Tag: GCL

Battle Line Drawn as Star Strikers are Revealed for Final Global Champions League Face-off in Šamorín

Å amorín, Slovakia – October 20, 2021 – High stakes, enormous pressure and big expectations… The 2021 GCL  is set to reach fever pitch as the unmissable showdown rockets to its conclusion this weekend in Å amorín. This year the GCL team competitions have seen more drama, tactics and excitement […]

Doha Falcons Fly the Highest to Win Global Champions League of Šamorín

Å amorín, Slovakia – October 16, 2021 – Doha Falcons converted their pole position into a sensational win at the stunning X-Bionic Sphere, Å amorín during the penultimate stage of the 2021 season. Bassem Mohammed (QAT) and Caletto Cabana teamed up with Yuri Mansur (BRA) on Vitiki to produce the […]

Doha Falcons on Pole Position as Shock Refusal Leaves Race Wide Open in GCL Samorin

Samorin, Slovakia – October 15, 2021 – Hot favourites Valkenswaard United pairing of world number one Peder Fredricson (SWE) and leading lady Edwina Tops-Alexander (AUS) finished with an unexpected 14 faults to carry over to tomorrow’s second-round – putting their chances of claiming the Championship win this weekend […]

Links to Streaming Feeds of All Major Events this Weekend

Samorin, Slovakia – October 14, 2021 – The prancing and dancing has already begun but the best is still to come this week at several FEI-level horse shows around the world. From the heart of showjumping in Europe, to the United States, it doesn’t get much better than […]

Championship Dreams on the Line! Riders & Horses for the LGCT of Samorin CSI 5*

Samorin, Slovakia – October 11, 2021 – It’s showtime for showjumping and the penultimate opportunity to score precious points towards the Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) & Global Champions League (GCL) season standings. Which rider will claim the crown of the Champion of Champions and which team will […]

LGCT Championship Battle Set To Reach Fever Pitch at Penultimate Stage of the Season in Samorin

Samorin, Slovakia – October 07, 2021 – The thrilling final stages of the Longines Global Champions Tour and GCL 2021 season will be staged in the beautiful setting of Å amorín on the shores of the River Danube. The X-Bionic Sphere resort will host the 14th stage next week […]

Valkenswaard United Lead the Chase for the 2021 Global Champions League Title

Valkenswaard, The Netherlands – October 05, 2021 –  After the 13th stage of the Global Champions League (GCL) last month in Rome, the Valkenswaard United have jumped ahead of the pack in the title chase, having registered 277 points until then, a lead of 21 points over the […]

Hamburg Giants Lose One of their Star Strikes as Rodrigo Almeida Starts a ‘New Chapter’

Valkenswaard, The Netherlands – October 01, 2021 – Rodrigo Almeida (POR) will not feature in the 2022 Hamburg Giants lineup as he starts a new chapter to set up on his own. Previously working and riding for Margaretha Hoeve with Team Audi, Eric Berkhof has given Almeida fantastic […]

Valkenswaard United Ride to Victory at the Global Champions League of Rome CSI 5*

Rome, Italy – September 18, 2021 – The iconic pairing of Peder Fredricson (SWE) and Edwina Tops-Alexander (AUS) kept cool heads under extreme pressure today in the dramatic GCL of Rome second round to catapult into the top spot after delivering flawless clear rounds onboard H&M All In and […]

Prague Lions Power to Pole Position at the Global Champions League of Rome

Rome, Italy – September 16, 2021 – At a pivotal point in the 2021 Championship race GCL Rome could dramatically shake up the standings in Saturday’s showdown. With only seven points between the top three teams Valkenswaard United, Shanghai Swans and Paris Panthers the 13th leg of the […]

Shanghai Swans Slay the Competition at Global Champions League of Rome

Rome, Italy – September 11, 2021 – An edge-of-the-seat GCL cliffhanger saw series leaders Valkenswaard United clinging on to pole position in the overall championship with Shanghai Swans propelled into second place after a spectacular victory in Rome. The electrifying competition came down to the wire as the […]

Monaco Aces Go All Out to Claim Pole Position at GCL of Rome

Rome, Italy – September 10, 2021 – Monaco Aces’ Jos Verlooy (BEL) and Julien Epaillard (FRA) roared to pole position in a high drama GCL Rome first round at the stunning new location of Circus Maximus. With the Championship ranking set for a potential shakeup this weekend, it […]

LGCT Announces Doubleheader in Stunning Location along the Danube River

Å amorín, Slovakia – September 08, 2021 – The thrilling final stages of the Longines Global Champions Tour and GCL 2021 season will be staged in the beautiful setting of Å amorín on the shores of the Danube River. The X-Bionic Sphere resort will host the 14th stage and the […]

Paris Panthers Deny St Tropez Pirates of Historic Third Consecutive Win at Global Champions League of Hamburg

Hamburg, Germany – August 27, 2021 – Excitement flowed to the final team as the Paris Panthers duo of Eve Jobs (USA) and Nayel Nassar (EGY) held off enormous pressure to claim their third win of the season in the power-packed Mercedes-Benz GCL Hamburg. Every team on the podium […]

London Knights Ride Towards First Win of the Season at Global Champions League of Valkenswaard

Valkenswaard, The Netherlands – August 21, 2021 – Olivier Philippaerts (BEL) and mid-season signing Douglas Lindelöw (SWE) kept cool heads under extreme pressure to win their first GCL event of the season in spectacular style. The battle for the 2021 Championship has intensified with Shanghai Swans dramatically closing […]

