Balanz Capital won the 2026 Cartier Queen’s Cup on their debut, beating Aureus 17-7 in the final at Guards Polo Club in Windsor Great Park.
Balanz Capital won the Cartier Queen’s Cup at the first attempt, beating Aureus 17-7 in the final at Guards Polo Club in Windsor, Berkshire, on Sunday 14 June 2026.
The Duke of Edinburgh was the club’s President from its founding in 1955 until 2021. King Charles III took the role in early 2024.
The Queen’s Cup is the club’s leading high-goal tournament, played for a 22-goal trophy on grounds in Windsor Great Park. Its opening rounds are played in three leagues, and Cartier has backed it since 2012.
Claudio Porcel’s team needed an extra seventh chukka to beat Dubai in the semi-final. Aureus reached the final by beating La Dolfina/Marques de Riscal with a golden goal.
Mark Tomlinson scored first for Aureus, but Balanz Capital led 5-4 after the second chukka and 10-5 at half-time. Across the tournament they scored 98 goals, more than any other team.
Agathe Delpont, Cartier’s managing director for the UK and Ireland, presented the prizes. Jeta Castagnola took Most Valuable Player, and his mare Machitos Mamushka won Best Playing Pony.