World Cup jumping final a truly international affair
All sixteen qualifying leagues for the Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping Final receive got completed, with riders from all corners of the globe taking part.
From Djakarta inwards Republic of Indonesia to Rio de Janeiro inwards Brazil, throughout the Middle East too Australia, South Africa too China, too across the European continent, athletes too their horses receive got been participating inwards the virtually comprehensive of all equestrian series, providing the chance for ambition too improvement similar none other.
The much-anticipated finally this twelvemonth returns to the Scandinavium Arena inwards Gothenburg, Sweden, from Apr 24 to 28, where the initiative season-closer was staged dorsum inwards 1979. But the sense of competing at regional degree inwards the FEI World Cup Jumping serial is ever special, too for many is also an of import stepping-stone on the path to futurity glory.
The leagues vary from the picayune to the large, with 145 athletes competing inwards the high-profile Rolex Western European series, piece simply 6 took on the challenge inwards the Central America too Caribbean Area Islands League. The scale too compass of these 2 tournaments are significantly different, but the achievement of Guatemala’s Alvaro Enrique Tejada Arriola too Eduardo Antonio Castillo Tejada inwards taking the exceed 2 places inwards the latter is notable, because it underlines the world-wide appeal of this serial which is continually expanding its reach.
There were 10 starters inwards the three-leg South America North League won past times Santiago Medina who is also an experienced eventer. The 30-year-old Colombian finished ahead of Venezuela’s Andres Rodriguez too Noel Vanososte inwards minute too 3rd places. In stark contrast, the six-leg South American serial attracted 72 competitors too it was 29-year-old Brazilian, Daniel Chaves Anicet, who emerged equally the clear winner ahead of fellow-countryman Cesar Almeida, piece Carlos Milthaler from Republic of Chile finished third.
In the South-East Asian series, which attracted xi competitors from 4 nations too visited Jakarta, Selangor inwards Malaysia too Pattaya inwards Thailand, it was 24-year-old Indonesian Ferry Wanyu Hadiyanto who came out on exceed ahead of Sweden’s Helen Gabrielsson, piece Malaysia’s Gabil Ambak Dato Mahammad slotted into third.
Riders from Georgia too Republic of Azerbaijan competed inwards the six-leg Caucasian League inwards which 25-year-old Shalva
Gachechiladze reigned supreme for Georgia. Azerbaijan’s Sayid Musayev too Kanan Novruzov claimed the side past times side two
placings too with the remaining viii competitors who lined out during the flavor was old Belgian athlete, Patrick McEntee, directly flight the Azerbaijani Cluster flag.
Asian Leagues
A total of 17 contested the Central Asian League, which visited Tashkent inwards Uzbekistan, Astana inwards Republic of Kazakhstan too Bishkek inwards Kyrgystan. It was a close-fought thing inwards which 42-year-old Gairat Nazarov from Uzbekistan pipped Kazakhstan’s Alexander Tishkov past times simply a unmarried point, piece around other Uzbeki, Vladimir Shmelyov, was side past times side on the finally leaderboard standings.
There were 24 athletes inwards activity inwards the Chinese League, won past times 25-year-old Raena Leung from Hong Kong. China’s Ciren Bianba finished minute hither ahead of Hong Kong’s Patrick Lam, too 2 of the iii legs of the serial took house at the Beijing International Equestrian Club.
A total of 26 competed inwards the three-leg Nippon League, inwards which 23-year-old Koki Saito had a 10-point winning margin over Daisuke Mizuyama, with Koji Yamada inwards third. Meanwhile it was neck-and-neck inwards the race to the destination of the South African League inwards which both Jodi Pieters too Shaun Neill completed with 63 points. Pieters was declared champion when they were separated on the reason of placings next the finally leg inwards Cape Town. Jeanne Engela finished third.
