2012 FEI World Cup Finals (show jumping and dressage)

The 2012 FEI World Cup Finals in 's-Hertogenbosch was held from April 19 to April 22, 2012. It was the final of the Show jumping and Dressage World Cup series. This finals was held in the Brabanthallen.

Horse sport in 's-Hertogenbosch

Each year the horse show Indoor Brabant is held in the Brabanthallen in 's-Hertogenbosch. A World cup competition in dressage and also one in show jumping are held here. Several times World Cup Finals are held as part of Indoor Brabant: 1994 in show jumping; 1986, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2008 and 2010 in dressage.

The horse show are held regularly end of March. In 2012 the event is postponed to April because of the World Cup Finals.

Dressage

Qualified riders

World Cup League Number of competitors of this league eligible to start in this World Cup Final Qualified riders
Central European League2Poland Katarzyna Milczarek
Poland Michał Rapcewicz
North American League2United States Jan Ebeling
United States Shawna Harding
Pacific League1Australia Rachael Sanna
Western European League9Sweden Patrik Kittel
Germany Helen Langehanenberg
Italy Valentina Truppa
Germany Isabell Werth
Sweden Tinne Vilhelmson Silfvén
Netherlands Hans Peter Minderhoud
United Kingdom Richard Davison
Germany Nadine Capellmann
Denmark Lone Castrup Jørgensen
Competitors from Asia or South America1not awarded, so one more wild card
Wild cards of the FEI2Belgium Jeroen Devroe (did not start)
Finland Mikaela Lindh
Norway Siril Helljesen
Netherlands Jenny Schreven (move up in the World Cup Final)
defending champion1Netherlands Adelinde Cornelissen

Because of the early dated 2012 Summer Olympics Jeroen Devroe from Belgium did not start. So Jenny Schreven is moved up to the final, her horse Krawall is with an age of 20 years the oldest horse of the participating horses.

Grand Prix

At April 20, 2012 (12:00 noon) the Grand Prix de Dressage was held. It was the first competition of the Dressage World Cup final, but is did not count for the final ranking.

Result:[1]

Rider Horse Percentage
1Netherlands Adelinde CornelissenParzival78.024 %
2Germany Helen LangehanenbergDamon Hill NRW76.125 %
3Italy Valentina TruppaEremo del Castegno75.106 %
4Netherlands Hans Peter MinderhoudTango73.404 %
5United Kingdom Richard DavisonHiscox Artemis73.374 %

(Top 5 of 18 Competitors)

Grand Prix Freestyle (Final)

The second competition of the Dressage World Cup final was the Grand Prix Freestyle, held at the afternoon of Saturday, April 21. Started as favourite, Adelinde Cornelissen won with her gelding Parzival this competition with 86.250% She defended her title, so she is again the World Cup Champion.

Result:[2]

Rider Horse Percentage
1Netherlands Adelinde CornelissenParzival86.250 %
2Germany Helen LangehanenbergDamon Hill NRW85.143 %
3Italy Valentina TruppaEremo del Castegno81.232 %
4Germany Isabell WerthEl Santo NRW79.964 %
5United Kingdom Richard DavisonHiscox Artemis78.571 %
6Netherlands Hans Peter MinderhoudTango76.143 %
7Germany Nadine CapellmannGirasol75.625 %
8Sweden Patrik KittelToy Story75.482 %
9Sweden Tinne Vilhelmson SilfvénDon Auriello74.393 %
10Denmark Lone JörgensenFBW De Vito73.589 %
11Netherlands Jenny SchrevenKrawall73.464 %
12Norway Siril HelljesenDorina73.250 %
13Finland Mikaela LindhMás Guapo71.696 %
14Australia Rachael SannaJaybee Alabaster71.339 %
15United States Jan EbelingRafalca69.875 %
16United States Shawna HardingCome on III68.821 %
17Poland Michał RapcewiczRandon65.804 %
18Poland Katarzyna MilczarekEkwadoreliminated

Show jumping

Qualified riders (World Cup Final)

As in dressage, also in show jumping riders rid not start at the World Cup Final because of the date of the Summer Olympics. From the United Kingdom no one of the qualified riders start at the final.

