Dressage World Cup

Dressage World Cup

Full name	FEI Dressage World Cup ™
Current season	in Western Europe Western European League 2019/2020
sport	Dressage riding
Association	FEI
Website	www.fei.org

The FEI Dressage World Cup (FEI Dressage World Cup ™) is a tournament series that has been held by the FEI World Equestrian Federation since 1985 . The former rider and husband of Olympian Tineke Bartels , Joep Bartels, provided the idea for the organization of a World Cup for dressage riders . He headed the World Cup as World Cup Director until 2004. The highlight of the World Cup is the World Cup final , which is held in March or April every year .

History of the World Cup

The Dutch dressage rider Marlies van Baalen with Kigali at the 2007 World Cup finals in Las Vegas

The history of the Dressage World Cup is closely linked to the history of the Grand Prix Freestyle . Joep Bartels is considered the inventor of the freestyle in dressage. After seeing Reiner Klimke and Ahlerich doing what he said was an "impressive series of flying changes , exactly to the beat of the Olympic anthem ", he had the idea of ​​holding a dressage test in which the riders ride their own choreography to a freely chosen music . After the riders and the national associations initially reacted skeptically, the dressage world cup was held for the first time a year later.

In contrast to the current regulations, in the first years of the World Cup the winner was determined by adding up the results of the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Freestyle. Since 2002, the World Cup tests have been determined exclusively in the freestyle, the Grand Prix only serves as an entry test and qualification test with a high number of participants. At the beginning of the Grand Prix Freestyle this was also less extensive than it is today, so only twelve technical grades were awarded (2009 version: 16 grades).

With increasing acceptance by the riders and due to the higher attractiveness for viewers and television, the freestyle also spread at the international championships, so from 1996 it became part of the Olympic Games .

After, among other things, Joep Bartels demanded an increase in the prize money in dressage, especially in the World Cup, in view of the increasing prize money in show jumping and the high costs of dressage riding, sponsorship was announced during the 2010 World Equestrian Games . The fashion designer Reem Acra was a sponsor of the Western European League and the World Cup final from the 2010/2011 season to the 2016/2017 season. The software manufacturer SAP has been the “Analytics Sponsor” of the Dressage World Cup since the 2017/2018 season .

Until the 2017/2018 season, the tournament series was referred to as the FEI World Cup Dressage (FEI World Cup ™ Dressage).

Qualification for the World Cup Finals

In order to be able to participate in the World Cup finals, the riders must qualify for it. There are two ways to do this:

The first, typical qualification path takes place via so-called leagues , which are distributed around the world as follows:

league	geographical location	Number of participants who qualify for the World Cup finals (according to the 2010/2011 regulations)	Participants up to the following rank in the respective league ranking can move up
Western European League	European countries west of the line Finland - Baltic Sea - Germany - Austria - Italy - Adriatic Sea (including the states mentioned)	9	to 14th rank
Central European League	European states east of the line named in the Western European League	2	up to 3rd rank
North American League	United States of America , Canada , Mexico	2	up to 3rd rank
Pacific League	Australia , New Zealand	1	up to 2nd rank

Participants (up to the rank named in the table above) can move up to the World Cup finals if another qualified participant does not participate in the World Cup finals.

In general, only three participants per nation are allowed to take part in the final. Other participants from these nations are also not allowed to receive a wildcard.

If a rider is resident in a country other than his home country, he can participate in the league of this country and is initially also rated for this league. If he qualifies for the World Cup finals based on the regulations of this league, he does not count as an additional participant for the (limited) number of starting places in this league.

In addition, the FEI awards two starting places by wildcard to riders who have not qualified for the World Cup finals. The FEI can also assign unused starting places by wildcard.

In order to take part in the World Cup Finals with a horse, a competitor from the leagues must have taken at least two qualification tests with this horse and completed the test with at least 68,000%.

The defending champion is qualified for the next World Cup final, but must also take part in at least two World Cup competitions in order to qualify his horse. If he takes part in qualification tests, he will not be taken into account in the award of points.

In addition to the participants of these leagues, participants from other areas of the world can qualify. In the World Cup regulations, for example, a place in the final for participants from Asia / South America is provided. This participant must achieve 68,000% in the Grand Prix Freestyle in two dressage tournaments that are classified at least as CDI 3 * or CDI-W.

The World Cup tournaments in the Western European League are held indoors; outdoor tournaments are also permitted in the other leagues.

Scoring

Points are only awarded for the European leagues. The North American and Pacific Leagues have their own regulations.

