June 1st & 2nd –

Bench Minor is coming to L.A.!

Hosted in a different city in North America since 2010, the Bench Minor pits 6 teams of top-level polo players against each other in a weekend-long series of matches. Only one team will come out on top!
Whether you’ve never seen polo before or seen a thousand matches, this is gonna be the ish you don’t wanna miss!

6 GM’s have been selected and have drafted their team member picks. Only 48 players made the cut from the 200+ polo players registered for the draft. This year’s GM’s are:
Pistolero – LA
Ben Schultz – Chicago (MKE)
Eric Crandall – Portland
Cody Riggs – Seattle
Ngaihon Choo- Toronto
Eric Kremin – MKE
Check out the team rosters here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AoEwZGyVH38zdHFnWktxSXliMDV2NHpOYkZTSGRtb3c#gid=0

It’s gonna be a hot one!

Location:

Courtside games and half-time shenanigans!

Schedule of Events:

Wednesday: Pickup at the regular spot – Montecito Heights Rec. Ctr. 4545 Homer St. Highland Park (Fig & Ave 43)

Thursday: Pickup til party at No Manor, 9pm.

 Homebrew, fire and some hott! local talent: Verbs & Mikey Wally.

Trust if you haven’t heard ‘em yet you’re in for a treat!!

Friday: Polo forever all day! At the regular spot^ … beach party at Dockweiler Beach. Bonfire. Brews. Buds.

Saturday: The real deal. Seeding rounds. Start time 10 a.m. Don’t be late! Beach party to follow. 

Sunday: The Showdown. Start time 10 a.m. DON’T BE LATE! Play hard, play fast. SLAY TO WIN. More partying after. 

Wanna volunteer? Please email losangelesbikepolo@gmail.com.
Interested in sponsoring? Please email ^, and thank you!

Our friend Nick at NearNut Productions stopped by the rink recently and put together this polo highlight reel. I think it does a good job of conveying some of the energy and excitement in polo, which can be a tough thing to capture.

By the time you wake up tomorrow, the 2012 World Hardcourt Bike Polo Champion will be known. The tournament kicked off in Geneva earlier this week, with a Wildcard tournament that qualified ten teams to advance to the championship competition. After the end of two days of seeding, the Guardians rank first, with a W/L/T [...]