In a cliff-hanger of a finale to the very first Longines League of Nations™ season, Team Germany reigned supreme at the Real Club de Polo in Barcelona, Spain where The Netherlands finished second and Sweden pipped Ireland for third place. Course designer, Santiago Varela was excited with the outcome! “I think no-one can say now that the format isn’t working - it’s super exciting!”
“With this format you have to wait until the very end because everything can change in just a second!”, Varela said. And that was exactly how it played out.
"The plank on the vertical at fence nine was the bogey of the first round, with a choice of a long five or short six strides from the previous oxer. When fences were raised in round two however it was the double of verticals at fence seven on the 12-obstacle track that proved the biggest challenge."
“With this format you have to wait until the very end because everything can change in just a second!”, Varela said. And that was exactly how it played out.
"The plank on the vertical at fence nine was the bogey of the first round, with a choice of a long five or short six strides from the previous oxer. When fences were raised in round two however it was the double of verticals at fence seven on the 12-obstacle track that proved the biggest challenge."