European leagues

The respective overall ratings of the individual European leagues result from rating points that are awarded in each qualification test. The points are awarded according to the following system:

• 1st place: 20 rating points
• 2nd place: 17 evaluation points
• 3rd place: 15 evaluation points
• 4th place: 13 points
• 5th place: 12 evaluation points
• 6th place: 11 evaluation points
• 7th place: 10 evaluation points
• 8th place: 9 evaluation points
• 9th place: 8 evaluation points
• 10th place: 7 evaluation points
• 11th place: 6 rating points
• 12th place: 5 evaluation points
• 13th place: 4 rating points
• 14th place: 3 evaluation points
• 15th place: 2 rating points

If the 15th rank is awarded several times, all riders on this rank receive 2 rating points. The evaluation is not related to horses, but the aforementioned regulations must be observed.

In the Central European League, a league final is also held, for which the ten best riders in the final ranking of the Central European League qualify (there is a limit to three riders per nation). The two best participants in this final will qualify for the World Cup final.

North American League

North American League participants must have participated in at least two World Cup competitions to be placed in the final ranking of the league. The average is formed from the two best results of a rider in World Cup competitions. The two riders with the highest average scores qualify for the World Cup finals.

Pacific League

In contrast to the other leagues, the Pacific League does not have a ranking. Every December, January or February there will be a league final for the Pacific League in Australia or New Zealand. Participants who have achieved 62,000% in the Grand Prix Freestyle in at least one dressage competition classified as CDI 3 * or CDI-W qualify for this final. The winner of this final qualifies for the World Cup final.

The world cup final

The World Cup final takes place in March or April at the end of a World Cup season.

The World Cup final is structured identically to the qualification tests. The first test is a Grand Prix, which serves as an entry test, but is mandatory for all participants in the final. The winner of the World Cup final is determined exclusively on the basis of the result of the Grand Prix Freestyle, the second test of the final.

Previous winners and places

World Cup season	Venue of the World Cup finals	World cup winner	Runner-up	Third place
1985/1986	's-Hertogenbosch	Anne Grethe Jensen with Marzog
1986/1987	eat	Christine Stückelberger with Gaugin de Lully
1987/1988	's-Hertogenbosch	Christine Stückelberger with Gaugin de Lully
1988/1989	Gothenburg	Margit Otto-Crépin with Corlandus
1989/1990	's-Hertogenbosch	Sven Rothenberger with Andiamo
1990/1991	Paris	Kyra Kyrklund with Matador
1991/1992	Gothenburg	Isabell Werth with Fabienne
1992/1993	's-Hertogenbosch	Monica Theodorescu with Ganimedes
1993/1994	Gothenburg	Monica Theodorescu with Ganimedes
1994/1995	los Angeles	Anky van Grunsven with bonfire
1995/1996	Gothenburg	Anky van Grunsven with bonfire
1996/1997	's-Hertogenbosch	Anky van Grunsven with bonfire
1997/1998	Gothenburg	Louise Nathhorst with Walk on Top
1998/1999	Dortmund	Anky van Grunsven with bonfire
1999/2000	's-Hertogenbosch	Anky van Grunsven with bonfire
2000/2001	Aarhus	Ulla Salzgeber with Rusty	Isabell Werth with Anthony FRH	Rudolf Zeilinger with Livijno
2001/2002	's-Hertogenbosch	Ulla Salzgeber with Rusty - 81.570%	Lars Petersen with Cavan - 79.670%	Beatriz Ferrer Salad with Beauvalais - 79.120%
2002/2003	Gothenburg	Debbie McDonald with Brentina - 78.890%	Heike Kemmer with Albano - 76.940%	Guenter Seidel with Nikolaus - 75.720%
2003/2004	Dusseldorf	Anky van Grunsven with Salinero - 83.450%	Edward Gal with Lingh - 80.625%	Hubertus Schmidt with Wansuela Suerte - 78.875%
2004/2005	Las Vegas	Anky van Grunsven with Salinero - 86.725%	Edward Gal with Lingh - 85.225%	Debbie McDonald with Brentina - 83.450%
2005/2006	Amsterdam	Anky van Grunsven with Salinero - 87.750%	Isabell Werth with Why Not FRH - 81,150%	Jan Brink with Briar - 79.320%
2006/2007	Las Vegas	Isabell Werth with Why Not FRH - 84.250%	Imke Schellekens-Bartels with Sunrise - 77.950%	Steffen Peters with Floriano - 77.800%
2007/2008	's-Hertogenbosch	Anky van Grunsven with Salinero - 85.200%	Isabell Werth with Why Not FRH - 82,600%	Kyra Kyrklund with Max - 78.150%
2008/2009	Las Vegas	Steffen Peters with Ravel - 84.950%	Isabell Werth with Satchmo - 84,500%	Anky van Grunsven with Painted Black - 82.150%
2009/2010	's-Hertogenbosch	Edward Gal with Totilas - 89.800%	Adelinde Cornelissen with Parzival - 82.850%	Imke Schellekens-Bartels with Sunrise - 82.150%
2010/2011	Leipzig ( World Cup Final 2011 )	Adelinde Cornelissen with Parzival - 84.804%	Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg with Digby - 80.036%	Ulla Salzgeber with Herzruf's legacy - 78.821%
2011/2012	's-Hertogenbosch ( World Cup Finals 2012 )	Adelinde Cornelissen with Parzival - 86.250%	Helen Langehanenberg with Damon Hill NRW - 85.143%	Valentina Truppa with Eremo del Castegno - 81.232%
2012/2013	Gothenburg ( World Cup Finals 2013 )	Helen Langehanenberg with Damon Hill NRW - 88.286%	Adelinde Cornelissen with Parzival - 86.500%	Edward Gal with Undercover - 84.446%
2013/2014	Lyon ( World Cup Finals 2014 )	Charlotte Dujardin with Valegro - 92.179%	Helen Langehanenberg with Damon Hill NRW - 87.339%	Edward Gal with Undercover - 83.696%
2014/2015	Las Vegas ( World Cup Final 2015 )	Charlotte Dujardin with Valegro - 94.196%	Edward Gal with Undercover - 84.696%	Jessica von Bredow-Werndl with Unee - 80.464%
2015/2016	Gothenburg ( World Cup Finals 2016 )	Hans Peter Minderhoud with Flirt - 82.357%	Tinne Vilhelmson Silfvén with Don Auriello - 81.429%	Jessica von Bredow-Werndl with Unee - 80.464%
2016/2017	Omaha ( World Cup Finals 2017 )	Isabell Werth with Weihegold OLD - 90.704%	Laura Graves with Verdades - 85.307%	Carl Hester with Nip Tuck - 83.757%
2017/2018	Paris ( World Cup Finals 2018 )	Isabell Werth with Weihegold OLD - 90.657%	Laura Graves with Verdades - 89.082%	Jessica von Bredow-Werndl with Unee - 83.725%
2018/2019	Gothenburg ( World Cup Finals 2019 )	Isabell Werth with Weihegold OLD - 88.871%	Laura Graves with Verdades - 87.179%	Helen Langehanenberg with Damsey FRH - 86.571%
2019/2020	Las Vegas	As a precaution because of the 19 pandemic COVID- canceled
2020/2021	Gothenburg ( World Cup Finals 2021 )
2021/2022	Leipzig ( World Cup Final 2022 )
2022/2023	Omaha ( World Cup Finals 2023 )
2023/2024	Riyadh ( World Cup Final 2024 )

