2011 Global Champions Tour
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The 2011 Global Champions Tour was the sixth staging of the Global Champions Tour (GCT), an international competition series on equestrian show jumping. The series was held mainly in Europe but three competitions were held outside of Europe. All competitions were endowed with at least €285,000 in prize money. All GCT events were held as CSI 5*.
The competitions were held between March 17, 2011 and November 12, 2011. There was no final round; at the end of the season, the best 18 show jumping horseback riders in the final overall standings received bonus prize money.[1][more detail needed]
Competitions
[edit | edit source]All competitions were held over two rounds against the clock including one jump-off - a final round in the event of a tie - against the clock.
1st Competition: Global Champions Tour of Qatar
[edit | edit source]March 17, 2011 to March 19, 2011 – Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club, Doha, File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar
Competition: Saturday, March 19, 2011 – Start: 6:45 pm, prize money: € 475,000[2][3]
| Rider | Horse | Round 1 | Round 2 | Jump-off | scoring points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Time (s) |
Penalties | Time (s) |
Penalties | Time (s) | ||||
| 1 | Brazil Álvaro Affonso de Miranda Neto | Ashleigh Drossel Dan | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 42.53 | 40 |
| 2 | Switzerland Pius Schwizer | Carlina | 0 | - | 0 | - | 4 | 43.35 | 37 |
| 3 | Germany Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum | Shutterfly | 0 | - | 0 | - | 4 | 45.13 | 35 |
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(Top 3 of 47 competitors)
2nd Competition: Global Champions Tour of Spain
[edit | edit source]May 6, 2011 to May 8, 2011 – Museo de las Ciencias Príncipe Felipe, Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències, Valencia, File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
Competition: Saturday, May 7, 2011 – Start: 5:00 pm, prize money: € 285,000[4]
| Rider | Horse | Round 1 | Round 2 | Jump-off | scoring points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Time (s) |
Penalties | Time (s) |
Penalties | Time (s) | ||||
| 1 | Republic of Ireland Billy Twomey | Je t'aime Flamenco | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 39.18 | 40 |
| 2 | Germany Ludger Beerbaum | Gotha FRH | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 40.04 | 37 |
| 3 | Netherlands Maikel van der Vleuten | Verdi | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 45.99 | 35 |
(Top 3 of 49 competitors)
3rd Competition: Global Champions Tour of Germany
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June 2, 2011 to June 5, 2011 – Hamburg (German show jumping and dressage derby), File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Competition: Saturday, June 4, 2011 – Start: 1:40 pm, prize money: € 285,000[5]
| Rider | Horse | Round 1 | Round 2 | Jump-off | scoring points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Time (s) |
Penalties | Time (s) |
Penalties | Time (s) | ||||
| 1 | Sweden Rolf-Göran Bengtsson | Casall | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 46.97 | 40 |
| 2 | Germany Ludger Beerbaum | Chaman | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 47.93 | 37 |
| 3 | Germany Janne Friederike Meyer | Lambrasco | 0 | - | 0 | - | retired | 35 | |
(Top 3 of 49 competitors)
4th Competition: France I
[edit | edit source]June 9, 2011 to June 11, 2011 – Cannes, File:Flag of France.svg France
Competition: Saturday, June 11, 2011 – Start: 6:00 pm, prize money: € 285,000[6]
| Rider | Horse | Round 1 | Round 2 | Jump-off | scoring points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Time (s) |
Penalties | Time (s) |
Penalties | Time (s) | ||||
| 1 | Australia Edwina Alexander | Itot du Château | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 39.30 | 40 |
| 2 | Spain Sergio Alvarez Moya | Action-Breaker | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 42.37 | 37 |
| 3 | Germany Ludger Beerbaum | Gotha FRH | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 43.23 | 35 |
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(Top 3 of 47 competitors)
5th Competition: Global Champions Tour of Monaco
[edit | edit source]June 23, 2011 to June 25, 2011 – shore at the marina „Port Hercule“, Monte Carlo, File:Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco
Competition: Saturday, June 25, 2011 – Start: 6:00 pm, prize money: € 285,000[7]
Frank Rothenberger designed the fourth course competition in the 2011 season. The Monaco horse show was held on a provisional sand jumping arena at the shore of the Boulevard Albert 1er.
In the first round of the competition, 12 riders had faultless rides. The second round was much more difficult: only three riders and their horses cleared this round. Only Rolf-Göran Bengtsson cleared in both round, so he won the competition without a jump-off.
