The Super 16: Meet the Riders Bound for the LGCT Super Grand Prix in Prague

The stage is set, the spotlight is waiting, and the world’s best are ready to step into the arena one last time. From November 20–23, Prague’s iconic O2 Arena will once again host the GC Prague Playoffs – the ultimate showdown that marks the grand finale of the 2025 Longines Global Champions Tour season.

At the heart of this spectacular weekend sits one of the sport’s most coveted tests: the Longines Global Champions Tour Super Grand Prix – a clash reserved exclusively for the elite few who earned their place through victory on the 2025 LGCT circuit.

The Road to Prague

Each of the 16 stages of the Longines Global Champions Tour offered one golden ticket: a guaranteed place in the LGCT Super Grand Prix. Only the winners - or, if already qualified, the next best-placed rider - secured a spot. Now, after an unforgettable season that spanned continents, cultures, and iconic cities, the ‘Super 16’ are ready to battle it out for one final time under the lights in Prague.

Representing the very best in modern show jumping, the line-up for 2025 reads like a roll call of champions:

Stage 1, Doha – Abdel Said
Stage 2, Mexico City – Emanuele Camilli
Stage 3, Shanghai – Scott Brash
Stage 4, Madrid – Marco Kutscher
Stage 5, Cannes – Harrie Smolders
Stage 6, St. Tropez – Jérôme Guery
Stage 7, Paris – Gilles Thomas
Stage 8, Monaco – Simon Delestre
Stage 9, London – Christian Kukuk
Stage 10, Valkenswaard – Nicola Philippaerts
Stage 11, Riesenbeck – Gerrit Nieberg
Stage 12, New York – Thibault Philippaerts
Stage 13, Vienna – Philipp Weishaupt
Stage 14, Rome – Maikel van der Vleuten
Stage 15, Rabat – Anastasia Nielsen
Stage 16, Riyadh – Jana Wargers

Each of these riders claimed their ticket through brilliance and resilience on the world’s most demanding stages - from the desert of Doha to the skyline of Riyadh. Together, they represent a season’s worth of unforgettable triumphs, ready to be tested once more in one breathtaking finale.

A Battle of Champions

The LGCT Super Grand Prix is no ordinary competition. It’s a high-stakes, winner-takes-all spectacle featuring two rounds of world-class show jumping, where even the smallest margin can determine glory or heartbreak. Set within the electric atmosphere of Prague’s O2 Arena, every stride will count as the sport’s finest aim to etch their names into the history books.

In recent years, the LGCT Super Grand Prix has become synonymous with moments of pure sporting drama. 2022 saw Daniel Deusser and Scuderia 1918 Tobago Z deliver a masterclass that remains etched in memory. Julien Épaillard and Donatello d’Auge stole the show in 2023, before Victor Bettendorf and Foxy de la Roque rose to the occasion in 2024. Now, as 2025 reaches its crescendo, anticipation is at fever pitch: who will lift the trophy this year?

The Countdown Begins

The next stop: Prague. One arena. Sixteen champions. Infinite possibilities.

The world will be watching as the best of the best return for one final battle for supremacy, pride, and legacy.

Final tickets remain – secure your place at the GC Prague Playoffs now.