Max Kühner ends up tenth at the Springreiter World Cup in Basel!

Max Kühner ends up tenth at the Springreiter World Cup in Basel!

Wien, Österreich - Max Kühner has completed the World Cup final of the jumping riders in Basel with a solid appearance on the horse Elektric Blue and took tenth place. The 51-year-old Austrian rider collected a total of 14 error points in both rounds on Sunday, whereby each circulation included a drop. Despite his performance, Kühner could not build on his best results, which he had reached in 2019 and 2022 in recent years.

The World Cup, which is often referred to as an unofficial World Cup, attracts participants from all over the world. This year the French rider Julien Epaillard crowned himself with his first big title and completed the competition with only 4 error points. Ben Maher from Great Britain followed him in second place with 7 error points, while the Frenchman Kevin Staut and Henrik von Eckermann from Sweden, current number one in the world rankings, landed three and four with 7 and 10 error points.

history of the jumping riding world cup

The jumping riding world cup was first held in the 1978/1979 season and has developed a rich history since then. The first World Cup winner was the Austrian Hugo Simon, who won the competition in Gothenburg with his horse Gladstone. Since then, the event has developed into one of the most important tournaments in the SpringSportwelt, with venues that change in different cities worldwide. In 2025, the World Cup will take place again in Basel, Switzerland, where future -oriented plans for an exciting season exist.

The previous World Cups show not only the changing landscape and level of jumping sports, but also the big names that have been on the podium over the years. Every year the event participants strive to have their name entered in the history of this prestigious competition.

With a view to Kühner's performance and the current winners, it remains to be seen how the jumping sports scene will develop in the coming years and which new talents will emerge. The final in Basel once again showed how high the competition is and the interest in this fascinating sport remains unbroken.

For more information about the jumping riding world cup, you can read the full list of winners and movements in history on wikipedia