Charlotte Casiraghi served as the honorary president of the Monaco horse show.[8] Albert II, Prince of Monaco, gave out awards and congratulated the winner at the prize ceremony of the Global Champions Tour.
| Rider | Horse | Round 1 | Round 2 | Jump-off | scoring points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Time (s) |
Penalties | Time (s) |
Penalties | Time (s) | ||||
| 1 | Sweden Rolf-Göran Bengtsson | Casall | 0 | - | 0 | 59.79 | 40 | ||
| 2 | Germany Christian Ahlmann | Taloubet Z | 0 | - | 1 | 60.95 | 37 | ||
| 3 | Brazil Rodrigo Pessoa | Let's Fly | 4 | - | 0 | 54.14 | 35 | ||
(Top 3 of 47 competitors)
6th Competition: Global Champions Tour of Portugal
[edit | edit source]June 30, 2011 to July 2, 2011 – Hipódromo Manuel Possolo, Cascais near Estoril, File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal
Competition: Saturday, July 2, 2011
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Frank Rothenberger was again the course designer of the competition. In the first round, nine riders had no-fault rides. In the second round, more than the half of the contestants ha no-faults. In total six riders are faultless in both rounds – they qualified for the jump-off.
In the jump-off, half of the six riders had no faults, Christian Ahlmann won the competition. The second round and the jump-off were held under floodlight.[9]
| Rider | Horse | Round 1 | Round 2 | Jump-off | scoring points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Time (s) |
Penalties | Time (s) |
Penalties | Time (s) | ||||
| 1 | Germany Christian Ahlmann | Taloubet Z | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 45.21 | 40 |
| 2 | Portugal Luciana Diniz | Winningmood | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 47.32 | 37 |
| 3 | Germany Ludger Beerbaum | Chaman | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 48.85 | 35 |
(Top 3 of 45 competitors)
7th Competition: France II
[edit | edit source]July 22, 2011 to July 24, 2011 – Chantilly Racecourse, Chantilly, File:Flag of France.svg France
Competition: Saturday, July 23, 2011 at 3:30 pm
Course designer at the GCT Grand Prix of Chantilly was Uliano Vezzani from Italy. Six riders with their horses had not faults in the first round. Also four riders had only time faults in this round. In the second round of the Grand Prix nine rider had not faults. In total three riders are faultless in both rounds – they was qualified for the jump-off.[10]
| Rider | Horse | Round 1 | Round 2 | Jump-off | scoring points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Time (s) |
Penalties | Time (s) |
Penalties | Time (s) | ||||
| 1 | Australia Edwina Alexander | Itot du Château | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 41.88 | 40 |
| 2 | Portugal Luciana Diniz | Lennox | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 41.91 | 37 |
| 3 | France Pénélope Leprevost | Mylord Carthago | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 44.16 | 35 |
(Top 3 of 46 competitors)
8th Competition: Global Champions Tour of the Netherlands
[edit | edit source]August 12, 2011 to August 14, 2011 – Valkenswaard, File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Competition: Saturday, August 13, 2011
Second time in this GCT season Uliano Vezzani was the course designer of a GCT Grand Prix. In the first round of this Grand Prix twelve riders had no penalty points. In the second round six riders with their horses had not faults. In total four riders are faultless in both rounds. This riders were qualified for the jump-off. Winner of the competition was US-American rider Beezie Madden.[11]
| Rider | Horse | Round 1 | Round 2 | Jump-off | scoring points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Time (s) |
Penalties | Time (s) |
Penalties | Time (s) | ||||
| 1 | United States Beezie Madden | Cortes'C' | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 38.38 | 40 |
| 2 | Republic of Ireland Denis Lynch | Lantinus | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 38.92 | 37 |
| 3 | Netherlands Jur Vrieling | Bubalu | 0 | - | 0 | - | 4 | 39.52 | 35 |
(Top 3 of 49 competitors)
9th Competition: Global Champions Tour of Brazil
[edit | edit source]September 2, 2011 to September 4, 2011 – equestrian facility of the Sociedade Hípica Brasileira, Rio de Janeiro (Athina Onassis International Horse Show), File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Competition: Saturday, September 4, 2011 – Start: 4:00 pm[12]
The Grand Prix of Rio de Janeiro is with a prize money of €1,000,000 the highest endowed show jumping Grand Prix in 2011 – in front of the Grand Prix of Calgary (with a purse of Can$1,000,000) and the Grand Prix of Saugerties (US$1,000,000 prize money).[13] Course designer of this competition is Luc Musette from Belgium.
According to the prize money the course was built very sophisticated. In round one only two riders had no faults, five riders had retired in the show-jumping course. The second round was easier for the riders, ten of 18 riders with their horses had no faults. The only rider with a double clear round was Gerco Schröder with the Belgian stallion London, so a jump-off was not necessary.[14]
| Rider | Horse | Round 1 | Round 2 | Jump-off | scoring points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Time (s) |
Penalties | Time (s) |
Penalties | Time (s) | ||||
| 1 | Netherlands Gerco Schröder | London | 0 | - | 0 | 72.02 | 40 | ||
| 2 | Australia Edwina Alexander | Itot du Château | 4 | - | 0 | 64.87 | 37 | ||
| 3 | Germany Philipp Weishaupt | Monte Bellini | 4 | - | 0 | 66.68 | 35 | ||
(Top 3 of 38 competitors)
10th Competition: Global Champions Tour of the United Arab Emirates
[edit | edit source]November 24, 2011 to November 26, 2011 – Al-Forsan International Sports Resort, Abu Dhabi, File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates
Competition: Saturday, November 26, 2011 – Start: 3:45 pm[15]
First time ever a Global Champions Tour competition was held in the United Arab Emirates. The show jumping course was built again by Italian Uliano Vezzani. The competition had a purse of € 400,000.
