Roehampton Trophy

Those were the days in which an estimated 10,000 polo ponies were stabled in and around London during the season and Roehampton, with Hurlingham and Ranelagh, was the base for one of the three Open Championships of the time.

In 1911, for example, the trophy was won by Comte Johnnie de Madre's Tigers Team, who wore pure silk shirts, hand embroidered with gold thread.

Suitably, as it was to turn out, Ham Polo Club newly revived by Billy Walsh, won the cup in the first post-war tournament of 1947.

Later names engraved on the trophy include some of the leading players of their day; among them Peter W. Dollar, Alec Harper, Haunut Sing, Heskie Baig, Charles Smith-Ryland, John Lankin and Humphrey Patrick Guinness.

Lieutenant George E. Prior-Palmer Alfred Grisar R. B. Cooke Desmond Miller H. Walford Vivian Noverre Lockett S. Sanford W. Whitebread Captain Charles Thomas Irvine Roark Colonel Percival Kinnear Wise D. J.

A. Schlesinger Nicolas Talamoni Greg Keyte Jason Norton Heiko Voelker Nico Talamoni (injured during play) Adolfo Casabal Greg Keyte Hugo Davis Benjie Davis Matias Machado Martin Valent Andras Tombor Guillermo Healy Matias Machado Martin Valent Mats Ottossom Martin Roman Nico Fontanarossa Julian Drake Ryan Pembal Jonathan Hare Heiko Voleker Sebastian Dawnay Vivek Rawal Alex Webb Will Emerson Daniel Otamendi Mel Hare Jonathan Hare Roddy Mathews Daniel Otamendi Max Kirchhoff Tom Meyrick Jack Berner David Ashby Katherine Smithwick Tom Brodie Juan Cruz Araya Martelli Timor Nadine Ana Escoveda Georgina Brittan Ed Banner-Eve Jonny Good Louise Jebson Celio Garcera Jack Aldridge Matias Amaya Ana Escoveda Georgina Brittan Terrence Lent Jonny Good Toby Bradshaw Hector Worsley Hugh Humfrey David Ashby Georgina Brittan Rob Wilson Josh Clover Jonny Good Georgina Brittan Tarsis Goncalves Richard Blake-Thomas Jonny Good

The cup is detachable from the base section, this has caused trouble with over excited winning teams at presentations and as a result the trophy has a slight lean.

2001 Roehampton Trophy winners Regal: Martin Stegman, Raphael Sing, Tarquin Southwell and S. Baselli.
2002 Roehampton Trophy winners Los Penguinos: Sam Gardiner, Alan Ruzzaman, Mark Pasaud and Martin ffrench-Blake.
2005 Roehampton Trophy winners Clarita: Clare Mathias, Corin Gibbs, Sam Gardner and Chris Mathias. Runners up Beetles.
2006 Roehampton Trophy winners Montana: Ariel Tapia , Tony Gerrard, Adam Leech and Martin Roman. Runners up AFB.
2007 Roehampton Trophy winners Los Dientes: Oscar Mancini, Sebastian Dawnay , Mathew Tooth and Lucas Fernandez. Runners up Los Diablos.
2008 Roehampton Trophy winners Avalon: Christopher Caesar, Nico Talamoni, Jeffrey Schlesinger and Greg Keyte . Runners up Tchogan.
2009 Roehampton Trophy winners Tchogan: Adolfo Casabal, Heiko Voelker, Greg Keyte and Jason Norton. Runners up Dubai Polo Team .
2010 Roehampton Trophy Winners Rios Profundos: Hugo Davis, Matias Machado, Martin Valent and Benjie Davis
2011 Roehampton Trophy Winners Bardon: Matias Machado, Guillermo Healy, Andras Tombor and Martin Valent . Runners up Interoffice
2012 Roehampton Trophy winners Rosario : Mats Ottossom, Martin Roman, Julian Drake and Nico Fontanarossa. Runners up Los Hamblinos.
2013 Roehampton Trophy winners Tchogan: Ryan Pembal, Jonathan Hare, Heiko Voelker and Sebastian Dawnay . Runners up Rosario .
2014 Roehampton Trophy winners Tashan: Alex Webb, Vivek Rawal, Will Emerson and Daniel Otamendi at Ham Polo Club.