2008 Global Champions Tour

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The 2008 Global Champions Tour was the 3rd edition of the Global Champions Tour (GCT), an important international show jumping competition series. The 2008 Global Champions Tour was the first edition of the Global Champions Tour as official series of the FEI. [1]

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The series is held mainly in Europe, one competition and also the final are held outside of Europe. All competitions are endowed with 300000 €. All GCT events were held as CSI 5*.

The competitions was held between April 10, 2008 and September 14, 2008. The final was held in São Paulo, Brazil from October 15, 2008 to October 19, 2008.

The champion of the Global Champions Tour Final of this year is Jessica Kürten of Ireland on Libertina.

Competitions

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competitions of the 2008 Global Champions Tour

All competitions are held as competition over two rounds against the clock with one jump-off against the clock.

The placement of the riders, who are not qualified for the jump-off, results of the number of penalties of both rounds and the time of the first round. Competitors who are not qualified for the second round, placed behind the riders who compete in the second round.

1st Competition: Global Champions Tour of Qatar

April 10, 2008 to April 12, 2008 - Doha, Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Competition: Saturday, April 12, 2008 - Start: 6:00 pm, prize money: 300000 € [2]

RiderHorsePenaltiesTime (s)Jump-offscoring
points
Round 1Round 2Round 1PenaltiesTime
(s)
1 Flag of Ireland.svg Denis Lynch Lantinus00-049.4920
2 Flag of Germany.svg Alois Pollmann-Schweckhorst Lord Luis00-049.9518
3 Flag of Switzerland.svg Steve Guerdat Jalisca Solier00-050.6916

(Top 3 of 39 Competitors)

2nd Competition: Global Champions Tour of Germany

April 30, 2008 to May 4, 2008 - Hamburg (German show jumping and dressage derby), Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Competition: Saturday, May 3, 2008 - Start: 2:00 pm, prize money: 300000 € [3]

RiderHorsePenaltiesTime (s)Jump-offscoring
points
Round 1Round 2Round 1PenaltiesTime
(s)
1 Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Voss Leonardo B00-048.3520
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Albert Zoer Sam00-448.2118
3 Flag of Germany.svg Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum Checkmate00-475.0416

(Top 3 of 48 Competitors)

3rd Competition: Global Champions Tour of France

June 12, 2008 to June 14, 2008 - Cannes, Flag of France.svg  France
Competition: Saturday, June 14, 2008 - Start: 6:00 pm, prize money: 300000 € [4]

RiderHorsePenaltiesTime (s)Jump-offscoring
points
Round 1Round 2Round 1PenaltiesTime
(s)
1 Flag of Germany.svg Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum Shutterfly00-040.7420
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Edwina Alexander Itot du Chateau00-043.7418
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Whitaker Lacroix4078.8316

(Top 3 of 49 Competitors)

4th Competition: Global Champions Tour of Monaco

June 26, 2008 to June 28, 2008 - shore at the marina „Port Hercule“, Monte Carlo, Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco
Competition: Saturday, June 28, 2008 - Start: 6:00 pm, prize money: 300000 € [5]

RiderHorsePenaltiesTime (s)Jump-offscoring
points
Round 1Round 2Round 1PenaltiesTime
(s)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Richard Spooner Cristallo00-038.9920
2 Flag of Germany.svg Marcus Ehning Vulkano FRH00-039.0118
3 Flag of Germany.svg Ulrich Kirchhoff Carino00-044.2316

(Top 3 of 46 Competitors)

5th Competition: Global Champions Tour of Portugal

July 10, 2008 to July 12, 2008 - Hipódromo Manuel Possolo, Cascais near Estoril, Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Competition: Saturday, July 12, 2008 - Start: 7:30 pm, prize money: 300000 € [6]

