League Rules 2026
Rules for the 2026 DANUBE CHAMPIONS TOUR
Event Map
General Information
1. Rules for Danube Champions Tour 2026 were approved by Federation Equestre Internationale and are available at www.ridersanddreams.sk and www.fei.org.
2. Danube Champions Tour is a Series of Grand Prix competitions organized by:
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at following international equestrian shows in the year 2026.
2026 Event Calendar
| Date | Country | City / Venue | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15. – 19. APR | Hungary | Szilvasvarad | CSI3*W |
| 06. – 10. MAY | Romania | Bucharest-Vlasia | CSI2* |
| 28. – 31. MAY | Greece | Thessaloniki | CSI3* |
| 11. – 14. JUNE | Croatia | Zagreb | CSI2*W |
| 09. – 12. JULY | Slovakia | Samorin | CSIO3* |
| 15. – 19. JULY | Slovakia | Samorin | CSI4* |
| 05. – 09. AUG | Slovakia | Samorin | CSI3*W |
| 12. – 16. AUG | Slovakia | Samorin | CSI3* |
| 27. – 30. AUG | Czech Rep | Prague-Horovice | CSI2* |
| 17. – 20. SEPT | Slovenia | Ljubljana | CSI2*W CANCELED |
| 01. – 04. OCT | Romania | Bucharest-Vlasia | CSI2* |
| 08. – 11. OCT | Romania | Bucharest-Vlasia | CSI3*W Final |
3. Danube Champions Tour is open for athletes of all nations. Rules allowing competitors to participate in the Series are according to the FEI Rules and FEI Official Schedules of the shows mentioned above.
4. Grand Prix competition at each show is counted for the ranking.
5. Final of the Series will take place from 8. to 11.10.2026 in Bucharest – Vlasia (ROU).
6. All qualifiers are independent – participation in one of the series does not exclude participation in others.
Classification
1. 10 best athletes in each qualifier and in the Final will receive points for their placement as follows.
| Pl. | CSI 2* | CSI 3* | CSI 4* | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 | 15 | 20 | 30 |
| 2. | 10 | 12 | 15 | 24 |
| 3. | 9 | 10 | 12 | 20 |
| 4. | 8 | 9 | 10 | 18 |
| 5. | 7 | 8 | 9 | 16 |
| 6. | 6 | 7 | 8 | 14 |
| 7. | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 |
| 8. | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 9. | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 10. | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
2. 20 best athletes in the preliminary standing before the Final are eligible to receive points in the Final.
3. Athletes eligible to receive points in the Final are not replaced by other athletes in case they are not taking part in the Final.
4. Final ranking is established from the athletes taking part in the Final competition according to the cumulative number of points after the Final. The winner of the Danube Champions Series 2026 is the athlete with the largest number of received points.
5. In case of a tie the better result in the Final is decisive.
Prizes
1. 10 best athletes in the final ranking will receive prizes as follows.
| Pl. | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1. | Car: 20 – 30.000 EUR |
| 2. | 4000 EUR |
| 3. | 2500 EUR |
| 4. | 1200 EUR |
| 5. | 800 EUR |
| 6. | 500 EUR |
| 7. | 400 EUR |
| 8. | 300 EUR |
| 9. | 200 EUR |
| 10. | 100 EUR |
2. All prizes will be taxed according to local laws.