In the first round 13 riders had no faults, three other riders had only time faults. Ludger Beerbaum, who had ridden Chaman, had big problems in a triple combination and retired after eight penalties. After this ride it was clear that Edwina Tops-Alexander had won the 2011 Global Champions Tour ranking. But also Tops-Alexander had eight penalties, so she was not qualified for the second round of this competition.
In the second round eleven of eighteen riders with their horses had no faults. Eight riders in total was clear in both rounds, they was qualified for the jump-off. The winner of the competition was French rider Roger-Yves Bost, who used as only rider of the jump-off a shortcut, so he had the fastest time in the jump-off.[16]
| Rider | Horse | Round 1 | Round 2 | Jump-off | scoring points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Time (s) |
Penalties | Time (s) |
Penalties | Time (s) | ||||
| 1 | France Roger-Yves Bost | Ideal de la Loge | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 41.14 | 40 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia Khaled Al-Eid | Presley Boy | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 42.08 | 37 |
| 3 | Brazil Álvaro de Miranda Neto | Ashleigh Drossel Dan | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 42.20 | 35 |
(Top 3 of 38 competitors)
Final standings
[edit | edit source]| Rider | 1st Competition |
2nd Competition |
3rd Competition |
4th Competition |
5th Competition |
6th Competition |
7th Competition |
8th Competition |
9th Competition |
10th Competition |
Total scoring points |
prize money (bonus) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia Edwina Tops-Alexander | 28 | (27) | 30 | 40 | 30 | (0) | 40 | 33 | 37 | (0) | 238 | € 300,000 |
| 2 | Germany Ludger Beerbaum | 19.5 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 23 | 35 | (0) | (0) | 32 | (0) | 218.5 | € 180,000 |
| 3 | Brazil Álvaro de Miranda Neto | 40 | 26 | 32 | (19) | (6) | (0) | 21 | 29 | 27 | 35 | 210 | € 120,000 |
| 4 | Sweden Rolf-Göran Bengtsson | (0) | 20 | 40 | 12 | 40 | 30 | (0) | (0) | 30 | 33 | 205 | € 80,000 |
| 5 | Portugal Luciana Diniz | 33 | (0) | 20 | 30 | 29 | 37 | 37 | (6) | (0) | 12 | 198 | € 60,000 |
| 6 | Republic of Ireland Denis Lynch | 32 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 0 | 21 | (0) | 37 | — | 19 | 197 | € 33,750 |
| 7 | Germany Philipp Weishaupt | 27 | — | 8 | 29 | 26 | 26 | (0) | 20 | 35 | (8) | 171 | € 33,750 |
| 8 | Switzerland Clarissa Crotta | — | — | — | 33 | 24 | 32 | 25 | 22 | — | 31 | 167 | € 20,000 |
| 9 | Germany Marco Kutscher | (0) | (8) | 31 | (8) | 11 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 8 | 22 | 164 | € 20,000 |
| 10 | Germany Christian Ahlmann | (8) | 10 | 11 | (6) | 37 | 40 | 23 | 28 | — | 11 | 160 | € 20,000 |
| 11 | Switzerland Pius Schwizer | 37 | — | — | 24 | 31 | 27 | — | 0 | 26 | 10 | 155 | € 20,000 |
| 12 | Republic of Ireland Billy Twomey | 11 | 40 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 22 | — | (7) | — | 24 | 148 | € 10,000 |
| 13 | Belgium Judy-Ann Melchior | 0 | (0) | 33 | 22 | 22 | — | 10 | (0) | 31 | 28 | 146 | € 10,000 |
| 14 | France Kevin Staut | 25 | 19 | — | 26 | 25 | 25 | (0) | 11 | 12 | (0) | 143 | € 10,000 |
| 15 | Brazil Rodrigo Pessoa | — | 21 | — | 10 | 35 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 33 | — | 136 | € 10,000 |
| 16 | Netherlands Gerco Schröder | 30 | 25 | 28 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | (0) | 40 | (0) | 123 | € 7,500 |
| 17 | United States Laura Kraut | — | 33 | 9 | (0) | 0 | — | 33 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 118 | € 7,500 |
| 18 | Germany Marcus Ehning | — | 31 | 0 | 21 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 32 | (0) | — | 116 | € 7,500 |
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Seven results count for the final standing.[17]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ 1 million euro bonus for Top 18 GCT ranked riders of the 2010 season[permanent dead link], announcement at globalchampionstour.com
- ^ Provisional time table GCT of Qatar 2011
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- ^ result 2011 Global Champions Tour of Monaco
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- ^ result 2011 Global Champions Tour Chantilly
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- ^ start list Global Champions Tour of Brasil
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- ^ result 2011 Global Champions Tour of Brazil
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