Shanghai Swans Reign Supreme in Global Champions League of London Show Stopper

London, England – August 14, 2021 – The Shanghai Swans delivered a show-stopping GCL London final under intense pressure with Christian Ahlmann and Max Kühner (AUT) reigning supreme at the historic and picturesque Royal Hospital Chelsea. Shanghai Swans stepped up to top spot on the podium for the […]

Shanghai Swans in Pole Position at Global Champions League of London

London, England – August 13, 2021 – The heavyweight duo from the Shanghai Swans dominated at the magnificent Royal Hospital Chelsea for today’s GCL London, with Christian Ahlmann (GER) and Max Kühner (AUT) taking pole position for Saturday’s showdown. The Swans are currently in second of the overall […]

Paris Panthers Power! Score Second of Back-to-Back Victories at Global Champions League of Berlin

Berlin, Germany – July 24, 2021 – Paris Panthers achieved their second GCL win in a row today in a knife-edge battle in Berlin where the last team to go Monaco Aces dramatically lost their lead. The Panthers heavyweight pairing of Nayel Nassar (EGY) and Darragh Kenny (IRL) […]

Battle of the Best To Take Place at Berlin as Longines Global Champions Tour Championship Heats Up

Berlin, Germany – July 21, 2021 – Overall Longines Global Champions Tour ranking frontrunner Edwina Tops-Alexander (AUS) will head to Germany’s capital city of Berlin this week 22 – 25 July, looking to extend her 3 -point lead against a strong international field for the 8th leg of […]

More Female Firepower as Mid-Season Transfers Add More Fuel to Global Champions League Race

Valkenswaard, The Netherlands – July 08, 2021 – Jessica Springsteen (USA) and Malin Baryard-Johnsson (SWE) are among strong female firepower who have been recruited and Eve Jobs (USA) has been signed up for the Paris Panthers team in the GCL mid-season transfer period. Six other squads also bring […]

Power-Packed Win For Paris Panthers in Global Champions League of Monaco

Monte Carlo, Monaco – June 03, 2021 – Nayel Nassar (EGY) and Darragh Kenny (IRL) propelled Paris Panthers to a meteoric rise up the overall GCL rankings today with formidable double clears securing their first victory of the season in the in the stunning destination of Monte Carlo. […]

Paris Panthers Power to Pole Position after First Round of Global Champions League of Monaco

Monte Carlo, Monaco – June 01, 2021 – Paris Panthers kickstarted their overall ranking comeback with a phenomenal double clear from Nayel Nassar (EGY) and Darragh Kenny (IRL) in an edge of the seat first round of the GCL competition in Monaco, In a formidable display both Kenny […]

St. Tropez Pirates Sail to Victory in Global Champions League at Paris

Paris, France – June 26, 2021 – St Tropez Pirates’ duo of Dani G. Waldman (ISR) and Olivier Robert (FRA) kept cool under pressure to take their first win of the season in a rollercoaster Global Champions League of Paris, presented by Metrobus. The high stakes GCL team […]

Cannes Stars Shine the Brightest in First Round of Global Champions League at Paris

Paris, France – June 25, 2021 – Playing out against the breathtaking backdrop of the Eiffel Tower, today marked the 6th round of action in the nail-biting 2021 GCL Championship. The Cannes Stars team of Sameh El Dahan (EGY) and Sven Schlusselburg (GER)punched the air as they claimed […]

Philipp Weishaupt & Coby Power to Victory in €95,000 Fastator Prize CSI 5* at Stockholm

Stockholm, Sweden – June 19, 2021 – Philipp Weishaupt (GER) and Coby 8 powered to victory in the €95,000 Fastator Prize CSI 5*, the second GCL Individual Competition during the Longines Global Champions Tour of Stockholm CSI 5* last Saturday. The German and the 11-year-old bay Hanoverian gelding (Contagio […]

Scott Brash & Hello Jefferson Conquer €335,000 Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Stockholm CSI 5*

Stockholm, Sweden – June 19, 2021 – Scott Brash (GBR) and Edwina Tops-Alexander (AUS) delivered a nail-biting climax to the Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Stockholm Presented by Fabege with a sensational jump-off in the City’s stunning and historic Olympic Stadium. Scott (GBR) and Hello Jefferson […]

Valkenswaard United Dominate Again to Win Global Champions League of Stockholm

Stockholm, Sweden – June 19, 2021 – Valkenswaard United duo Edwina Tops-Alexander and home hero Peder Fredricson defeated pole sitters London Knights in an exhilarating battle at GCL Stockholm Presented by Fastator.  There was a fantastic atmosphere in Sweden’s historic Olympic Stadium as today’s sporting drama unfolded in […]

The Monaco Aces are the Masters at the Global Champions League of Valkenswaard CSI 5*

Valkenswaard, The Netherlands – June 05, 2021 – The battle for the 2021 GCL Championship intensified dramatically today with Valkenswaard United taking over the overall ranking lead from Shanghai Swans.  In the tense final moments of the GCL of Valkenswaard, Monaco Aces Jos Verlooy (BEL) and Laura Kraut […]

Paris Panthers Pounce into Pole Position at Global Champions League of Valkenswaard

Valkenswaard, The Netherlands – June 04, 2021 – A dramatic first round of GCL Valkenswaard saw thrills and spills at Tops International Arena as the Paris Panthers’ Darragh Kenny (IRL) and Harrie Smolders (NED) – claimed the top spot and pole position for Saturday’s showdown. A total of […]

Superstars of Showjumping Turn to the Netherlands for First LGCT Valkenswaard of the Season

Valkenswaard, The Netherlands – June 03, 2021 –The world’s best horse and rider combinations will take centre stage in Valkenswaard, The Netherlands this weekend 4 – 6 June with the potential for Peder Fredricson (SWE) to extend his Championship lead. After taking over as ranking leader last weekend […]