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The2009 Global Champions Tour was the fourth edition of theGlobal Champions Tour (GCT), an international show jumping competition series. The series was primarily held in Europe, with one event and the final taking place outside the continent. Each competition offered a minimum prize fund of €285,000. All GCT events were classified asCSI 5*.
The competitions were held between May 2 and August 23, 2009. The final took place inDoha,Qatar, from November 11 to 15, 2009.[citation needed]
The winner of the 2009 Global Champions Tour Final wasMichel Robert of France, ridingKellemoi de Pepita.[citation needed]
All events were held as two-round competitions against the clock, with a jump-off against the clock if required.[more detail needed]
The ranking of riders not qualifying for the jump-off was based on the number of penalties accumulated across both rounds, followed by the time recorded in the second round. Riders not qualifying for the second round were ranked according to their penalties and time in the first round, and were placed behind those who advanced to the second round.
Italy| Rider | Horse | Round 1 | Round 2 | Jump-off | scoring points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | ||||
| 1 |  Marco Kutscher | Cash | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 34.55 | 20 |
| 2 |  Michel Robert | Kellemoi de Pepita | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 35.04 | 18 |
| 3 |  Bernardo Alves | Chupa Chup | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 35.60 | 16 |
(Top 3 of 49 competitors)
Spain| Rider | Horse | Round 1 | Round 2 | Jump-off | scoring points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | ||||
| 1 |  John Whitaker | Peppermill | 0 | - | 0 | 72.55 | 20 | ||
| 2 |  Rolf-Göran Bengtsson | Ninja | 0 | - | 1 | 74.46 | 18 | ||
| 3 |  Edwina Alexander | Itot du Chateau | 0 | - | 4 | 65.36 | 16 | ||
(Top 3 of 50 competitors)
Germany| Rider | Horse | Round 1 | Round 2 | Jump-off | scoring points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | ||||
| 1 | Bernardo Alves | Chupa Chup | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 51.05 | 20 |
| 2 | Carsten-Otto Nagel | Corradina | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 51.25 | 18 |
| 3 | Roger-Yves Bost | Ideal de la Loge | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 52.08 | 16 |
(Top 3 of 48 competitors)
France| Rider | Horse | Round 1 | Round 2 | Jump-off | scoring points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | ||||
| 1 | Roger-Yves Bost | Ideal de la Loge | 0 | - | 0 | 52.51 | 20 | ||
| 2 | Daniel Deußer | Aboyeur W | 0 | - | 1 | 54.87 | 18 | ||
| 3 | Ben Maher | Robin Hood W | 0 | - | 1 | 56.37 | 16 | ||
(Top 3 of 44 competitors)
Monaco| Rider | Horse | Round 1 | Round 2 | Jump-off | scoring points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | ||||
| 1 |  Richard Spooner | Cristallo | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 35.46 | 20 |
| 2 | Alvaro de Miranda Neto | Picolien Zeldenrust | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 36.85 | 18 |
| 3 | Rodrigo Pessoa | Let's Fly | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 37.20 | 16 |
(Top 3 of 45 competitors)
Portugal| Rider | Horse | Round 1 | Round 2 | Jump-off | scoring points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | ||||
| 1 |  Leopold van Asten | Santana B | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 44.06 | 20 |
| 2 |  Clarissa Crotta | West Side van Meerputhoeve | 0 | - | 0 | - | 4 | 40.95 | 18 |
| 3 | Luciana Diniz | As-Taro | 0 | - | 0 | - | 8 | 44.97 | 16 |
(Top 3 of 45 competitors)
Brazil| Rider | Horse | Round 1 | Round 2 | Jump-off | scoring points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | ||||
| 1 | Gianni Govoni | Joyau d'Opal | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 36.15 | 20 |
| 2 |  Eric Lamaze | Hickstead | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 36.51 | 18 |
| 3 | Marco Kutscher | Cornet Obolensky | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 37.40 | 16 |
(Top 3 of 42 competitors)
Netherlands| Rider | Horse | Round 1 | Round 2 | Jump-off | scoring points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | ||||
| 1 | Edwina Alexander | Itot du Chateau | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 35.49 | 20 |
| 2 | Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum | Shutterfly | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 35.81 | 18 |
| 3 | Michel Robert | Kellemoi de Pepita | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 35.95 | 16 |
(Top 3 of 50 competitors)
| Rider | 1st Competition | 2nd Competition | 3rd Competition | 4th Competition | 5th Competition | 6th Competition | 7th Competition | 8th Competition | scoring points (Total) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edwina Alexander | 10 | 16 | (0) | (0) | 9 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 65 |
| 2 | Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum | 0 | 9 | 14 | 11 | - | 10 | - | 18 | 62 |
| 3 |  Patrick Mc Entee | 4 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | - | (0) | 61 |
| 4 | Marco Kutscher | 20 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 52 |
| 5 | Michel Robert | 18 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 49 |
(Top five. Six results counted for the final standing)[9]
| Rider | Horse | Penalties | Time (s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Lamaze | Hickstead | 0 | 72.25 |
| 2 | Bernardo Alves | Chupa Chup | 0 | 73.13 |
| 3 | Albert Zoer | Okidoki | 0 | 75.63 |
(Top three of 25 competitors)
| Rider | Horse | Jump-off | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | |||
| 1 | Michel Robert | Kellemoi de Pepita | 0 | - | 0 | 49.76 |
| 2 | Jos Lansink | Valentina van't Heike | 0 | - | 0 | 49.89 |
| 3 | Alvaro de Miranda Neto | Picolien Zeldenrust | 0 | - | 4 | 46.52 |
| 4 | Ulrich Kirchhoff | Carino | 0 | - | 4 | 46.91 |
| 5 |  Denis Lynch | All Inclusive NRW | 1 | 88.92 | ||
(Top five of 18 competitors)
