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Seven loaded teams entered the 2022 USPA Northeast Circuit Congressional Cup tournament to compete for a handsome pot of prize money and trophies in the northeast's largest tournament this season. Tournament rounds took place through the end of June, culminating in the winner-takes-all Finals on Saturday, July 2, 2022 with their names immortalized in the USPA Yearbook (page 472).
Venues included three of Newport’s best tournament fields with the Championship on BD Field at the International Polo Grounds. The tournament was sanctioned by the United States Polo Association (USPA) and officiated by professional umpires from the USPA. An agenda of social events & entertainment for local experiences rounded out the itinerary. Tournament rounds on June 25th and July 2 were open to the public as the featured matches in the Newport International Polo Series.
USPA Congressional Cup Winners: Glen Farm; Chris Fragomeni, Tim Day, Sam Clemens, and Stuart Campbell.
Preliminary I - 6PM - Braman Field
Glen Farm - 6 (W)
Polombia - 3
Preliminary II - 5PM - Braman Field
Pony Up/Kingswood - 5 (W)
Kingswood - 4
Preliminary III - 4PM - Braman Field
Foxtrot - 4.5
Kingswood - 6 (W)
Preliminary IV - 6PM - Braman Field
Newport - 4
Acoaxet - 8 (W)
Preliminary V - 5PM - BD Field
Newport - 8.5
Pony Up/Kingswood - 11 (W)
Preliminary VI - 6:30PM - BD Field
Glen Farm - 8 (W)
Acoaxet - 5.5
Preliminary VII - 5PM - TBD
Foxtrot - 7
Polombia -8.5 (W)
Shootout* - 6:30PM - Braman Field
Glen Farm - 2 (1st rank)
Pony Up/Kingswood - 1 (2nd rank)
Polombia - 2 (3rd rank)
Acoaxet - 1 (4th rank)
Kingswood - 0 (5th rank)
Subsidiary I - 5PM - TBD
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Semi-Final I - 5PM - TBD
1st Rank - Glen Farm - 5 (W)
4th Rank - Acoaxet - 3.5
Semi-Final II - 6:30PM - TBD
2nd Rank - Pony Up/Kingswood - 8
3rd Rank - Polombia - 9 (W)
Championship - 5:00PM - BD Field
Winner Semi-Final I - Glen Farm - 9 (W)
Winner Semi-Final II - Polombia - 8
*Shootout - 7 preliminary games have been played resulting in a tie for first place between Glen Farm and Pony up/Kingswood both with a 2-0 record and a three way tie for third place between Polombia, Acoaxet, and Kingswood all with 1-1 records. To eliminate the ties and determine the teams for the semifinals a shootout took place. Each team selected one player to take all of the penalty shots. The first shot for each player to take was 30 yrds from the goal. The second was 40 yrds from the goal with the third being another shot from 40 yrds. The shootout results determined that Glen Farm, ranked first, will battle Acoaxet, ranked fourth, in the semifinals while Polombia, ranked third, will battle Pony Up/Kingswood, ranked second, in the semifinals this Thursday June 30th.