2009 Global Champions Tour
The 2009 Global Champions Tour was the 4th edition of the Global Champions Tour (GCT), an important international show jumping competition series. The series is held mainly in Europe, one competition and also the final are held outside of Europe. All competitions are endowed at least 285000 euros. All GCT events were held as CSI 5*.
The competitions was held between May 2, 2009 and August 23, 2009. The final was held in Doha, Qatar from November 11, 2009 to November 15, 2009.
The champion of the Global Champions Tour Final of this year is Michel Robert of France on Kellemoi de Pepita.
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 second round. The placement of the riders, who are not qualified for the second round, results of the number of penalties 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 Italy
April 2, 2009 to April 5, 2009 - Arezzo, 
Italy
Competition: Saturday, April 4, 2009 - Start: 5:30 pm, prize money: 285000 €[1]
| Rider | Horse | Round 1 | Round 2 | Jump-off | scoring points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | ||||
| 1 |  Marco Kutscher | Cash | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 34.55 | 20 |
| 2 |  Michel Robert | Kellemoi de Pepita | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 35.04 | 18 |
| 3 |  Bernardo Alves | Chupa Chup | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 35.60 | 16 |
(Top 3 of 49 Competitors)
2nd Competition: Global Champions Tour of Spain
May 8, 2009 to May 10, 2009 - Museo de las Ciencias Príncipe Felipe, Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències, Valencia, 
Spain
Competition: Saturday, May 9, 2009 - Start: 4:00 pm, prize money: 285000 €[2]
| Rider | Horse | Round 1 | Round 2 | Jump-off | scoring points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | ||||
| 1 |  John Whitaker | Peppermill | 0 | - | 0 | 72.55 | 20 | ||
| 2 |  Rolf-Göran Bengtsson | Ninja | 0 | - | 1 | 74.46 | 18 | ||
| 3 |  Edwina Alexander | Itot du Chateau | 0 | - | 4 | 65.36 | 16 | ||
(Top 3 of 50 Competitors)
3rd Competition: Global Champions Tour of Germany
May 21, 2009 to May 24, 2009 - Hamburg (German show jumping and dressage derby), Germany
Competition: Saturday, May 23, 2009 - Start: 1:30 pm, prize money: 285000 €[3]
| Rider | Horse | Round 1 | Round 2 | Jump-off | scoring points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | ||||
| 1 | Bernardo Alves | Chupa Chup | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 51.05 | 20 |
| 2 | Carsten-Otto Nagel | Corradina | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 51.25 | 18 |
| 3 | Roger-Yves Bost | Ideal de la Loge | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 52.08 | 16 |
(Top 3 of 48 Competitors)
4th Competition: Global Champions Tour of France
June 11, 2009 to June 13, 2009 - Cannes, France
Competition: Saturday, June 13, 2009 - Start: 6:00 pm, prize money: 285000 €[4]
| Rider | Horse | Round 1 | Round 2 | Jump-off | scoring points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | ||||
| 1 | Roger-Yves Bost | Ideal de la Loge | 0 | - | 0 | 52.51 | 20 | ||
| 2 | Daniel Deußer | Aboyeur W | 0 | - | 1 | 54.87 | 18 | ||
| 3 | Ben Maher | Robin Hood W | 0 | - | 1 | 56.37 | 16 | ||
(Top 3 of 44 Competitors)
5th Competition: Global Champions Tour of Monaco
June 25, 2009 to June 27, 2009 - shore at the marina „Port Hercule“, Monte Carlo, 
Monaco
Competition: Saturday, June 27, 2009 - Start: 6:00 pm, prize money: 285000 €[5]
| Rider | Horse | Round 1 | Round 2 | Jump-off | scoring points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | ||||
| 1 |  Richard Spooner | Cristallo | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 35.46 | 20 |
| 2 | Alvaro de Miranda Neto | Picolien Zeldenrust | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 36.85 | 18 |
| 3 | Rodrigo Pessoa | Let's Fly | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 37.20 | 16 |
(Top 3 of 45 Competitors)
6th Competition: Global Champions Tour of Portugal
July 9, 2009 to July 11, 2009 - Hipódromo Manuel Possolo, Cascais near Estoril, 
Portugal
