The countdown to the most anticipated event of the year has begun. In just a few weeks, 15 riders will descend to the GC Playoffs in Riyadh for the ultimate clash of champions in the €1.25 million Longines Global Champions Super Grand Prix, the pinnacle of the 2024 season. After a season of fierce competition around the world, 15 riders have earned their place in this prestigious battle, including Turloughmore's MICHAEL DUFFY, who qualified after winning the Miami Beach Grand Prix last April. Duffy and Claptonn Mouche recorded the only double clear round to bag the €115,500 first prize in the United States.
Now, he joins 14 other riders who stand on the precipice of greatness, each one determined to write their name into the history books and claim show jumping’s most coveted prize. With the stakes at an all-time high, the world will be watching as these elite athletes push themselves to the absolute limit around two 1.65m tracks.
Set against the stunning backdrop of Riyadh's Financial District, this event will see the best riders in the world go head-to-head in an adrenaline-fueled showdown, where every second, every jump, and every stride will count. The pressure is immense, the atmosphere electric, and the competition fierce. There is no second chance—only one rider will emerge victorious. Here is the final line-up of world-class athletes having qualified at each Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix throughout the year:
- Doha – Abdel Said
- Miami – Michael Duffy
- Mexico – Nicola Philippaerts
- Shanghai – Gilles Thomas
- Madrid – Christian Kukuk
- St Tropez – Max Kühner
- Cannes – Janne Friederike Meyer-Zimmermann
- Paris – Johan Sebastian Gulliksen
- Stockholm – Olivier Philippaerts
- Monaco – Ines Joly
- Riesenbeck – Thibeau Spits
- London – Pieter Devos
- Valkenswaard – Lorenzo de Luca
- Rome – Victor Bettendorf
- Rabat – Eduardo Alvarez Aznar
Each of these riders has proven their dominance on the global stage throughout the season, but in Riyadh, it will be a different story. It’s all or nothing. Every rider is laser-focused on one goal: to conquer the LGCT Super Grand Prix and claim eternal glory.
Who will rise to the occasion? Who will leave everything in the arena to take home the title? The eyes of the equestrian world will be on Riyadh from 20th-23rd November, as these champions battle to become the 2024 Longines Global Champions Super Grand Prix victor.
This is the moment. This is the LGCT Super Grand Prix.
