Deusser Tops Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Doha in Great Style
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Spaniard Jorge Campillo holds a one-shot lead on the penultimate day of CB Qatar Masters golf PAGE 14 SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2020 SHEIKHA MOZA, SHEIKH JOAAN HONOUR LONGINES GLOBAL CHAMPIONS TOUR DOHA 2020 WINNER, RUNNERS-UP Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation, HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al Thani, President, Qatar Olympic Committee, and Honorary President Longines Global Champions Tour, and Jan Tops, President, Longines Global HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al Thani, President, Qatar Olympic Committee, and Honorary President Longines Global Champions Tour, with the LGCT Grand Prix of Doha podium finishers at Al Shaqab on Saturday. Champions Tour, honours young riders who won the children’s competition during the LGCT event at Al Shaqab. Deusser tops Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Doha in great style VINAY NAYUDU DOHA GERMAN showjumper Dan- iel Deusser, a bronze medalist at Rio Olympics, rose to the occasion in grand style at the gleaming Longines arena at Al Shaqab on a full moon Sat- urday to claim the blue riband Longines Global Champions Badr al Darwish, Secretary-General, Qatar Equestrian Federation Tour Grand Prix of Doha event. awards the Hathab Big Tour podium finishers at Al Shaqab. The 38-year-old combined with his 10-year-old mare Kill- er Queen VDM, with whom he had won the CHI Al Shaqab Grand Prix class just last week, to sizzle in the jump-off of the 1.60m speed class. The duo returned flawless and fastest ride in 42.54secs to claim the top podium spot and a grand prize of euros 123,750. Deusser’s super ride Ali al Rumaihi, Event Director, Hathab, honours the dressage winner pipped a much younger Bel- and runners-up at Al Shaqab. gian Nicola Philipppaerts by a good margin. Nicola riding one Results of the famed horses Katanga VH Dingeshof (10-year-old Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Doha La Tour Vidal) 0; 73.04; 0; 82.82; Gregory Wathelet bay mare) needed 44.08secs Int. jumping competition with jump-off (1.60 m) (Indago) 0; 70.57; 0; 84.45; Team Total: 167.27; Table A, FEI Art. 238.2.2 - CSI5* €25,185 to clear the 16 obstacle course German Daniel Deusser in action on Killer Queen VDM during the Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Doha CSI5* international 1. Daniel Deusser (GER); Horse: Killer Queen VDM; Pen: 3. Berlin Eagles: Marco Kutscher (Chaccorina) 0; with no penalties. jumping competition with jump-off (1.60 m) event at Longines Arena at Al Shaqab, Member Qatar Foundation, on Saturday. 0; Time: 74.41 sec; J.Off Pen: 0; Time: 42.54 secs; Prize: 72.30; 4; 83.31; Philipp Weishaupt (Coby) 0; 74.52; Jerome Guery on Quel €123.750; 2. Nicola Philippaerts (BEL); Katanga v.h Philipp Weishaupt (Che Fantastica) 0; 72.41secs Homme de Hus (14-yr-old Grand Prix qualifies for the a great experience and even Queen VDM. Mohammed Saeed Haid- Dingeshof; 0; 75.59 secs; 0; 44.08 secs; €75.000; 3. Team Total: 4; 157.83; €21,300 Jerome Guery (BEL); Quel Homme de Hus; 0; 76.99 HATHAB BIG TOUR bay stud) finished third in season-ending Super GP. So more special to win it front of Germany’s Philipp an on his mount Miss Chili secs; 0; 46.27 secs; €56.250; 4. Marcus Ehning (GER); Nat. jumping competition against the clock 46.27secs. being able to qualify for that them,” he added. Weishaupt topped the charts finished as runner-up in Funky Fred; 0; 74.46 secs; 4; 42.79 secs; €37.500. (1.30/1.45m) Table A, Art.238.2.1 The winner and runners- in the first event of the season As many as world’s top 12 on Coby while Italian Ema- 60.28secs. Hamad Nasser al Global Champions League - Individual classification 1. Kamil Sabitov(KGZ); Horse: Quintendro; Pen: 0; Time: Int. jumping competition against the clock (1.55 m) 58.35 secs; Prize:QR8.750,00; 2. Mohammed Saeed up were awarded by Her really takes a lot of pressure riders had made the jump-off nuele Gaudiano riding Chalou Qadi riding SIEC Lonnie was Table A, FEI Art. 238.2.1 - CSI5* Haidan (QAT); Miss Chili; 0; 60.28 secs; QR7.000; 3. Highness Sheikha Moza bint off me going forward. But that of the 1.60m event from the finished second. third clocking 66.88 secs. 1. Philipp Weishaupt (GER); Coby; 0; 74.52 secs; Hamad Nasser al Qadi (QAT); SIEC Lonnie; 0; 66.88 Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar doesn’t mean I don’t want to overall 35 who rode the event. The same day earlier saw The Hathab Open Class €23.750; 