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
.
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.
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.
,
Competition: Saturday, April 12, 2008 - Start: 6:00 pm, prize money: 300000 €
(Top 3 of 39 Competitors)
(German show jumping and dressage derby),
Competition: Saturday, May 3, 2008 - Start: 2:00 pm, prize money: 300000 €
(Top 3 of 48 Competitors)
,
Competition: Saturday, June 14, 2008 - Start: 6:00 pm, prize money: 300000 €
(Top 3 of 49 Competitors)
,
Monaco
Competition: Saturday, June 28, 2008 - Start: 6:00 pm, prize money: 300000 €
(Top 3 of 46 Competitors)
near Estoril
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Competition: Saturday, July 12, 2008 - Start: 7:30 pm, prize money: 300000 €
(Top 3 of 46 Competitors)
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Competition: Saturday, August 2, 2008 - Start: 1:45 pm, prize money: 300000 €
(Top 3 of 47 Competitors)
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Competition: Saturday, September 13, 2008 - Start: 1:00 pm, prize money: 300000 €
(Top 3 of 47 Competitors)
(Top 5)
(Athina Onassis International Horse Show),
(Top 3 of 25 Competitors)
(Top 5 of 18 Competitors)
Global Champions Tour
The Global Champions Tour is an annually celebrated show jumping competition.The sponsors include Jaeger-LeCoultre and Eurosport. Athina Onassis de Miranda is a patroness of the 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
International Federation for Equestrian Sports
The Fédération Équestre Internationale or in English, the International Federation for Equestrian Sports, is the international governing body of equestrian sports. It recognizes ten international disciplines...
.
The series is held mainly in Europe, one competition and also the final are held outside of Europe. All competitions are endowed with 300000 €
Euro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
. All GCT events were held as CSI
Concours de Saut International
Concours de Saut International is a ranking system for the equestrian competition show jumping. All CSI events are approved by the international governing body of equestrian sport, the FEI....
5*.
The competitions was held between April 10, 2008 and September 14, 2008. The final was held in São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
from October 15, 2008 to October 19, 2008.
The champion of the Global Champions Tour Final of this year is Jessica Kürten
Jessica Kürten
Jessica Kürten is an Irish equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.Born Jessica Chesney, Kürten won several national pony championships as a youth....
of Ireland on Libertina.
Competitions
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 - DohaDoha
Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...
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Competition: Saturday, April 12, 2008 - Start: 6:00 pm, prize money: 300000 €
Euro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
| Rider | Horse | Penalties | Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
Jump-off | scoring points |
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| Round 1 | |Round 2 | |Round 1 | |Penalties | |Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
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| 1 |  Denis LynchDenis Lynch Denis Lynch is an Irish German show jumper.He represented Ireland at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Early on 21 August it emerged that he had withdrawn from the equestrian individual final which was due to have been held later that day... |
Lantinus | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 49.49 | 20 |
| 2 |  Alois Pollmann-Schweckhorst |
Lord Luis | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 49.95 | 18 |
| 3 |  Steve GuerdatSteve Guerdat Steve Guerdat is an Swiss equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping. He won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in team jumping following the disqualification of Norwegian rider Tony André Hansen.-External links:*... |
Jalisca Solier | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 50.69 | 16 |
(Top 3 of 39 Competitors)
2nd Competition: Global Champions Tour of Germany
April 30, 2008 to May 4, 2008 - HamburgHamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
(German show jumping and dressage derby),
Competition: Saturday, May 3, 2008 - Start: 2:00 pm, prize money: 300000 €
| Rider | Horse | Penalties | Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
Jump-off | scoring points |
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| Round 1 | |Round 2 | |Round 1 | |Penalties | |Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
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| 1 | Thomas Voss |
Leonardo B | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 48.35 | 20 |
| 2 |  Albert ZoerAlbert Zoer Albert Zoer is a Dutch champion of show jumping. He owns his own business, called Zoer B.V., for breeding and training stallions, a venture with which his father, Arent Zoer, helps him.,- Background :... |
Sam | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 48.21 | 18 |
| 3 | Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum is an American-born German equestrian who competes at the international level in show jumping.... |
Checkmate | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 75.04 | 16 |
(Top 3 of 48 Competitors)
3rd Competition: Global Champions Tour of France
June 12, 2008 to June 14, 2008 - CannesCannes
Cannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a Commune of France in the Alpes-Maritimes department....
