Mexico City, Mexico – April 11, 2019 – Valkenswaard United’s formidable duo of Bertram Allen (IRL) with Molly Malone V and Alberto Zorzi (ITA) with Contanga took pole position in a tantalising first round of GCL Mexico City. There was an atmosphere of intense focus in Mexico’s capital […]
Doha, Qatar – March 02, 2019 – In a dramatic turn of events the Shanghai Swans soared to the lead in yesterday’s Global Champions League of Doha, with a high octane competition at Al Shaqab seeing many of the very best horse and rider combinations crumbling under pressure. […]
Doha, Qatar – February 28, 2019 – The Monaco Aces kicked off their 2019 Global Champions League (GCL) campaign in determined style combining speed and pinpoint accuracy to take the lead going into Saturday’s showdown. New signings Marlon Zanotelli (BRA) and Jos Verlooy (BEL) teamed up for the first time […]
The GCL teams on the starting grid for the 2019 season are announced today with top riders switching teams and new stars joining the fight for the coveted Championship. After a busy off-season period of transfers some of the biggest names in show jumping are changing teams. And […]
New York will make its debut on the Longines Global Champions Tour and GCL international calendar in 2019 consolidating the circuit’s presence in the USA, it can be announced today. Three new cities join the circuit this year – New York, Montreal in Canada and Sweden’s capital city Stockholm […]
The London Knights had a very successful year competing in the Global Champions League (GCL) last year. The team led by Ben Maher (GBR) counted on consistent performances by Nicola Philippaerts (SUI), Martin Fuchs (SUI), Olivier Philippaerts and Emily Moffitt (GBR), making them not only the overall champions, […]
Madrid In Motion were crowned the first-ever GCL Super Cup Champions yesterday after an epic afternoon of sporting drama, unprecedented pressure and historic prize money in one single showjumping competition. Riders, trainers and owners spoke of the ‘game-changing’ GC Prague Playoffs throughout the weekend, including Marcus Ehning (GER) […]
It was a night of unprecedented high drama as six teams faced down extrodinary pressure in the cliffhanger GC Playoffs to win through to Sunday’s GCL Super Cup Final at the O2 Arena in Prague. There was no let up throughout the nerve racking GCL Super Cup semi […]
In an electric opening night of the inaugural GC Prague Playoffs, the quarter-finals of the GCL Super Cup witnessed high drama and a rollercoaster of emotions as 12 teams took centre stage in the Czech capital city. The stakes were high in this innovative and ruthless knockout format, […]
The official rider list for the dynamic new GC Prague Playoffs can today be revealed with a heavyweight line up of show jumping superstars. The innovative GC Playoffs is a new concept for the sport and has seen individual Longines Global Champions Tour riders and GCL teams fighting […]
The London Knights clinched the GCL Championship of 2018 last weekend during the Global Champions League of Doha CSI 5* at Al Shaqab in Doha, Qatar. The team from Great Britain solidified their commading season by claiming the final leg of the tour series and is automatically qualified […]
The countdown is on to the spectacular new GC Playoffs in Prague in one month as riders and teams start the final preparations for the biggest showdown in show jumping. All eyes will be on the first-ever indoor event on the circuit which will be staged just before […]
The London Knights have won the GCL Championship of 2018 after a nerve jangling final blockbuster and will fast track to the semi finals of the GCL Super Cup at the €12 million GC Playoffs next month. The stand out combination of the season Ben Maher (GBR) and […]
The GCL Prague Lions team today spoke of their “honour” to represent the city at the hotly-anticipated new GC Playoffs at the O2 Arena in the Czech capital before Christmas. Set against the backdrop of the Prague Castle, and on the banks of the Vltava river, the Lions […]
It has been an enthralling season for the GCL team series kicking off in The Americas then crossing continents to China and back to Europe for a sizzling summer of competition. Qatar plays host to the finals and there are multiple battles raging in the overall GCL rankings […]
