Nations Cup takes jumping to the world

FEI President Princess Haya announces to the FEI Sports Forum inward 2012 that the Saudi Equestrian Fund volition furnish fiscal back upward for the Nations Cup series. © Edouard Curchod/FEI

Showjumping’s Nations Cup is going global nether a novel cry as well as amongst a €16m sponsorship package.

The inaugural leg of the novel serial running nether the Furusiyya banner takes house at Al Ain, Abu Dhabi inward the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, Feb 21.

The footing has been split into half dozen regions for the series, which was announced during the FEI General Assembly inward Istanbul, Turkey lastly November. A novel four-year, €16m sponsorship bundle from the Saudi Equestrian Fund marked an of import turning-point for the long-running serial every bit it expands from its traditionally European-oriented base of operations to encompass the repose of the world. As purpose of the novel 10-year partnership amongst Longines, the Swiss watchmaker volition live the Official Timekeeper for the entire Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup series.

This is a pivotal 2nd for the sport which was described yesteryear FEI President Princess Haya every bit “the precious rock inward the crown” of the international governing torso during the centennial of squad jumping inward 2009. Throughout the long as well as distinguished history of the FEI Nations Cup, a nifty spirit of warmth as well as camaraderie has been matched alone yesteryear the trigger-happy pride as well as passion of the riders who induce got joined forces to correspond their countries inward the annual battle for international squad supremacy.

Princess Haya said at the time, “it is actually wonderful tidings for equestrian sport as well as for the futurity of the FEI Nations Cup, instantly the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup. The Standard Arabic give-and-take Furusiyya encompasses horsemanship, equestrian skills as well as knowledge, every bit good every bit chivalry. It perfectly captures the primal elements of our wonderful sport as well as our unique human relationship amongst the horse. I am confident that nosotros instantly induce got the correct format to pose the FEI Nations Cup serial correct dorsum where it belongs, at the midpoint of the international calendar”.

HH Prince Faisal Bin Abdullah Bin Muhammad Al Saud, a erstwhile FEI Bureau fellow member as well as Chairman of the Saudi Equestrian Fund board of trustees, added that “Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup volition herald a novel dawn inward the 100-year old history of this series”.

Under the novel rules, the footing has been divided into half dozen regions from which teams volition qualify for the Final. Europe has been sub-divided into 2 divisions, as well as the 8 FEI Nations Cup Top League venues from the 2012 serial – La Baule (FRA), Rome (ITA), St Gallen (SUI), Aachen (GER), Falsterbo (SWE), Rotterdam (NED), Hickstead (GBR) as well as Dublin (IRL) – volition each host a qualifying leg for Europe Division 1.

The other regions are North as well as Central America as well as the Caribbean Area Islands; South America; Middle East; Asia/Australasia; as well as Africa. In regions where in that location are no qualifiers, teams volition qualify for the Final according to the total of points of their 4 highest-placed riders inward the Longines Rankings 2 months earlier the final.

Strategic planning volition live primal to success, as well as the top 4 nations from the 2012 Top League – Germany, France, Republic of Ireland as well as Britain – were given kickoff selection to select the venues at which they volition aim to accumulate points, spell the remaining 4 countries volition live allocated their events yesteryear the FEI. This increases the line per unit of measurement area at each outing, exactly the intention is to safeguard the welfare of horses yesteryear limiting their exposure to top-class contest during the hectic calendar of international action spell besides producing edge-of-the-seat excitement at each event.

In this initiatory season, 22 events volition accept house during the serial earlier the terminal at the destination of September. The venue is to live allocated shortly. H5N1 total of eighteen teams volition live eligible to compete at the final, amongst nine from Europe, 2 each from North & Central America & the Caribbean, South America, Middle East as well as Asia/Australasia, as well as i from Africa. If the host field does non qualify for the final, they volition withal live permitted to compete, bringing the release of teams to 19.

At the terminal in that location volition live 3 competitions, as well as all teams start inward the opening one-round shape which is non against the clock. The top 8 teams from this contest volition larn through to the 3rd as well as terminal competition, spell the balance volition compete inward the Consolation shape which volition live held earlier the terminal competition.

All nations start on a zero score on the lastly day, as well as 4 riders from each squad volition compete inward the kickoff round. If in that location is a necktie for kickoff house later this kickoff round, as well as hence 3 riders from each squad volition larn through to a jump-off against the clock, guaranteeing a tense as well as thrilling finale to determine the kickoff Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping champions.

FEI TV volition broadcast coverage of at to the lowest degree thirteen of the 22 competitions as well as the Final. throughout the season. Broadcasts volition laid out amongst the opening leg at Al Ain side yesteryear side calendar week where teams from Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine as well as the UAE are expected to job out. The transmission schedule volition live announced shortly.

 

The calendar for the 2013 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup flavour is every bit follows:
Al Ain (UAE) CSIO 5* – 21 Feb – Middle East;
Wellington (USA) CSIO 4* – 1 March – North America, Central America as well as Caribbean;
Lummen (BEL) CSIO 4* – 5 May – Europe Division 2;
Linz (AUT) CSIO 3* – 5 May – Europe Division 2;
Drammen (NOR) CSIO 3* – 10 May – Europe Division 2;
La Baule (FRA) CSIO 5* – 17 May – Europe Division 1;
Rome (ITA) CSIO 5* – 24 May – Europe Division 1;
Copenhagen (DEN) CSIO 4* – 24 May – Europe Division 2;
St Gallen (SUI) CSIO 5* – 31 May – Europe Division 1;
Lisbon (POR) CSIO 3* – vii June – Europe Division 2;
Sopot (POL) CSIO 3* – xiv June – Europe Division 2;
Spruce Meadows (CAN) CSIO 5* – xiv June – North America, Central America as well as Caribbean;
Rotterdam (NED) CSIO 5* – 21 June – Europe Division 1;
Aachen (GER) CSIO 5* – 27 June – Europe Division 1;
Falsterbo (SWE) CSIO 5* – 12 July – Europe Division 1;
Budapest (HUN) CSIO 3* – 12 July – Europe Division 2;
Hickstead (GBR) CSIO 5* – 2 August – Europe Division 1;
Bratislava (SVK) CSIO 3* – 2 August – Europe Division 2;
Dublin (IRL) CSIO 5* – nine August – Europe Division 1;
Gijon (ESP) CSIO 5* – thirty August – Europe Division 2;
San Marino, Arezzo (ITA) CSIO 3* – 6 September – Europe Division 2;
Kiev (UKR) CSIO 5* – thirteen September – Europe Division 2;
FINAL: venue to live confirmed, 26-29 September.

 

“Furusiyya” (Arabic: فروسيه): this unmarried Standard Arabic give-and-take conveys hence much, embracing the persuasion of horsemanship, chivalry, as well as equestrian cognition inward general. The term comes from faris, or horseman, as well as faras, a horse.

 

 

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