World Cup League Number of competitors of this league eligible to start in this World Cup Final competitors who take part in this World Cup Final
Arab League2Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Sharbatly (will not start)
Saudi Arabia Khaled Al Eid (will not start)
Qatar Ali bin Khalid Al Thani (move up in the World Cup Final)
Egypt Sameh El Dahan (move up in the World Cup Final)
Caucasian League1Georgia (country) Shalva Gachechiladze (will not start)
Central Asian League1Kyrgyzstan Myrza Toktobekov (will not start)
Chinese League1China Huang Zuping (will not start)
Central European League3Lithuania Benas Gutkauskas
Poland Piotr Morsztyn (will not start)
Belarus Ibragim Vaskov (will not start)
Estonia Tiit Kivisild (move up in the World Cup Final)
Japan League1Japan Yuya Ninomiya
North American League2 Canadian competitorsCanada Eric Lamaze
2 Mexican competitorsMexico Antonio Maurer (will not start)
Mexico Johann Hegewisch Diaz Infante (will not start)
10 US-American competitorsUnited States Margie Goldstein-Engle
United States Michelle Spadone
United States Kent Farrington
United States Kirsten Coe
United States Beezie Madden
United States Charlie Jayne
United States Richard Spooner
United States Rich Fellers
United States Francie Steinwedell-Carvin
Russia Ljubov Kochetova °
Pacific League2 competitors from Australian sub-leagueAustralia Jamie Kermond (will not start)
Australia Tim Clarke (will not start)
1 competitor from New Zealand sub-leagueNew Zealand Katie McVean (will not start)
South African League1South Africa Jade Hooke (will not start)
South American League3Brazil Pedro Jungueira Muylaert
Brazil Luiz Francisco de Azevedo
Uruguay Marcelo Chirico Ferreira (will not start)
South East Asia League1Thailand Akkara Konglapamnuay (will not start)
Western European League18France Kevin Staut
Sweden Rolf-Göran Bengtsson
Republic of Ireland Denis Lynch
Germany Marco Kutscher
France Patrice Delaveau
Switzerland Pius Schwizer
Switzerland Steve Guerdat
Germany Ludger Beerbaum
Sweden Malin Baryard-Johnsson (will not start)
United Kingdom Nick Skelton (will not start)
Australia Edwina Tops-Alexander °
Portugal Luciana Diniz
Germany Marcus Ehning
Germany Philipp Weishaupt
United Kingdom Scott Brash (will not start)
Belgium Ludo Philippaerts
Netherlands Harrie Smolders
Denmark Emilie Martinsen
Netherlands Maikel van der Vleuten (move up in the World Cup Final)
Republic of Ireland Dermott Lennon (move up in the World Cup Final)
Belgium Rik Hemeryk (move up in the World Cup Final)
participant at invitation of the host country1not applicable because Dutch riders have qualified for the World Cup Final
defending champion1Germany Christian Ahlmann

° extra competitor (Extra competitors are riders, who live in a country, which is not part of the World Cup League of the country of this riders nationality. These riders are at first part of the World Cup League of the country in which they live. At the end of the season this riders deducted from the final score of this league. If they have just as many or more points as the last qualified rider, they have the chance to start at the World Cup Final.)

Final I

The first competition of the Show Jumping World Cup Final, a speed and handiness competition, was held at Thursday afternoon (April 19, 2012). The result of this competition was converted into faults for the World Cup Final standings.

