The Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) and the Global Champions League (GCL) are annual showjumping series with competitions throughout the season taking place in different locations around the world.
The Global Champions Tour sees the top 30 riders in the FEI Jumping World Rankings individually compete over a season of 15 rounds held in various iconic cities, while the Global Champions League is a team competition where tactics and combinations gain the most points. The Tour and the League culminate with the Global Champions Playoffs, a spectacular event attracting huge crowds of equestrian enthusiasts where only the top riders and teams from the series qualify!
đź’Ż Longines Global Champions Tour Format & Scoring
All Longines Global Champions Tour events have been held as CSI5* since 2007, meaning that the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) classifies them as championship-level events. Classes are run under FEI rules but the governing body does not organise the events, so the LGCT is not an FEI series like the World Cup or the Nations Cup. The world's top 30 ranked riders along with wild card entries can participate in the series. Overall standings from the 15 rounds during the series determine the order of the riders at the Grand Prix competitions i.e. during the Playoffs at the end of the series.
The Global Champions League is an international team jumping series. Teams usually represent a city such as the Berlin Eagles, the London Knights, or the New York Empire and the series culminates in the GCL Super Cup during the Playoffs at the end of the series.