Daniel Deusser (GER) & Tobago Z were victorious in the $93,400 Second GCL Individual class CSI 5* last Saturday during the Longines Global Champions Tour of Rome CSI 5* in Italy. Daniel Deusser (GER) & Tobago Z The German and the 10-year-old chestnut Zangersheide stallion (Tangelo van de […]
An edge-of-the-seat GCL cliffhanger saw series leaders London Knights clinging on to pole position in the overall championship with Miami Celtics propelled into third place after a spectacular victory in Rome. The electrifying competition came down to the wire as the front-runners Prague Lions suffered a major setback […]
Prague Lions’ Peder Fredricson (SWE) and Anna Kellnerova (CZE) roared to pole position in a high drama GCL Rome first round, with the Championship ranking set for a potential shakeup ahead of the finals in Doha. The ferocious title battle between ranking leaders London Knights and Valkenswaard United […]
This weekend will see home city team, Rome Gladiators, take centre stage for the 15th leg of the GCL Championship race. Comprising of Laura Kraut (US), Lorenzo de Luca (ITA), Marlon Zanotelli (BRA), Abdel Saïd (EGY) and U25 rider Constant Van Paesschen (BEL), the team are within touching distance of achieving […]
The battle for the 2018 GCL Championship has intensified with Valkenswaard United dramatically closing the gap to overall ranking leaders London Knights – now just 18 points away, and with only two events left to go. Rome Gladiators’ Constant Van Paesschen (BEL) and Marlon Zanotelli (BRA) powered to […]
A dramatic first round of GCL Valkenswaard saw thrills and spills at Tops International Arena as the home team – Valkenswaard United’s Marcus Ehning and Alberto Zorzi – claimed the top spot and pole position for Saturday’s showdown. Second ranked team United have their strongest chance of the season to […]
The London Knights delivered a show stopping GCL London final under intense pressure today with Ben Maher and Nicola Philippaerts reigning supreme at the historic and picturesque Royal Hospital Chelsea. Escorted by the Chelsea Pensioners in their traditional Scarlets, the red jackets of the Knights perfectly complimented the […]
Home city team London Knights dominated at the magnificent Royal Hospital Chelsea for today’s GCL London, with Ben Maher (GBR) and Nicola Philippaerts (BEL) taking pole position for Saturday’s showdown. The Knights are currently in the lead of the overall rankings, however with every score counting and the […]
It all came down to the final fence at GCL Berlin today, after Valkenswaard United dramatically lost their lead to St Tropez Pirates in an edge-of-the-seat battle in Germany’s capital city. Edwina Tops-Alexander (AUS) and Pieter Devos (BEL) kept cool under pressure to secure the only completely clean […]
Olivier Philippaerts (BEL) & H&M Legend of Love won the €60,200 Deutsche Vermögensberatung Prize CSI 5* last Friday during the Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) of Berlin CSI 5* in Germany. Olivier Philippaerts (BEL) & H&M Legend of Love The Belgian and the 12-year-old grey German Sport Horse […]
Valkenswaard United have taken the fight to rivals London Knights, securing pole position for tomorrow’s GCL Berlin showdown. With United just behind the Knights on the overall ranking, every fence will count as the two teams tussle at the top of leaderboard. With just five events left, both […]
The London Knights have secured a sensational third win of the season, after a knife-edge finish saw Ben Maher (GBR) with Explosion W and Nicola Philippaerts (BEL) with H&M Chilli Willi take the top step of the podium at GCL Chantilly. It all came down to the final […]
The London Knights have finished a furlong ahead of closest rivals Valkenswaard United in today’s race for position, with Nicola Philippaerts (BEL) on H&M Chilli Willi and Ben Maher (GBR) with Winning Good delivering foot perfect performances in the first round of GCL Chantilly. Knights and United – […]
Temperatures soared in France’s capital city as Montreal Diamonds’ Harrie Smolders (NED) and Jos Verlooy (BEL) kept cool under pressure to take their first win of the season at the GCL Paris. With all eyes on the Global Champions League Prague Playoffs, where only the top 16 teams […]
In a dramatic reversal of fortune lowest-ranked GCL team Hamburg Giants put in their strongest result of the season in a thrilling first round in Paris. Despite being one of the first teams to start, Sameh El Dahan (EGY) and René Lopez (COL) pulled out a flawless double […]
