Nov 15, 2021
Tic Tac, Tic tac. The countdown for the Longines Global Champions Tour and GCL has arrived!
In three days the GC Prague Playoffs (18-21 November) will kick off with the best riders in the show jumping world for the Longines Global Champions Tour Super Grand Prix and GCL Super Cup.
GCL teams will battle for the 6€ million GCL Super Cup and to have one last chance in 2021 to make a statement. Fans will be treated to a quarter and semi-final stages in buildup for Sunday’s GCL Super Cup Final.
Moreover, on Saturday 20th November, fifteen riders will compete at the third edition of the Longines Global Champions Tour Super Grand Prix. These challengers are winners of the LGCT Grand Prix during the 2021 season. They will face two 1.65m tracks. There will be more than €1.000.000 at stake, so riders will have to prove their phenomenal form.
This year’s LGCT Super Grand Prix contenders are:
Ben Maher is the current defending champion of the 2019 LGCT Super Grand Prix trophy with his Olympic Champion Explosion W. However, the Swedish equestrian Peder Fredricson won the 2021 season of the LGCT, so anticipation to see who will win this year is to the roof.
Contending teams for the GCL Super Cup are:
In quarter finals
Already in semi finals:
During the GC Playoffs, teams can bring up to four riders and three riders compete in every round with no drop scores. Most teams will be putting the bigger riders, including Maikel van der Vleuten, Marlon Zanotelli, Pieter Devos, Gregory Wathelet, Laura Kraut, Ludger Beerbaum, Marcus Ehning or Edwina Tops-Alexander amongst others.
The favourites are Shanghai Swans, who will be bringing three riders: Malin Baryard-Johnsson, Christian Ahlmann and Max Kuhner. This means there is no space for error. Also, Local rider Anna Kellnerova will continue her impressive form on home turf, joined by other U25 riders: Micheal G Duffi, Spencer Smith, Michael Pender, Jeanne Sadran, Emily Moffitt...
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