See also

• Seasons of the Western European League: 2011/2012 , 2012/2013 , 2013/2014 , 2014/2015 , 2015/2016 , 2016/2017 , 2017/2018 , 2018/2019 , 2019/2020

Web links

Commons : FEI World Cup Dressage  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• World Cup website (English)
• In addition to the development of the Grand Prix Freestyle: Stefanie Boewe: The freestyle is heard with the eyes. In: The world . August 28, 2005, accessed June 10, 2015 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The secret of the Dutch dressage successes , Dieter Ludwig, July 18, 2010
2. ↑ Making the best of time, the FEI World Cup ™ Dressage 2007/2008 , FEI press release, November 19, 2007
3. ↑ FEI World Cup Dressage Celebrates 25th Anniversary , FEI press release, March 24, 2010
4. ↑ More money for the World Cup tournaments ... Five Germans at the World Cup final for show jumpers in Geneva , Dieter Ludwig, March 28, 2010
5. ↑ Reem Acra keeps the Dressage World Cup as title sponsor , Reiter Revue International, October 3, 2012
6. ↑ Equestrian fans taken to next level as SAP becomes new FEI sponsor , fei.org, April 1, 2017
7. ↑ FEI World Cup Dressage Regulations for the 2010/2011 season
8. ↑ Regulations North American League Dressage 2010/2011 ( Memento from February 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
9. ↑ Regulations Pacific League Dressage ( Memento from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 31 kB)
10. ↑ List of the winners of the World Cup finals from 1986 to 2009 ( Memento from February 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
11. ↑ Results in the FEI tournament calendar
12. ↑ Ulla Salzgeber wins dressage world cup finals. In: Berliner Zeitung . April 9, 2001, accessed June 10, 2015 . 
13. ↑ Debbie McDonald Named Champion of 2003 Dressage World Cup Final
14. ↑ FEI World Cup ™ Finals 2020 in Las Vegas canceled due to Coronavirus , inside.fei.org, March 13, 2020

All text passages that do not have individual sources and that concern the World Cup Regulations have the World Cup Regulations 2010/2011 ( memento of February 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) as the text source.