Lausanne (SUI), 7 May 2015 – The fifth qualifier of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping 2015 season will take place in Linz, Austria tomorrow, Friday 8 May, attracting a big field of 13 teams.
The starting order, which was determined by a draw held in Linz today, will be as follows:
- Ukraine
- Germany
- Czech Republic
- Poland
- Slovakia
- Bulgaria
- Luxembourg
- Hungary
- Russia
- Lithuania
- Turkey
- Austria
- Finland
This is the first leg of the Europe Division 2 League, and the teams from Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Russia, Slovakia, Turkey and Ukraine will be eligible for Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping points. A total of 16 nations will compete in Europe Division 2 during the season, and two teams will qualify for the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping 2015 Final which will take place in Barcelona, Spain from 24 to 27 September.
Friday’s competition will begin at 16.00 CEST (local time in Austria, GMT+2 hours) and will be broadcast live on FEI TV, the FEI’s official online video platform.
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