In the 1.50m GP-qualification of Dortmund a total of 10 combinations qualified for the Jump-Off. It was Ireland's Denis Lynch speeding to victory aboard GC Chopins Bushi (Contendro). Together with the gelding, bred by Van der Steen, Lynch was the only to finish in under 30 seconds.
With almost a second difference Marco Kutscher followed as runner-up with the 11-year-old Charco (Chin Quin). The Irish show jumping rider, Eoin McMahon completed the stage aboard the 14-year-old Chacon (Chacco-Blue).
The top five continued to color German as Angelique Rüsen placed fourth with Atomic Z (Cumano) while Oliver Lemmer and Obora's Chloe (Chacco-Blue) jumped to the fifth place.