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Polo

The Golden Bear Lodge Team, captained by Sebastian Schneberger along with fellowGerman Sven Schneider and Pedro Fernández Llorente won 8 - 4 over the favored Stella Artois / Lifestyle Companies team at the Second Annual Beach Polo World Cup Cap Cana , held Thursday, February 24 - Sunday, February 27, 2011, at Juanillo Beach, in Cap Cana, Dominican Republic. The Stella Artois trio was Luis Alfonso Paniagua, Adrian Laplacette and Tito Gaudenzi. “We are extremely pleased with the SecondAnnual Beach Polo World Cup Cap Cana’s success, and are already anticipating next year’s tournament,” said Tito Gaudenzi, Lifestyle Companies President and Tournament Director / Organizer. “I aspire to establish this annual tournament as

one of the leading beach polo events in the world. My visions for Cap Cana Beach Polo would not be conceivable or attainable without the support of the sponsors, players, polo

fans and everyone who’ve helped make this possible. We’d like to thank Cap Cana, for sharing their breathtaking paradise with us, and with the players, sponsors and spectators, all to whom we express our sincerest gratitude. Together, we produced and fêted three action-flled days of polo and world-class events, in one of the most breathtaking places in the world.”

John Gobin

Shell Cadenas and Cali Garcia-Velez with a guest The Llorente family