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The Longines Global Champions Tour returned this weekend to Stockholm in Sweden. There are already seven championships disputed in this season 2023. There are 15 in total so we are already at the halfway point. The overall ranking is very tight so everything can still change.

This Stockholm Grand Prix has further tightened the table and also became a completely new podium this season. That is to say, the top three of this seventh event had not been on the podium before in any of the six previous venues.

In this case, it was Sweden's Henrik von Eckermann who took the prize. The first on the podium and with this result he has managed to consolidate his position in eighth place, getting closer to the top seven. The world champion won with another world champion "King Edward" that as we all know this horse is giving him fantastic results. This pair was the fastest of the six that went to the tiebreaker after finishing with a double zero. Shane Breen was second with "Haya", while Marcus Ehning finished third with "Stargold".

As far as the Global Champions League is concerned, we also witnessed new developments and new winners on the podium. These results have kept the top 3 of the ranking exactly the same. First place goes to Riesenbeck International, second place to Madrid in Motio and third place to Paris Panthers.

However, Stockholm Hearts' victory in Stockholm has allowed them to move up two positions and put them just two points away from third place in the overall ranking. Another local win for the Swedes and it certainly seems that their hometown has brought good fortune for the local competitors.

The podium was completed by Shanghai Swans and Rome Gladiators, who are in fourteenth and eleventh position, respectively.

After this event in Sweden, the next and eighth venue of the championship returns to France, this time in Paris.