WELCOME TO THE WORLD POLO TOUR
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he World Polo Tour (WPT) is the most important international polo ranking in the world, specializing in press coverage of the most prestigious tournaments. Both amateur and professional players follow it continuously, turning it into an exciting activity; and it is through the website ( www.worldpolotour.com) that all the information is gathered, including the points obtained by each player, as well as the results of the different tournaments that make up the WPT. The World Polo Tour is divided into several categories made up of the tournaments played in different parts of the world. The categories are as follows: the Grand Slam, the Polo Masters, the WPT Cup and the Challenge Cup, in order of importance. The Grand Slam includes the three most important Open Championships in the world: the Argentine Open, the US Open, in the USA, and the Gold Cup for the British Open in England. The Polo Masters category includes the Hurlingham and Tortugas Open Championships in Argentina, the Queen’s Cup and the Prince of Wales Trophy in England, as well as the CV Whitney Cup and the USPA Gold Cup in the USA. It also includes the Copa Cåmara de Diputados (Chamber of Representatives Cup) and the Jockey Club Open (Argentina), the Cartier World Cup on Snow (St. Moritz), the Gold Cup in Sotogrande (Spain), the Warwickshire Cup (England), the Pacific Coast Open (USA) and the Deauville Gold Cup (France). Finally, the Polo Masters includes the Ellerstina Gold Cup, the Argentine Republic Cup, the Indian Empire Shield Trophy (England), the Ylvisaker Cup (USA), and the Mercedes Benz Cup (USA), among others. Polo on snow also has its own space within said WPT, under the Snow Polo category. Players participating in this category obtain extra points in three of the tournaments comprised within this category: the Cartier World Cup on
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