Australasia
In the New Zealand League, which started out inwards Hastings finally Oct too concluded inwards Tauranga inwards February, the busy Maurice Beatson headed upwardly the 17-strong starting list. The 59-year-old, who represented his province at the Seoul 1988 Olympic Games, combines sheep too cattle-farming with Equus caballus breeding equally good equally an active competitive career, too he left fellow-Kiwis Bernard Denton too Ross Smith inwards his wake when topping the regional table.
There was a large turnout of 65 competitors inwards the Australian League, which concluded inwards Sydney finally December. Alison Rowland pipped Evie Buller for the championship next a cracking run that saw her accumulate 113 points, with victories at Gatton, Melbourne too Sale proving decisive. Third house inwards the Australian serial went to Billy Raymont.
North American too Arab Leagues
Competition with USA riders on the North American circuit is ever sharp, but it was Egypt’s Nayel Nasser who won the West Coast League with a serial of real potent performances. The impressive 22-year-old, who is a pupil at Stanford University inwards California, competed equally an extra athlete too pinned defending Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping champion Rich Fellers into runner-up spot, piece USA team-member Ashlee Bond slotted into third. The USA’s Karl Cook too Lucy Davis finished 4th too 5th to earn their places on the Gothenburg start list.
At finally year’s final, Fellers cemented his house inwards the tape books when bringing the coveted World Cup championship dorsum to the USA for the offset fourth dimension inwards 25 years riding the vivid stallion Flexible, whose toughness, courage too durability is second-to-none. Now aged 17, Flexible too his 53-year-old passenger volition hold out fighting to retain the honours when the exhibit gets nether agency inwards Gothenburg on 24 April.
The North America East Coast champion was 32-year-old Kent Farrington, who saw off the attending of the other 92 riders who lined out inwards this highly competitive series. Runner-up was 18-year-old Katie Dinan, piece US-based Irishman, Shane Sweetnam – competing equally an extra athlete – finished third.
There was also a large turnout inwards the 12-leg Arab League which kicked off inwards Tetouan, Kingdom of Morocco inwards Oct too concluded at Al Ain inwards the United Arab Emirates inwards February. It was 30-year-old Abdullah Al Sharbatly, private silverish medallist at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games inwards 2010 too a fellow member of the Saudi Arabian bronze medal squad at the London 2012 Olympic Games, who topped the leaderboard, followed past times Sheikh Ali Bin Khalid Al Thani inwards minute too fellow-Qatari Bassem Hassan Mohammed inwards third.
Central European League
There are 2 sub-leagues inwards Central Europe, and, from the 48 competing athletes, it was Turkey’s Omer Kaaevli who emerged victorious inwards the Southern Sub-League. The 35-year-old, who was Turkish national champion inwards 2012, competed at 6 of the viii qualifiers too completed with a 27-point atomic number 82 over second-placed Rossen Raitchev from Bulgaria, piece Hungary’s Laszio Toth lined upwardly inwards third.
The Northern Sub-League was won past times Latvia’s Kristaps Neretnieks ahead of Russia’s Anna Gromzina inwards minute too Estonia’s Gunnar Klettenberg inwards third. But at the Central European League Final inwards Warsaw, Poland, finally month, Gromzina overwhelmed all-comers to clinch the overall regional title. Neretnieks had to settle for runner-up spot ahead of Poland’s Skrzyczynski with Klettenberg finishing 4th this fourth dimension around. Central Europe volition hold out represented past times the top-three finishers inwards the finally standings at the final.
The tape books exhibit that the bulk of serial champions receive got emerged from the Western European League which, this season, was topped past times Spain’s Sergio Alvarez Moya. Despite tying for points with Frenchman Kevin Staut, World No. 1 too 2011 Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping champion Christian Ahlmann (GER) finished minute overall on the Western European League tabular array due to his higher placings during the season.
Excitement is edifice ahead of the 35th final, too riders too horses are existence prepared for the cracking battle that volition determine who volition accept the virtually coveted crown of indoor international jumping.
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