Competition: Saturday, July 11, 2009 - Start: 7:00 pm, prize money: 400000 € (show jumping grand prix with the highest prize money in Europe)[6]
| Rider | Horse | Round 1 | Round 2 | Jump-off | scoring points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | ||||
| 1 |  Leopold van Asten | Santana B | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 44.06 | 20 |
| 2 |  Clarissa Crotta | West Side van Meerputhoeve | 0 | - | 0 | - | 4 | 40.95 | 18 |
| 3 | Luciana Diniz | As-Taro | 0 | - | 0 | - | 8 | 44.97 | 16 |
(Top 3 of 45 Competitors)
7th Competition: Global Champions Tour of Brasil
July 31, 2009 - August 2, 2009 - equestrian facility of the Sociedade Hípica Brasileira, Rio de Janeiro (Athina Onassis International Horse Show), Brazil
Competition: Saturday, August 1, 2009 - Start: 1:45 pm, prize money: 285000 €[7]
| Rider | Horse | Round 1 | Round 2 | Jump-off | scoring points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | ||||
| 1 | Gianni Govoni | Joyau d'Opal | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 36.15 | 20 |
| 2 |  Eric Lamaze | Hickstead | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 36.51 | 18 |
| 3 | Marco Kutscher | Cornet Obolensky | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 37.40 | 16 |
(Top 3 of 42 Competitors)
8th Competition: Global Champions Tour of the Netherlands
August 20, 2009 - August 23, 2009 - Valkenswaard, Netherlands
Competition: Saturday, August 22, 2009 - Start: 1:45 pm, prize money: 285000 €[8]
| Rider | Horse | Round 1 | Round 2 | Jump-off | scoring points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | ||||
| 1 | Edwina Alexander | Itot du Chateau | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 35.49 | 20 |
| 2 | Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum | Shutterfly | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 35.81 | 18 |
| 3 | Michel Robert | Kellemoi de Pepita | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 35.95 | 16 |
(Top 3 of 50 Competitors)
Global Champions Tour Final
overall standings (after 8 competitions)
| Rider | 1st Competition |
2nd Competition |
3rd Competition |
4th Competition |
5th Competition |
6th Competition |
7th Competition |
8th Competition |
scoring points (Total) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edwina Alexander | 10 | 16 | (0) | (0) | 9 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 65 |
| 2 | Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum | 0 | 9 | 14 | 11 | - | 10 | - | 18 | 62 |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} Patrick Mc Entee | 4 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | - | (0) | 61 |
| 4 | Marco Kutscher | 20 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 52 |
| 5 | Michel Robert | 18 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 49 |
(Top 5), 6 results count for the final standing[9]
Final
November 11, 2009 to November 14, 2009 - Doha, 
Qatar
First round
Competition: Thursday, November 12, 2009 - Start: 9:00 pm, prize money: 50000 €[10]
| Rider | Horse | Penalties | Time (s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Lamaze | Hickstead | 0 | 72.25 |
| 2 | Bernardo Alves | Chupa Chup | 0 | 73.13 |
| 3 | Albert Zoer | Okidoki | 0 | 75.63 |
(Top 3 of 25 Competitors)
Final result after second round and jump-off
Competition: Saturday, November 14, 2009 - Start: 8:00 pm, prize money: 900000 €[11]
| Rider | Horse | Jump-off | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | |||
| 1 | Michel Robert | Kellemoi de Pepita | 0 | - | 0 | 49.76 |
| 2 | Jos Lansink | Valentina van't Heike | 0 | - | 0 | 49.89 |
| 3 | Alvaro de Miranda Neto | Picolien Zeldenrust | 0 | - | 4 | 46.52 |
| 4 | Ulrich Kirchhoff | Carino | 0 | - | 4 | 46.91 |
| 5 |  Denis Lynch | All Inclusive NRW | 1 | 88.92 | ||
(Top 5 of 18 Competitors)
References
- ↑ Result GCT Arezzo 2009
- ↑ Result GCT Valencia 2009
- ↑ Result GCT Hamburg 2009
- ↑ Result GCT Cannes 2009
- ↑ Result GCT Monte Carlo 2009
- ↑ Result GCT Estoril 2009
- ↑ Result GCT Rio de Janeiro 2009
- ↑ Result GCT Valkenswaard 2009
- ↑ Final standing CN Global Champions Tour 2009
- ↑ Result GCT Final 2009, first round
- ↑ Final result GCT Final 2009