Semi-final for groups South and Central

Budapest hosts the second of the two semi-finals of the Longines EEF Series 2022 and closes the preliminary stages of the show jumping Nations Cup circuit launched by the European Equestrian Federation.

The Hungarian CSIO3*-W, for the second year a Longines EEF Series semi-final, is therefore decisive in determining the starting grid for the series´ final in Warsaw. 

The competition will take place at the Budapest National Riding Hall with seven teams competing for the last five places available for the final: Austria, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, The Netherlands and Switzerland.

The eagerly awaited Longines EEF Nations Cup Budapest is scheduled for Saturday 2 July (start h. 13.30). The course with 1.50-metre obstacles (hence larger compared to those in the LES qualifying Nations Cups) will be traced by Gerard Lachat of Switzerland.

During the course of the season, twenty-five European nations competed in the 2022 Longines EEF Series, organised in eight qualifying legs divided into four Regions (South; Central; North; West).

After Deauville first LES Semi-Final, five teams have already obtained the access to the final held in Warsaw in September (Belgium, Spain, Ireland, Sweden and Portugal) in which Poland will compete as 11th team as hosting Nation.
 
Starting list and results on Longines Timing - click here
Official Show site - click here
Complete Longines EEF Series qualifier points table - download here (at the bottom of the page)

Longines EEF Series 2022 - Results
 
Mannheim (GER)
1° - Switzerland
2° - Germany
3° - Sweden
 
Aalborg (DEN)
1° - France
2° - Japan
3° - Denmark
 
Bratislava (SVK)
1° - Germany
2° - Ireland
3° - Switzerland
 
Lisbon (POR)
1° - Ireland
2° - France
3° - Spain
 
Madrid (ESP)
1° - Spain
2° - Belgium
3° - Ireland
 
Athens (GRE)
1° - Italy
2° - Greece
3° - Romania
 
Drammen (NOR)
1° - Brazil
2° - Ireland
3° - Belgium
 
Gorla (ITA)
1° - Great Britain
2° - France
3° - Switzerland

Deauville (FRA)
1° - Belgium (after barrage)
2° - Spain (after barrage)
3° - Ireland (after barrage)

LES - Longines EEF Series 2022 - Next stages
8-11 September    Warsaw (POL) - LES Final

LONGINES EEF SERIES
Longines EEF Series is a show jumping Nations Cup series created by the European Equestrian Federation that has replaced the FEI Nations Cup Europe Division 2. Launched in 2020, but then postponed to 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it was held with a reduced calendar last year once again due to restrictions in place for the containment of the Covid-pandemic. The series aims to support European nations in developing their horses and riders in high-level competition. The series promotes the participation of younger developing talents by requiring at least one member of the team to be under 25 years of age.

The Longines EEF Series is subdivided into four European regional areas - north - south - centre and west - including the 42 National Federations that are part of the FEI’s EEF Group: 

Region South (ALB, BIH, BUL, CYP, GRE, ITA, MKD, MLT, ROU, SMR, SRB, TUR, UKR)

Region Central (AUT, CRO, CZE, GER, HUN, LIE, SLO, SUI, SVK)

Region North (DEN, EST, FIN, ISL, ISR, LAT, LTU, NOR, POL, SWE)

Region West (AND, BEL, ESP, FRA, GBR, IRL, LUX, MON, NED, POR)

The Longines EEF Series involves two qualifiers at CSIO3* for each region, allowing the five best teams to qualify for the two semi-finals held this year in Deauville and Budapest. As in 2021, the final will be held in September at the Warsaw CSIO4* and the winner will be promoted to the 2023 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Division 1. The 2021 Series was won by Italy.

Read more: https://www.euroequestrian.eu/en/Events/Longines-EEF-Series.html sport.
 

EUROPEAN EQUESTRIAN FEDERATION
Founded in 2009, the European Equestrian Federation (EEF) is the representative body for the European based National equestrian Federations. Working closely with the Federation Internationale Equestre (FEI) and the National Federations, the EEF works to maximize the potential and development of equestrianism throughout the continent. The EEF is committed to promoting the sport equestrianism and its good practices, developing the sport across Europe, and providing leadership for a collective European voice in the sport.