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Federation
Equestre Internationale News
2003 Samsung Super League
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Eight
Teams selected for the 2003 Samsung Super League
At
the conclusion of CSIO Athens, the eight teams selected for the
Super League are the following:
Germany,
France, Italy, Belgium, Sweden, the Netherlands, Great Britain
and Ireland.
Switzerland
had to win the Samsung Nations Cup of CSIO Athens to be the 8th
team selected for the Samsung Super League. As they just missed
the victory to finished second behind Germany, they finish with
8 points on the table below. However it’s the points won
in the WEG that decide and Ireland is the last team qualified
for the Super League.
The
8 Super League teams were selected based on:
1)
Their placing in the standings of the Nations Cup competitions
from March to October 2002 (ending with CSIO Athens (GRE) and
excluding 2002 Nations Cup Final).
2)
Their placing in the team competition at the 2002 World Equestrian
Games (half the points of the standings)
| COUNTRY |
SAMSUNG
NC |
WEG
|
TOTAL |
| GER |
28 |
7 |
35 |
| FRA |
18 |
14 |
32 |
| ITA |
22 |
3 |
25 |
| BEL |
14 |
9 |
23 |
| SWE |
6 |
11 |
17 |
| NED |
10 |
6 |
16 |
| GBR |
12 |
0 |
12 |
| IRL |
4 |
4 |
8 |
The
following 8 venues will host a Super League event in 2003:
1.
La Baule FRA (8-11 May)
2. Rome ITA (22-25 May)
3. St. Gallen SUI (29 May – 1 June)
4. Aachen GER (17-22 June)
5. Hickstead GBR (23-27 July)
6. Dublin IRL (6-10 August)
7. Rotterdam NED (28-31 August)
8. Barcelona ESP (19-21 September) Final (double points)
(Falsterbo
SWE 10-13 July is reserve)
The
remaining CSIOs of the FEI Calendar form the Samsung Nations Cup
Series.
The
detailed rules of the Samsung Super League will be published once
approved by the Bureau at its November session.
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Samsung
Electronics has supported sports marketing activities world-wide
with a strong initiative in equestrian sports since 1988. In 1996
Samsung took the world-wide sponsorship of the Nations Cup in
co-operation with the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI),
the ruling body of the world-wide equestrian sport.
Samsung DIGITall, everyone's invited
For further information about the Samsung Nations Cup Series,
the Super League or other sports marketing activities, visit:
http://www.samsungnationscup.com
or http://www.samsungelectronics.com
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