2009 Global Champions Tour
Show jumping competition series
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The 2009 Global Champions Tour was the fourth edition of the Global Champions Tour (GCT), an international show jumping competition series. The series was primarily held in Europe, with one event and the final taking place outside the continent. Each competition offered a minimum prize fund of €285,000. All GCT events were classified as CSI 5*.
The competitions were held between May 2 and August 23, 2009. The final took place in Doha, Qatar, from November 11 to 15, 2009.[citation needed]
The winner of the 2009 Global Champions Tour Final was Michel Robert of France, riding Kellemoi de Pepita.[citation needed]
Competitions
All events were held as two-round competitions against the clock, with a jump-off against the clock if required.[more detail needed]
The ranking of riders not qualifying for the jump-off was based on the number of penalties accumulated across both rounds, followed by the time recorded in the second round. Riders not qualifying for the second round were ranked according to their penalties and time in the first round, and were placed behind those who advanced to the second round.
1st Competition: Global Champions Tour of Italy
- Dates: April 2–5, 2009 – Arezzo,
Italy - Grand Prix: Saturday, April 4, 2009 – Start: 17:30, prize money: €285,000[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
- Dates: May 8–10, 2009 – Museo de las Ciencias Príncipe Felipe, Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències, Valencia,
Spain - Grand Prix: Saturday, May 9, 2009 – Start: 16:00, prize money: €285,000[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
- Dates: May 21–24, 2009 – Hamburg, as part of the German show jumping and dressage derby,
Germany - Grand Prix: Saturday, May 23, 2009 – Start: 13:30, prize money: €285,000[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
- Dates: June 11–13, 2009 – Cannes,
France - Grand Prix: Saturday, June 13, 2009 – Start: 18:00, prize money: €285,000[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
- Dates: June 25–27, 2009 – Port Hercule marina, Monte Carlo,
Monaco - Grand Prix: Saturday, June 27, 2009 – Start: 18:00, prize money: €285,000[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
- Dates: July 9–11, 2009 – Hipódromo Manuel Possolo, Cascais near Estoril,
Portugal - Grand Prix: Saturday, July 11, 2009 – Start: 19:00, prize money: €400,000 (the highest prize fund for a show jumping Grand Prix 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
- Dates: July 31 – August 2, 2009 – Sociedade Hípica Brasileira, Rio de Janeiro (Athina Onassis International Horse Show),
Brazil - Grand Prix: Saturday, August 1, 2009 – Start: 13:45, prize money: €285,000[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
- Dates: August 20–23, 2009 – Valkenswaard,
Netherlands - Grand Prix: Saturday, August 22, 2009 – Start: 13:45, prize money: €285,000[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 eight 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 |  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 five. Six results counted for the final standing)[9]
Final
First round
- Date: Thursday, November 12, 2009 – Start: 21:00
- Prize money: €50,000[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 three of 25 competitors)
Final result after second round and jump-off
- Date: Saturday, November 14, 2009 – Start: 20:00
- Prize money: €900,000[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 five of 18 competitors)