FEI World Cup eventing
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| Full name | FEI World Cup ™ Eventing |
| sport | Eventing riding |
| League foundation | 2003 |
| League dissolution | 2012 |
| Website | fei.org |
The FEI World Cup Eventing (FEI World Cup ™ Eventing) was a series of tournaments from 2003 to 2012 by the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) . Unlike the World Cups of other equestrian sports, this was held entirely in the “green season”, from around April to August of each year.
General
Each national equestrian association, for example the German Equestrian Association for Germany , was only allowed to name one tournament per year as a World Cup qualification tournament, which was held as a CIC *** and marked with the addition "-W". By 2008, the associations of very large states with a state area with a diameter of more than 15,000 miles (this corresponds to 24,135 kilometers) were able to obtain a permit to host another qualifying tournament. However, exceptions to this were permitted by the FEI in 2010.
Up until 2010, each qualifying tournament received prize money of CHF 41,000 (around € 25,000 ). Up until this year, the banking company HSBC was the title sponsor of the tournament series.
Since the 2011 World Cup was held without a sponsor, the general conditions also changed: the prize money per test was now between € 9,000 and € 20,000. The prize money and other costs also had to be raised in full by the organizer; in previous years, the FEI provided financial support.
After two World Cup stations were held in German-speaking countries in 2010 ( Schenefeld and Marbach ), this was no longer represented from the 2011 World Cup season. In the 2012 season, the World Cup series was reduced to five stations, all in Europe. Because of this development, it was decided to suspend the tournament series. The concept of the series should be reviewed and adapted.
Scoring system
A rider could compete with several horses per qualification tournament . However, only the two (up to 2009: three) most successful results per rider and World Cup season were evaluated in the final accounts.
2011
At each qualification tournament, points were awarded which are included in the overall ranking. In the 2011 season this was done according to the following system:
- 1st place: 41 rating points
- 2nd place: 38 rating points
- 3rd place: 36 rating points
- 4th place: 34 rating points
- 5th place: 32 rating points
- 6th place: 30 rating points
- 7th place: 38 rating points
- 8th place: 26 rating points
- 9th place: 24 rating points
- 10th place: 22 rating points
- 11th place: 20 rating points
- 12th place: 18 rating points
- 13th place: 16 rating points
- 14th place: 14 rating points
- 15th place: 12 rating points
- 16th place: 10 evaluation points
- 17th place: 8 evaluation points
- 18th place: 6 rating points
- 19th place: 4 rating points
- other riders who had successfully completed the test: 3 evaluation points
Points were only given to riders who belong to the best quarter of the participants in the respective test.
2009 to 2010
In 2009 and 2010 the following system was used to distribute points:
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As early as 2010, points were only given to those riders who belonged to the best quarter of the participants in the respective test.
2008
Until 2008, a different system was used for awarding points. This provided for the following distribution of points:
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World Cup Finals (FEI World Cup ™ Eventing Final)
From 2010, the victory of the World Cup was awarded on the basis of the overall ranking after completing all the valuation tests. There was no final.
Up until 2009 (exception: 2007) a World Cup final took place at the end of each season, and this was given to a new venue every year. A maximum of forty riders qualified for this (regulation since 2005). This was measured according to the following system:
| Group of states | Country | maximum number of participants |
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| Group 1 |
 Australia , United Kingdom , United States , New Zealand , France , Germany    
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a maximum of six riders per state |
| Group 2 |
 Ireland , Sweden
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a maximum of five riders per state |
| Group 3 |
 Belgium , Brazil , Italy 
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a maximum of four riders per state |
| Group 4 | all other states | a maximum of three riders per state |
Which riders of a state were allowed to take part in the World Cup finals was decided on the basis of the evaluation points they had collected in the overall ranking. For each state in Group 1, the respective national equestrian association was able to award a “ Wild Card ”.
If the quota stated in the table was not met by one or more states and there were still starting places available, the riders who were not yet qualified (via this regulation) moved up, regardless of the limit per state.
The defending champion (last year's final winner) qualified regardless of the aforementioned rule, provided that he had participated in at least one qualifying tournament in the current season.
Insofar as a qualifying tournament was held one year after the World Cup final, it was already part of the next World Cup season. To the extent that a venue hosted a qualifying tournament twice in one season, however, only the tournament that was closer to the World Cup final counted for the overall ranking.
World Cup Finals: Venues and Winners
| year | venue | Number of participants and states | winner |
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| 2003 |
Pau
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44 riders from 15 countries |
Linda Algotsson with Stand by me
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| 2004 |
Pau
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49 riders from 16 countries |
Linda Algotsson with Stand by me
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| 2005 |
Malmo
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37 riders from 13 countries |
Clayton Fredericks with Been Along Time
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| 2006 |
Malmo
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37 riders from 13 countries |
Nicolas Touzaint with Galan de Sauvagere
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| 2007 | no World Cup finals held | --- |
Nicolas Touzaint - Winner according to the overall World Cup ranking
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| 2008 |
Deauville
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39 riders from 13 countries |
Clayton Fredericks with Been Along Time
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| 2009 |
 Strzegom
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31 riders from 14 countries |
Michael Jung with Sam FBW
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| 2010 | no World Cup finals held | --- |
Michael Jung - Winner according to the overall World Cup ranking
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| 2011 | no World Cup finals held | --- |
Clarke Johnstone - Overall World Cup Winner
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| 2012 | no World Cup finals held | --- |
 Felix Vogg - Winner according to the overall World Cup ranking
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b World Cup rules eventing 2009 (English)
- ↑ World Cup Rules Eventing 2008 (English)
- ↑ Eventing tournament in Schenefeld canceled , press release of the German Equestrian Association, March 2, 2011
- ↑ World Cup Regulations 2011
- ^ No World Cup at the Marbacher Gestüt , Frank Pleyer / Reutlinger General-Anzeiger , March 5, 2011
- ↑ World Cup Regulations 2009
- ↑ World Cup Regulations 2010
- ↑ World Cup Regulations 2008
- ↑ "HSBC FEI World Cup Final" on www.feiworldcup.org (English)
- ↑ rules for the World Cup Final versatility (English)
- ↑ World Cup calendar eventing (English)
- ↑ FEI EVENTING WORLD CUP ™ 2012 - Final standings (PDF; 122 kB)