Tournament Rules

The tournament will be played according to HPA Rules and Regulations
All matches will be played on handicap; the handicap range of the tournament is -8 to 0 goals
Teams can substitute players in between chukkas provided the handicap of the team does not exceed the level that it began the match with
The teams may play with any combination of males and females

Details can be found at: http://www.hpa-polo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/HPA-Rules-2014.pdf

PLAY FORMAT

Teams will be seeded into two leagues according to the handicaps. Each team will play off against the other 2 teams within the league. Points will be awarded 2 points for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss.

All league matches will finish on the first bell of the 4th chukka. Apart from the Final, all matches played on Saturday 16 July & Sunday 17 July will be decided by a penalty shoot-out if scores are tied at the end of the 4th chukka.

The two teams finishing in 3rd place in each league will play off on Saturday 16 July to determine 5th & 6th place. On the same day, the semi-finals will be:

The top team from League 1 v 2nd team from League 2
The top team from League 2 v 2nd team from League 1

On Sunday 17 July the Subsidiary Final is between the two losing teams from the semi-finals. The Final is between the two winning teams from the semi-finals. If scores are tied at the end of the 4th chukka, an extra chukka will be played. If still tied at the end of the 5th chukka, a penalty shoot-out will be taken to decide the champions.

League 1 CU-Logo
Team Cornell		 team_logo_04
Team Harvard		 team_logo_02
Team London
League 2 Skidmore_polo-01
Team Skidmore		 team_logo_01
Team Cambridge		 team_logo_03
Team Oxford
League 1
CU-Logo
Team Cornell		 team_logo_04
Team Harvard		 Team London
Team London
League 2
Skidmore_polo-01
Team Skidmore		 Team Cambridge
Team Cambridge		 team_logo_03
Team Oxford