Result:[3]

Rider Horse Time World Cup Points (only from the World Cup Final)
1United States Rich FellersFlexible60.26 s + 0 penalty s = 60.2638
2Switzerland Steve GuerdatSabrina61.94 s + 0 penalty s. = 61.9436
3Belgium Rik HemeryckQuarco de Kerambars62.66 s + 0 penalty s. = 62.6635
4Switzerland Pius SchwizerUlysse62.83 s + 0 penalty s. = 62.8334
5France Kevin StautSilvana63.07 s + 0 penalty s. = 63.0733
6Sweden Rolf-Göran BengtssonCasall63.60 s + 0 penalty s. = 63.6032
7Netherlands Harrie SmoldersRegina Z63.67 s + 0 penalty s. = 63.6731
8United States Kirsten CoeBaronez65.76 s + 0 penalty s. = 65.7630
9Germany Marcus EhningSabrina61.87 s + 4 penalty s. = 65.8729
10Canada Eric LamazeCoriana van Klapscheut57.97 s + 8 penalty s. = 65.9728

(Top Ten of 37 competitors)

Last year final winner Christian Ahlmann had three obstacle faults in the speed and handiness competition, so he had result of 76.09 seconds. Because of this result he had no chance to defend his title, so he did not start in the further final competitions.

Final II

At April 20 afternoon the second competition of the Show Jumping World Cup Final, a show jumping competition with one jump-off, was held. After the second round, the World Cup Points were converted in Penalties for the Final III.

Result:[4]

Rider Horse Round 1 Jump-off World Cup Points (only from the World Cup Final)
PenaltiesTime
(s)
PenaltiesTime
(s)
1Germany Philipp WeishauptMonte Bellini0-033.0438
2Switzerland Pius SchwizerCarlina0-033.5636
3Germany Marco KutscherCornet Obolensky0-035.0335
4Canada Eric LamazeCoriana van Klapscheut172.05--34
5United States Beezie MaddenCortes C466.77--33
6Switzerland Steve GuerdatNino des Buissonnets467.33--32
7France Kevin StautSilvana068.40--31
8United States Rich FellersFlexible468.69--30
9United States Margie Goldstein-EngleIndigo469.72--29
10France Patrice DelaveauOrnella Mail469.85--28

(Top Ten of 33 competitors)

Final III

The third competition of this final will be held at April 22, 2012 at 2:00 pm. It will be a competition over two different rounds, both not against the clock. Here only the 25 best placed riders have the chance to start in this competition, in the second round of the Final III only 19 riders start with their horses.

Result:[5]

Rider Horse Round 1 Round 2 Total
PenaltiesPenaltiesPenalties
1Switzerland Steve GuerdatNino des Buissonnets000
United States Rich FellersFlexible000
3Republic of Ireland Denis LynchAbbervail van het Dingeshof404
Sweden Rolf-Göran BengtssonCasall044
Netherlands Maikel van der VleutenVerdi044
6Switzerland Pius SchwizerCarlina145
Germany Marcus EhningCopin van de Broy505
8Germany Philipp WeishauptMonte Bellini516

(Top 8 of 24 competitors)

Final standings

The decision about the title "World Cup Champion 2011-2012" took place in a jump-off. Two riders, Steve Guerdat from Switzerland and Rich Fellers from the US had only one point after four rounds in three competitions in this World Cup Final. First rider in the jump-off was Guerdat with his gelding Nino des Buissonnets. He ride very fast and had a time of 26.61 seconds. After him Fellers start with his Flexible: His time was nearly equal to Guerdats time most time of the jump-off. But one turn Rich Fellers ride much faster than Guerdat, so he was 64 hundredths of a second faster than the time of Steve Guerdat.

With this victory Rich Fellers is the first rider from the United States, who win the Show jumping World Cup since 25 years (in 1987 won Katharine Burdsall from the US).