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Competition: Saturday, June 14, 2008 - Start: 6:00 pm, prize money: 300000 €
| Rider | Horse | Penalties | Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
Jump-off | scoring points |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | |Round 2 | |Round 1 | |Penalties | |Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
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| 1 | Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum is an American-born German equestrian who competes at the international level in show jumping.... |
Shutterfly | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 40.74 | 20 |
| 2 |  Edwina AlexanderEdwina Alexander Edwina Tops-Alexander is an Olympic-level equestrian rider, who competes for Australia. Her coach and husband is former Dutch champion Jan Tops and she uses the Netherlands as her base for most of the year.... |
Itot du Chateau | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 43.74 | 18 |
| 3 |  Robert Whitaker |
Lacroix | 4 | 0 | 78.83 | 16 | ||
(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 CarloMonte Carlo
Monte Carlo is an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco....
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MonacoCompetition: Saturday, June 28, 2008 - Start: 6:00 pm, prize money: 300000 €
| Rider | Horse | Penalties | Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
Jump-off | scoring points |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | |Round 2 | |Round 1 | |Penalties | |Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
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| 1 |  Richard SpoonerRichard Spooner (equestrian) Richard Spooner is an internationally successful equestrian. He competes in the sport of show jumping on the West Coast of the United States and in Europe... |
Cristallo | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 38.99 | 20 |
| 2 | Marcus Ehning Marcus Ehning Marcus Ehning is a German show jumping champion, Olympic champion from 2000. He is currently ranked #2 in the world.-Olympic Record:... |
Vulkano FRH | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 39.01 | 18 |
| 3 | Ulrich Kirchhoff Ulrich Kirchhoff Ulrich Kirchhoff is a German show jumping champion, Olympic champion from 1996.-Olympic Record:Kirchhoff participated at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he won a gold medal in Individual Jumping... |
Carino | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 44.23 | 16 |
(Top 3 of 46 Competitors)
5th Competition: Global Champions Tour of Portugal
July 10, 2008 to July 12, 2008 - Hipódromo Manuel Possolo, CascaisCascais
Cascais is a coastal town in Cascais Municipality in Portugal, 30 kilometres west of Lisbon, with about 35,000 residents. It is a cosmopolitan suburb of the Portuguese capital and one of the richest municipalities in Portugal. The former fishing village gained fame as a resort for Portugal's royal...
near Estoril
Estoril
Estoril is a seaside resort and civil parish of the Portuguese municipality of Cascais, Lisboa District. The Estoril coast is close to Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. It starts in Carcavelos, 15 kilometres from Lisbon, and stretches as far as Guincho, often known as Costa de Estoril-Sintra or...
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Competition: Saturday, July 12, 2008 - Start: 7:30 pm, prize money: 300000 €
| Rider | Horse | Penalties | Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
Jump-off | scoring points |
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| Round 1 | |Round 2 | |Round 1 | |Penalties | |Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
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| 1 | Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum is an American-born German equestrian who competes at the international level in show jumping.... |
Checkmate | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 41.11 | 20 |
| 2 | Marco Kutscher Marco Kutscher Marco Kutscher is a German equestrian athlete who originally finished fourth in the show jumping competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, but was moved to third place and received a bronze medal after Irish gold medal winner Cian O'Connor was stripped of his medal after a doping... |
Cash | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 41.83 | 18 |
| 3 | Nick Skelton Nick Skelton Nicholas "Nick" Skelton is a British Showjumper with over 30 years experience.-Biography:... |
Arko | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42.63 | 16 |
(Top 3 of 46 Competitors)
6th Competition: Global Champions Tour of the Netherlands
July 31, 2008 - August 3, 2008 - ValkenswaardValkenswaard
Valkenswaard is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. The municipality had 30,871 citizens and spans an area of 56,50 square kilometers ....
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Competition: Saturday, August 2, 2008 - Start: 1:45 pm, prize money: 300000 €
| Rider | Horse | Penalties | Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
Jump-off | scoring points |
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| Round 1 | |Round 2 | |Round 1 | |Penalties | |Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
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| 1 | Daniel Deußer |
Air Jordan Z | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 34.50 | 20 |
| 2 | Nick Skelton Nick Skelton Nicholas "Nick" Skelton is a British Showjumper with over 30 years experience.-Biography:... |
Arko | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 34.97 | 18 |
| 3 | Edwina Alexander Edwina Alexander Edwina Tops-Alexander is an Olympic-level equestrian rider, who competes for Australia. Her coach and husband is former Dutch champion Jan Tops and she uses the Netherlands as her base for most of the year.... |
Socrates | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36.69 | 16 |
(Top 3 of 47 Competitors)
7th Competition: Global Champions Tour of Italy
September 11, 2008 to September 14, 2008 - ArezzoArezzo
Arezzo is a city and comune in Central Italy, capital of the province of the same name, located in Tuscany. Arezzo is about 80 km southeast of Florence, at an elevation of 296 m above sea level. In 2011 the population was about 100,000....
