The Cartier Queen's Cup is a 22-goal polo tournament at the

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in England. Named after Queen

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, it is held annually in May–June. According to '' Country Life'', it is the "jewel in the polo calendar" and it "encapsulates the best of the British

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Early life

The tournament was first established in 1960. Queen

, the namesake of the tournament, gave out the first silver cup in 1960. She has repeatedly attended the finals and regularly gives out the silver cup. Members of the British Royal Family have competed in the tournament. For example,

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competed and lost in 1964 and 1966. Meanwhile,

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's team, Les Diables Bleus, won in 1986. Polo champion

Adolfo Cambiaso Adolfo Cambiaso (born 15 April 1975) is an Argentine professional polo player with a 10-goal handicap rating. Early years From an early age his mother, Martina de Estrada Lainez, encouraged her son Adolfo and his half brothers to play polo.

won the cup ten times.

References

1960 establishments in England Polo competitions in the United Kingdom {{England-stub