2008 Global Champions Tour
The 2008 Global Champions Tour was the 3rd edition of the Global Champions Tour (GCT), an important international show jumping competition series.
The 2008 Global Champions Tour was the first edition of the Global Champions Tour as official series of the FEI.
The champion of the Global Champions Tour Final of this year is Jessica Kürten of Ireland on Libertina.
The placement of the riders, who are not qualified for the jump-off, results of the number of penalties of both rounds and the time of the first round.
April 10, 2008 to April 12, 2008 - Doha, Qatar Competition: Saturday, April 12, 2008 - Start: 6:00 pm, prize money: 300000 €[2] (Top 3 of 39 Competitors) April 30, 2008 to May 4, 2008 - Hamburg (German show jumping and dressage derby), Germany Competition: Saturday, May 3, 2008 - Start: 2:00 pm, prize money: 300000 €[3] (Top 3 of 48 Competitors) June 12, 2008 to June 14, 2008 - Cannes, France Competition: Saturday, June 14, 2008 - Start: 6:00 pm, prize money: 300000 €[4] (Top 3 of 49 Competitors) June 26, 2008 to June 28, 2008 - shore at the marina „Port Hercule“, Monte Carlo, Monaco Competition: Saturday, June 28, 2008 - Start: 6:00 pm, prize money: 300000 €[5] (Top 3 of 46 Competitors) July 10, 2008 to July 12, 2008 - Hipódromo Manuel Possolo, Cascais near Estoril, Portugal Competition: Saturday, July 12, 2008 - Start: 7:30 pm, prize money: 300000 €[6] (Top 3 of 46 Competitors) July 31, 2008 - August 3, 2008 - Valkenswaard, Netherlands Competition: Saturday, August 2, 2008 - Start: 1:45 pm, prize money: 300000 €[7] (Top 3 of 47 Competitors) September 11, 2008 to September 14, 2008 - Arezzo, Italy Competition: Saturday, September 13, 2008 - Start: 1:00 pm, prize money: 300000 €[8] (Top 3 of 47 Competitors) (Top 5)[9] October 15, 2008 to October 19, 2008 - Hipica Paulista, São Paulo (Athina Onassis International Horse Show), Brazil Competition: Thursday, October 16, 2008 - Start: 3:30 pm, prize money: 50000 €[10] (Top 3 of 25 Competitors) Competition: Saturday, August 14, 2009 - Start: 8:00 pm, prize money: 900000 €[11] (Top 5 of 18 Competitors)