2. Emanuele Gaudiano (ITA); Chalou; 0; secs; QR5.250; 4. Salman Mohammed al Emadi (QAT); Foundation, and HE Sheikh win again. The big crowd at Longines the domestic equestrian series (Against the clock 1.15/1.25 m) 76.68 secs; €19.000; 3. Daniel Deusser (GER); Killer The Toymaker; 0; 67.18 secs; QR3.500. Queen VDM; 0; 77.76 secs; €14.250; 4. Hans-Dieter OPEN CLASS Joaan bin Hamad al Thani, “I haven’t decided which Arena at Al Shaqab earlier ap- Hathab take place where Ka- was won by Dreher (GER); Prinz; 0; 78.31 secs; €9.500. Nat. jumping competition against the clock President, Qatar Olympic events to take part in next, but plauded an equally exciting zakh Kamil Sabitov excelled Nasser al Ghazali on What Global Champions League of Doha Table A, FEI Art. (1.15/1.25m) Table A, Art.238.2.1 Committee, and Honorary I want to be competitive and Global Champions League on Quintendro on the grand a Pleasure, ahead of Moham- 238.1.2.1 - Against the clock (1.55/1.60m) 1. Nasser al Ghazali (QAT); What a Pleasure; 0; 53.92 President Longines Global win more Grand Prix events – CSI5* individual jump- stage to emerge as best in the mad Hazim Abara, who rode 1. London Knights: Olivier Philippaerts (H&M Extra) Pen: 0; secs; QR3.750; 2. Mohammad Hazim Abara (QAT); Time: 82.33secs; Nicola Philippaerts (Katanga V.H. Ambre de Beaufour; 0; 56.05 secs; QR3.000; 3. Champions Tour. this season. ing competition against the National jumping competition Ambre de Beaufour. Ghanim Dingeshof) 0; 67.45; 0; 80.12; Olivier Philippaerts (Zayado) Ghanim Nasser al Qadi (QAT) Numero Uno-T; 0; 57.23 An overwhelmed Deusser The crowd was fantastic clock (1.55 m) where Deusser against the clock (1.30/1.45m) Nasser al Qadi on Numero 0; 74.43secs; Team Total: 162.45; Prize: €30,042 secs; QR2.250; 4. Ghanim Nasser al Qadi (QAT); Dark later said, “The winner of each and fully behind us. It was had finished third with Killer event in 58.35secs. Uno-T was third. 2. Paris Panthers: Penelope Leprevost (GFE Excalibur De Dalida; 0; 57.61 secs; QR1.500. London Knights triumph in Global Champions League Doha after Pirates drama TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK well-deserved second place. straight away in Doha.” pionship. Spectators, in- DOHA Speaking just before the After GCL Round One St cluding hundreds of Qatari prize-giving ceremony under Tropez Pirates were in pole and international children THE opening leg of the 2020 the soaring architecture of position starting today. But watched their show jump- Global Champions League the Longines Al Shaqab Are- star striker Pieter Devos dra- ing idols up close from the series in Doha saw London na, Olivier Philippaerts said, matically put them out of con- impressive grandstand and Knights stamped their author- “The pressure is on. We have tention when his mare Claire ringside cafes as the event ity after a last minute drama won the last two years, but we Z refused at the narrow white continues to grow in popular- crushed the hopes of closest started off with a win so that wall leaving new teammate ity as a regular fixture on the rivals St Tropez Pirates. gives great motivation for the Daniel Deusser to deliver a Doha sporting calendar. Twin brothers Nicola and next few shows. The season is necessary clear round to keep Jan Tops, Founder and Olivier Philippaerts emerged still very long but we choose them in the top tier finishers. President of LGCT and GCL, triumphant in the opening our best horses for the events After a blistering GCL said: “The sport, everything, GCL competition of the new and we hope to do well again season last year, team own- is just fantastic. It was a re- season with an impressive in the Super Cup, all the teams ers and managers decided to peat from last year, London clean scoresheet and an un- work towards it.” field their heavyweights to try Knights won the overall very beatable time. Paris Panthers, Nicola Philippaerts said: to gain maximum advantage strongly last year and again featuring Gregory Wathelet “It’s really cool to win with at the first event of 2020. It we have the same team, and new signing Penelope my brother for the first time. was a clear sign of the intense great riders and they started Leprevost, were the only other Global Champions League opening Doha leg podium finishes with Qatar Equestrian Federation President We’re very happy, both horses motivation to get ahead in off the season again with team to produce a full set of Hamad bin Abdulrahman al Attiyah and Jan Tops, President, Longines Global Champions Tour and Global jumped very well. It’s very nice the early stages of the high a amazing result.