Abu Dhabi hosts showjumping showdown
This weekend’s Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi hosts what is beingness billed every bit an epic climax to the 2012 Global Champions Tour series, amongst the in conclusion final result a showdown betwixt defending GCT champion Edwina Tops-Alexander in addition to Sweden’s Rolf-Göran Bengtsson.
The unique terminate to the 2012 flavour agency alone these ii riders require maintain plenty points to win present jumping’s richest in addition to most prestigious prize. Both are on equal points – 196 – at the hand of the GCT ranking.
Their podium positions during the flavour volition live on crucial to accept into draw concern human relationship afterwards the GCT Gucci Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi. Going into the in conclusion Alexander has an wages every bit she won the get-go final result inwards Doha in addition to has held the atomic number 82 throughout the season. Bengtsson has achieved podium success several times during the season, simply does non require maintain a 40-point win nether his belt. This could brand the critical divergence betwixt entitle glory in addition to minute house afterwards the Grand Prix on Sabbatum evening. Both require maintain promised to give it their “best shot” every bit they laid upwardly for battle.
Bengtsson, 50, volition live on riding his champion 13-year-old nighttime bay stallion Casall La Silla.
Alexander, 38, volition live on riding her champion chestnut gelding Cevo Itot du Chateau.
As good every bit the drama of the gladiatorial battle betwixt the pair, at that spot volition live on a feverish contest amidst the world’s hand riders to win a house inwards the hand eighteen in addition to a part of almost €1m inwards entitle prize money. The thrilling showdown at the Al Forsan International Sports Resort volition run across the eyes of the equestrian basis focused on the Global Champions Tour Gucci Grand Prix.
The high calibre final result has attracted roughly ii thirds of the world’s leading present jumping riders including Olympic gold, argent in addition to bronze medallists.
GCT partner Jaeger-LeCoultre, the luxury Swiss watchmaker, volition acquaint i of its iconic Reverso timepieces to the winner.
GCT President January Tops said: “It has been a superb flavour in addition to then far in addition to nosotros are directly all laid for a genuinely dramatic terminate to the championship. It volition brand a really exciting climax to the year, for all our fans, our TV in addition to online audience in addition to our sponsors. Our sport of present jumping is growing inwards popularity roughly the basis in addition to I await forwards to our 2013 season, when nosotros volition accept Global Champions Tour to an fifty-fifty higher level.”
Leading United Arab Emirates passenger Sheikh Shakboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan spoke virtually the GCT entitle in conclusion inwards his domicile province in addition to said: “For me, i of the most of import things is that nosotros are looking at the in conclusion amongst Edwina in addition to Rolf on equal ranking, it is incredible. Of course of didactics for me it is really exceptional every bit nosotros are going to run across this of import sporting province of affairs inwards Abu Dhabi, it is such a privilege. To require maintain the ii hand riders ending upwardly equal at the present earlier the in conclusion is something that may non move on again.”
The 2012 flavour has attracted over 250,000 spectators already in addition to has been watched past times millions of viewers on the world’s leading sports channel Eurosport. Fans of present jumping require maintain witnessed knife-edge jump-offs every bit the stars of the sport battled over extremely challenging courses inwards spectacular destinations from Monaco to Chantilly in addition to inwards novel venues such every bit Vienna, Lausanne in addition to Wiesbaden.
Since the Global Champions Tour was launched inwards 2006 it has grown from vi events to 12 in addition to has revolutionised standards inwards present jumping. The Tour is seen every bit the benchmark for excellence inwards the sport, delivering basis degree contest inwards stunning locations for the highest prize coin inwards present jumping.
All classes during GCT Abu Dhabi tin live on seen on the alive flow at www.globalchampionstour.com/gct-live.
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