets. Horses are to be tacked as if playing in a game.

Bracket 1
A. ML Bar Ranch/Plank Companies (2,0)
B. Kanthaka (0,2)
C. Patagonia Grill/Sullivan Group (0,2)
D. BCI/CW Petroleum (2,0)

​Reminders:
 - Teams higher in the draw will choose jersey color
 - Spare changes at end lines only
 - All players are required to wear a helmet that passes the NOCSAE ND050 Standard Performance Specification
 - 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)

*OPEN GOAL PENALTIES - All players are eligible to take open goal penalties*
​
SCHEDULE
Thursday May 26
Game 1
*ML Bar Ranch/Plank Companies (4.5) def *Kanthaka (4)
5:15pm @ Traveller's Rest - Main
Umps: K. Huddleston / E. Ezcurra
3rd Man: N. Galindo
Timer: E. Tooth
*Please bring 1 ump horse

Game 2
*BCI/CW Petroleum (6) def *Patagonia Grill/Sullivan Group (5.5)
6:15pm @ Traveller's Rest - Main
Umps: K. Huddleston / E. Ezcurra
3rd Man: N. Galindo
Timer: E. Tooth
*Please bring 1 ump horse

Saturday May 28
WG1 vs LG2
*ML Bar Ranch/Plank Companies (5.5) def *Patagonia Grill/Sullivan Group (3)
10:00am @ Coushatta Creek Ranch

Umps: K. Huddleston / E. Ezcurra
3rd Man: N. Galindo
Timer: E. Tooth
*Please bring 1 ump horse

LG1 vs WG2

*BCI/CW Petroleum (7) def *Kanthaka (5)
​11:00am @ Coushatta Creek Ranch

Umps: K. Huddleston / E. Ezcurra
3rd Man: N. Galindo
Timer: E. Tooth
*Please bring 1 ump horse

Shootout if needed following games


Thursday June 2
Finals
*BCI/CW Petroleum (4) def *ML Bar Ranch/Plank Companies (3.5) 
5:30pm @ Fulshear - North
Umps: K. Huddleston / E. Ezcurra
3rd Man: N. Galindo
Timer: E. Tooth
*Please bring 1 ump horse

Subsidiary Finals
*Kanthaka (7) def *Patagonia Grill/Sullivan Group (4.5)
6:30pm @ Fulshear - North

Umps: K. Huddleston / E. Ezcurra
3rd Man: N. Galindo
Timer: E. Tooth
*Please bring 1 ump horse

TEAMS
BCI / CW Petroleum
Cara Kennedy   0
Chris Williams 0.5
Chad Bowman 2
Mason Wroe  4
Handicap -- 6.5
​
Kanthaka
Sylvia Kampshoff  0
Philipp Kampshoff 1
Ismael Yontob  1.5
Robert Orthwein 4
Handicap -- 6.5

ML Bar Ranch / Plank Companies
*Abby Benton  0
Kendall Plank  0.5
Drew Luplow   2
Joe Wayne Barry 3
Handicap -- 5.5
​*Sub - Will/Grace Mudra  0


Patagonia Grill / Sullivan Group
Joanie Jackson  0
Nick Dunbar  0
Nick Cifuni   3
Bryan Middleton 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
 -- Players will draw for order on when they shoot
 -- Players shoot first round (one penalty 3 and one penalty 4), if players are still tied after first round, then they continue shooting sudden death penalty 4s
 -- Shootout time and location is TBD and will be determined by the HTC

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