RiderHorsePenaltiesTime (s)Jump-offscoring
points
Round 1Round 2Round 1PenaltiesTime
(s)
1 Flag of Germany.svg Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum Checkmate00-041.1120
2 Flag of Germany.svg Marco Kutscher Cash00-041.8318
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Skelton Arko00-042.6316

(Top 3 of 46 Competitors)

6th Competition: Global Champions Tour of the Netherlands

July 31, 2008 - August 3, 2008 - Valkenswaard, Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Competition: Saturday, August 2, 2008 - Start: 1:45 pm, prize money: 300000 € [7]

RiderHorsePenaltiesTime (s)Jump-offscoring
points
Round 1Round 2Round 1PenaltiesTime
(s)
1 Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Deußer Air Jordan Z00-034.5020
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Skelton Arko00-034.9718
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Edwina Alexander Socrates00-036.6916

(Top 3 of 47 Competitors)

7th Competition: Global Champions Tour of Italy

September 11, 2008 to September 14, 2008 - Arezzo, Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Competition: Saturday, September 13, 2008 - Start: 1:00 pm, prize money: 300000 € [8]

RiderHorsePenaltiesTime (s)Jump-offscoring
points
Round 1Round 2Round 1PenaltiesTime
(s)
1 Flag of Germany.svg Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum Shutterfly0083.7620
2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Judy-Ann Melchior Aktion Pur Z0184.8218
3 Flag of Switzerland.svg Steve Guerdat Tresor0287.1716

(Top 3 of 47 Competitors)

Global Champions Tour Final

overall standings (after 7 competitions)

Rider1st
Competition		2nd
Competition		3rd
Competition		4th
Competition		5th
Competition		6th
Competition		7th
Competition		scoring
points
(Total)
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Skelton -11131116181382
2 Flag of Germany.svg Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum 01620-2002076
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Edwina Alexander 401899161268
4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Judy-Ann Melchior 151080351859
5 Flag of Germany.svg Marcus Ehning 0001810101553

(Top 5) [9]

Final

October 15, 2008 to October 19, 2008 - Hipica Paulista, São Paulo (Athina Onassis International Horse Show), Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

First round

Competition: Thursday, October 16, 2008 - Start: 3:30 pm, prize money: 50000 € [10]

RiderHorsePenaltiesTime
(s)
1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ludo Philippaerts Winningmood078.10
2 Flag of Ireland.svg Jessica Kürten Libertina078.46
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Gredley Omelli079.02

(Top 3 of 25 Competitors)

Final result after second round and jump-off

Competition: Saturday, August 14, 2009 - Start: 8:00 pm, prize money: 900000 € [11]

RiderHorseJump-off
PenaltiesTime
(s)		PenaltiesTime
(s)
1 Flag of Ireland.svg Jessica Kürten Libertina0-034.25
2 Flag of Germany.svg Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum Shutterfly0-035.01
3 Flag of Germany.svg Ludger Beerbaum All Inclusive NRW0-037.06
4 Flag of France.svg Julien Epaillard Kanthaka de Petra0-837.81
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Gredley Omelli472.69

(Top 5 of 18 Competitors)

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References

  1. ↑ "Global Champions Tour started in Arezzo" (german; ...Seit 2008 ist die Global Champions Tour eine unter dem Dach der FEI stattfindende offizielle Serie...)
  2. ↑ "Result GCT Doha 2008". Archived from the original on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
  3. ↑ "Result GCT Hamburg 2008". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
  4. ↑ "Result GCT Cannes 2008". Archived from the original on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
  5. ↑ "Result GCT Monte Carlo 2008". Archived from the original on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
  6. ↑ "Result GCT Estoril 2008". Archived from the original on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
  7. ↑ "Result GCT Valkenswaard 2008". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
  8. ↑ "Result GCT Arezzo 2008". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
  9. ↑ Final standing Global Champions Tour ranking 2008
  10. ↑ "Result GCT Final 2009, first round". Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
  11. ↑ "Final result GCT Final 2009". Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
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