“Draft:Gauntlet of Polo”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

The Gauntlet of Polo is a three-tournament polo series named by the United States Polo Association leading up to and including the U.S. Open Polo Championship. It is also often referred to as the Gauntlet and previously referred to as the triple crown of polo.

Introduction

The Gauntlet series was formed as a partnership between the USPA, International Polo Club and USPA Global Licensing LLC..^[1]in order to create a more unified event experience and an effort to grow the sport of polo.

The title of Gauntlet champion is awarded to any polo team that consecutively wins the three prestigious polo events: C.V. Whitney Cup, the USPA Gold Cup® and the U.S. Open Polo Championship®.

The Gauntlet competition has been played for decades before the series received its new name; the C.V. Whitney Cup was first played in 1979^[2]; the USPA Gold Cup was first played in 1974^[3]; the U.S. Open Polo Championship was first played in 1904^[4]. Previously, all three tournaments have been won by team Crab Orchard in 2010 ^[5]and team Valiente in 2017^[6]

Gauntlet Bonus Prize Money

Each of the events provide prize money for the winners. Winners of the C.V. Whitney will receive $125,000; winners of the USPA Gold Cup will win $125,000; and winners of the U.S. Open Polo Championship will win $250,000^[7].

Winners of all three Gauntlet events are awarded an additional $500,000 in prize money – garnering a total of $1 million in prize money^[8]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://sportstravelmagazine.com/u-s-polo-association-announces-new-event-series/|title=U.S. Polo Association Announces New Event Series - SportsTravel|publisher=}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.hurlinghampolo.com/news/read/2885/C.V.-Whitney-Cup|title=Hurlingham Polo - C.V. Whitney Cup -|website=www.hurlinghampolo.com}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://finance.yahoo.com/news/international-polo-club-palm-beach-161148296.html|title=International Polo Club Palm Beach Announces PIAGET as Title Sponsor of the 2013 USPA Gold Cup|website=finance.yahoo.com}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.polomuseum.com/news/1904-us-open-championship-individual-trophy|title=1904 U.S. Open Championship Individual Trophy - Polo Museum|website=www.polomuseum.com}}
5. ^Laffaye, Horace A., Polo In the United States: A History, Page 321
6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/wellington/fl-bbf-open-0503-20170502-story.html|title=Valiente clinches Triple Crown with U.S. Open Polo win|first=Y. A.|last=Teitelbaum|website=Sun-Sentinel.com}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.uspolo.org/calendar/tournaments/gauntlet-of-polo|title=GAUNTLET OF POLO™ - U.S. POLO ASSN.|website=United States Polo Association}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.polotimes.co.uk/?pg=35|title=Polo Times news|website=www.polotimes.co.uk}}
9. ^{{cite news |title=INAUGURAL GAUNTLET OF POLO™ SERIES LAUNCHES FEBRUARY 2019 |url=http://www.newson6.com/story/39538261/inaugural-gauntlet-of-polo-series-launches-february-2019?fbclid=IwAR22NrpvAk2ZIBT8J9Nh2qXGXx48Dkz64YKhF7UPe0IinAu1CjBXJePKwdk |accessdate=26 November 2018 |agency=News On 6}}
10. ^{{cite web |title=Inaugural Gauntlet of Polo Series |url=http://www.worldpolonews.com/2018/inaugural-gauntlet-of-polo-series/ |website=World Polo News |accessdate=4 December 2018}}