At the premiere of the WBFSH Studbooks Jumping Global Champions Trophy in Valkenswaard/NED, Hannover's five-year-olds won the studbook ranking ahead of Zangersheide and the Anglo European Studbook (AES). With the two fifth places in the competitions of five and seven year olds, Hannover was the most successful studbook from Germany.
Hannover's trio in the five-year-old final included Diarello by Diamant de Semilly/Cascadello (breeder: Stefan Aust, Armstorf) with Tim-Uwe Hoffmann, Constable by Contendro/Diarado (breeder. Ilona Turowska, Sosnowica/POL) with Jaroslaw Skrzyczynski and DiCardo by Diacontinus/Chalet (breeder: Enno Köster, Loxstedt) with James William Passy, who had already impressed in the qualifications with clear rounds.
In the final of the seven-year-olds only one rider delivered a clear round. With the fastest four-fault round, Baloula FRH by Balou du Rouet/Dollar du Murier (breeder: Hans-Heinrich Philipps, Wunstorf) and Dieter Smitz took an excellent third place. In the studbook ranking Hannover came fifth, the KWPN was the winner. Besides Baloula FRH, Valantus by Van Halen Z/Adlantus As (breeder: Henning Müller-Rulfs, Ritterhude) with Amelie Ottens and Comilkora by Comme il faut NRW/Cassin II (breeder: Klaus Brandes, Asendorf) with Jordi Sander represented Hannover's colours in the decisive round.
Hannover also finished fifth in the six-year-old class. The best Hannoveraner horse was Diabolo by Don Diarado/Grey Top (breeder: Eduard Voss, Eydelstedt) with Dieter Smitz with the fastest four-fault round in fifth place. The two had won the first qualification with a lead of more than one second. It's Mylord by I'm Special de Muze/Mylord Carthago (breeder: Frank Johannsen, Buxtehude) and Thies Johannsen as well as Lubago by Lord Pezi Junior/Satisfaction (breeder: ZG Luttmann, Klein Heins) and Amelie Ottens completed the team. The classification of the ten studbooks was won by the Belgian BWP.
Eight-year-old Hannoveraner horses did not compete in Valkenswaard.
Five-year-olds
Chacco's Champ by Chacco's Son II/Quaid
Breeder: Johannes Sabel, Gersten
Rider: Tom Köhler
Constable by Contendro/Diarado
Breeder: Ilona Turowska, Sosnowica/POL
Rider: Jaroslaw Skrzyczynski
DiCardo by Diacontinus/Chalet
Breeder: Enno Köster, Loxstedt
Rider: James William Passy
Diarello by Diamant de Semilly/Cascadello
Breeder: Stefan Aust, Armstorf
Rider: Tim-Uwe Hoffmann
Quincy (VA) by Qualito/Chacco-Blue
Breeder: Bernhard Wendelken, Brundorf
Rider: Oliver Klüsener
Six-year-olds
Catch Me M by Cador/Silvio
Breeder: Peter Mahler, Neuhaus/Oste
Rider: Tim-Uwe Hoffmann
Crumble Cheesecake K FRH by Crumble/Chasseur
Breeder: Martin Klintworth, Ohrensen
Rider: Ole Klintworth
Diabolo by Don Diarado/Grey Top
Breeder: Eduard Voss, Eydelstedt
Rider: Dieter Smitz
Lubago by Lord Pezi Junior/Satisfaction
Breeder: ZG Luttmann, Klein Heins
Rider: Amelie Ottens
It's Mylord by I'm Special de Muze/Mylord Carthago
Breeder: Frank Johannsen, Buxtehude
Rider: Thies Johannsen
Seven-year-olds
Baloula FRH by Balou du Rouet/Dollar du Murier
Breeder: Hans-Heinrich Philipps, Wunstorf
Rider: Dieter Smitz
Comilkora by Comme il faut NRW/Cassin II
Breeder: Klaus Brandes, Asendorf
Rider: Jordi Sander
Doha (VA) by Diacontinus/Grey Top
Breeder: Gerd Odlozinski, Luttmersen
Rider: Tim-Uwe Hoffmann
Moonraker (VA) by Messenger/For Edition
Breeder: Siegfried Pilz, Lilienthal
Breeder: Oliver Klüsener
Valantus by Van Halen Z/Adlantus As
Breeder: Henning Müller-Rulfs, Ritterhude
Rider: Amelie Ottens