Final Line-up
Defending Champion
Isabell Werth (Weihegold or Emilio)
Western European League
Helen Langehanenberg (Damsey)
Benjamin Werndl (Daily Mirror)
Daniel Bachmann Andersen (Blue Hors Zack)
Patrik Kittel (Delaunay)
Hans Peter Minderhoud (Glock's Dream Boy)
Maria Caetano (Coroado)
Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven (Don Auriello)
Judy Reynolds (Vancouver K)
Morgan Barbancon (Sir Donnerhall II)
North American League
Laura Graves (Verdades)
Kasey Perry-Glass (Goerklintgaards Dublet)
Central European League
Regina Isachkina (Sun of May Life)
Olga Safronova (Sandro d'Amour)
Non-League
Yvonne Losos de Muniz (Aquamarijn)
Wild Cards
Emmelie Scholtens (Apache)
Tanya Seymour (Ramoneur)
Adrienne Lyle (Salvino)
It promises to be a really exciting final.
Werth, Graves, Perry-Glass, Bachmann Andersen and Langehanenberg can hope for a win. Werndl, Kittel, Minderhoud, Vilhelmson-Silfven and Reynolds have a good chance for a podium. Caetano, Scholtens and Lyle could be interesting threats too. Among the remaining names, Barbancon will be competing at her second finals, Isachkina will be bringing a promising young horse, Safronova will be competing outside of Belarus/Russia for the first time in her career (), Losos is in great shape with Aquamarijn, while Seymour will become the first ever African finalist!
Additionally, World Cup Finals will offer as much as 20 bonus points for the Olympic rankings. European championships and the Pan Ams will be the only other qualifiers with such significant bonuses.