2024 Bayou City Cup

Congratulations to Summit on winning the 2024 Bayou City Cup!

MVP: Grazielle Vollers, pictured with Robert Delaneo and Todd Riemenschneider

BPP: Frieda, owned and played by Carter Nix, sponsored by The Fitzpatrick Group, Luke Jander, pictured with Robert Delaneo and Todd Riemenschneider 

Final Results:
Summit (1) def C. Baldwin (0)

Winning Team: Summit
(L to R) Margherita Pettinelli, Grazielle Vollers, and Carter Nix
pictured with Mossy Ineos Grenadier, Robert Delaneo and QR Jets, 
​Todd Riemenschneider
​

Welcome to the 2024 Houston Women's Polo Championship! We have 4 teams competing in the Bayou City Cup this year, please see the draw and schedule below!

Team announcements and Tournament Draw was held at the Tournament Kickoff Party on Sunday November 10 at 6:00pm.
(details will be emailed to players)

Tournament Format
- Teams will draw for who plays who in the semifinals

Sunday  November 17 starting at 1:00pm
Semifinals
 - Game 1: A vs B (1 chukker game)
 - Game 2: C vs D (1 chukker game)

Subsidiary Finals
 - Loser Game 1 vs Loser Game 2 (1 chukker game)
Finals
 - Winner Game 1 vs Winner Game 2 (1 chukker game)

Tied Match Games
If teams end their game in a tie, then the tie will be broken with a shootout:
 -- 1 player (amateurs only), alternating teams, will shoot Penalty 3s. After all players have hit, the team with more points is declared the winner.  Should a tie remain, ALL PLAYERS will hit again, until a winner is declared.

**Reminders**
 - All players are required to wear a helmet that passes the NOCSAE ND050 Standard Performance Specification
​ - Games will be played on the flat
 - 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)

Note:  *HPC reserves the right to modify teams in case of last-minute substitutions before the Sunday games
The Host Tournament Committee will schedule and assign fields for all tournament games. The HTC will do their best to uphold the draw but reserves the right to modify the draw and schedule in the case of inclement weather or where deemed in the best interest of the tournament by the HTC. Teams may be required to travel to alternate fields in the case of inclement weather.

Semifinal 1
A. koelsch gallery/Ears of Buddha
B. Summit

Semifinal 2
C. Alair Homes
D. C. Baldwin

SCHEDULE

Sunday November 17
Game 1 (1 chukker)
A vs B
Summit (1) def koelsch gallery/Ears of Buddha (0)
1:00pm @ Pecan Acres
Ump: M. Prinsloo
Timer: E. Markell

Game 2 (1 chukker)
C vs D 
C. Baldwin (2) def  Alair Homes (1) 
1:10pm @ Pecan Acres
Ump: M. Prinsloo
Timer: E. Markell

Subsidiary Finals
LG1 vs LG2 (1 chukker)
koelsch gallery/Ears of Buddha (1) def Alair Homes (0)
1:25pm @ Pecan Acres
Ump: M. Prinsloo
Timer: E. Markell

Final
WG1 vs WG2 (1 chukker)
Summit (1) def C. Baldwin (0)
1:35pm @ Pecan Acres
Ump: M. Prinsloo
Timer: E. Markell

Bayou City Cup Trophy Presentation - ALL TEAMS
3:30pm @ Pecan Acres

TEAMS
Alair Homes
Helen Sellers
Lauren Cross
Sarah Amanullah

C. Baldwin
Clio Crespy
Juliana Nunes Pino
Jordan Fikes

koelsch gallery/Ears of Buddha
Kim Ogg
Lisa Dueck
Carolyn Stimmel

Summit
Grazielle Vollers
Margherita Pettinelli
Carter Nix