Crucial jump-off:[6]

Rider Horse Jump-off
PenaltiesTime
(s)
1United States Rich FellersFlexible025.97
2Switzerland Steve GuerdatNino des Buissonnets026.61

Total result before the crucial jump-off:

Rider Horse/
Horses
Final I Final II World Cup Points (only from Final I and Final II) TOTAL World Cup Points, converted in Penalties Final III Penalties
(Total)
World Cup PointsWorld Cup PointsPenaltiesPenalties
1Switzerland Steve GuerdatNino des Buissonnets3632681001
United States Rich FellersFlexible3830681001
3Switzerland Pius SchwizerUlysse
und Carlina
3436700145
4Germany Philipp WeishauptSouvenir
und Monte Bellini
24386245110
5France Kevin StautSilvana33316430811
6Sweden Rolf-Göran BengtssonCasall32215380412
7Germany Marcus EhningSabrina
und Copin van de Broy
292049105015
Netherlands Maikel van der VleutenVerdi202747110415
9Belgium Rik HemeryckQuarco de Kerambars35266148416
10Netherlands Harrie SmoldersRegina Z31225385417
11Republic of Ireland Denis LynchAbbervail van het Dingeshof171835174021
12Canada Eric LamazeCoriana van Klapscheut28346249922
13 Germany Marco KutscherSatisfaction FRH
und Cornet Obolensky
153550104923
14France Patrice DelaveauOrnella Mail25285388824
15Portugal Luciana DinizLennox261945129425
16United States Richard SpoonerCristallo242741144826
17United States Beezie MaddenCortes C223355781530
18United States Kent FarringtonUceko161632194831
19Australia Edwina Tops-AlexanderTitus2712391551636
20Germany Ludger BeerbaumChaman102333181230
United States Margie Goldstein-EngleIndigo132942141630
22Egypt Sameh El DahanWkd Pepperpot112536171734
23Qatar Ali bin Khaled Al ThaniCantaro191332191736
24United States Kirsten CoeBaronez
und Combina
301040152944
25United States Charlie JayneUraya18143219DNS
26Russia Ljubov KochetovaAslan2242622
27United States Francie Steinwedell-CarvinTaunus9152423
28Lithuania Benas GutkauskasLascar8111925
29Denmark Emilie MartinsenCarisma5111428
30Brazil Luiz Francisco de AzevedoSpecial21RET
Belgium Ludo PhilippaertsKassini Jac14RET
Brazil Pedro Junqueira MuylaertDucati7RET
Republic of Ireland Dermott LennonHallmark Elite4RET
34Germany Christian AhlmannTaloubet Z12DNS
United States Michelle SpadoneUwwalon6DNS
Estonia Tiit KivisildCinnamon3DNS
37Japan Yuya NinomiyaWillemELI

ELI = eliminated
DNS = did not start
RET = retired

Grand Prix (CSI 3*)

Also a CSI 3* is held at the “Indoor Brabant“ 2012. The Grand Prix of this show jumping horse show was held at Saturday, April 21, 2012 (9:30 pm). It was a show jumping competition with one jump-off, the fences will be up to 1.55 meters. The competition was endowed with € 100.000, the sponsor was the Rabobank.

Result:[7]

Rider Horse Round 1 Jump-off
PenaltiesTime
(s)
PenaltiesTime
(s)
1Netherlands Marc HoutzagerOpium0-029.18
2Qatar Ali bin Khaled Al ThaniCasanova0-029.30
3United States Richard SpoonerApache0-030.03
4Germany Ludger BeerbaumChiara0-030.16
5Germany Marco KutscherSatisfaction FRH0-030.36

(Top 5 of 29 Competitors)

Besides the sport

Unexpected of everyone the German dressage team coach Holger Schmezer died at April 19 afternoon in his hotel room. The German dressage riders wore a black armband on their tailcoat as a sign of mourning in the Grand Prix de Dressage. After the Grand Prix de Dressage a minute's silence in memory of Holger Schmezer was held.[8]

The loss of Holger Schmezer is a terrible blow to the German Dressage team and to lose such an inspirational coach in an Olympic year is tragic.

Princess Haya bint Al Hussein, President of the FEI

References


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