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Competition: Saturday, September 13, 2008 - Start: 1:00 pm, prize money: 300000 €
| Rider | Horse | Penalties | Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
Jump-off | scoring points |
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| Round 1 | |Round 2 | |Round 1 | |Penalties | |Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
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| 1 | Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum is an American-born German equestrian who competes at the international level in show jumping.... |
Shutterfly | 0 | 0 | 83.76 | 20 | ||
| 2 |  Judy-Ann Melchior |
Aktion Pur Z | 0 | 1 | 84.82 | 18 | ||
| 3 | Steve Guerdat Steve Guerdat Steve Guerdat is an Swiss equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping. He won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in team jumping following the disqualification of Norwegian rider Tony André Hansen.-External links:*... |
Tresor | 0 | 2 | 87.17 | 16 | ||
(Top 3 of 47 Competitors)
overall standings (after 7 competitions)
| Rider | 1st Competition |
2nd Competition |
3rd Competition |
4th Competition |
5th Competition |
6th Competition |
7th Competition |
scoring points (Total) |
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| 1 | Nick Skelton Nick Skelton Nicholas "Nick" Skelton is a British Showjumper with over 30 years experience.-Biography:... |
- | 11 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 82 |
| 2 | Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum is an American-born German equestrian who competes at the international level in show jumping.... |
0 | 16 | 20 | - | 20 | 0 | 20 | 76 |
| 3 | Edwina Alexander Edwina Alexander Edwina Tops-Alexander is an Olympic-level equestrian rider, who competes for Australia. Her coach and husband is former Dutch champion Jan Tops and she uses the Netherlands as her base for most of the year.... |
4 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 68 |
| 4 | Judy-Ann Melchior |
15 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 59 |
| 5 | Marcus Ehning Marcus Ehning Marcus Ehning is a German show jumping champion, Olympic champion from 2000. He is currently ranked #2 in the world.-Olympic Record:... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 53 |
(Top 5)
Final
October 15, 2008 to October 19, 2008 - Hipica Paulista, São PauloSão Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
(Athina Onassis International Horse Show),
First round
Competition: Thursday, October 16, 2008 - Start: 3:30 pm, prize money: 50000 €| Rider | Horse | Penalties | Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
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| 1 | Ludo Philippaerts Ludo Philippaerts Ludo Philippaerts is a Belgian show jumping rider. He is a native of Genk, Limburg, Belgium.-Career:Philippaerts is a four-time Olympian. As an individual, he ranked 4th at both the 2000 Olympic Games and the 2004 Olympic Games. In Athens, the Belgian team, of which he was a part, ranked 6th... |
Winningmood | 0 | 78.10 |
| 2 | Jessica Kürten Jessica Kürten Jessica Kürten is an Irish equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.Born Jessica Chesney, Kürten won several national pony championships as a youth.... |
Libertina | 0 | 78.46 |
| 3 | Tim Gredley |
Omelli | 0 | 79.02 |
(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 €| Rider | Horse | Jump-off | ||||
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| Penalties | |Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) | |Penalties | |Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
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| 1 | Jessica Kürten Jessica Kürten Jessica Kürten is an Irish equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.Born Jessica Chesney, Kürten won several national pony championships as a youth.... |
Libertina | 0 | - | 0 | 34.25 |
| 2 | Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum is an American-born German equestrian who competes at the international level in show jumping.... |
Shutterfly | 0 | - | 0 | 35.01 |
| 3 | Ludger Beerbaum Ludger Beerbaum Ludger Beerbaum is an internationally successful German rider who competes in show jumping, and has been ranked the No. 1 Show Jumper in the world by the FEI on multiple occasions.... |
All Inclusive NRW | 0 | - | 0 | 37.06 |
| 4 |  Julien Epaillard |
Kanthaka de Petra | 0 | - | 8 | 37.81 |
| 5 | Tim Gredley |
Omelli | 4 | 72.69 | ||
(Top 5 of 18 Competitors)