Margie Engel-Goldstein is a veteran on the American team, and showed great form with Royce to go double clear.

The stunning Fibonacci 17 jumped a second clear round with Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum.

Not their day: Belgium had a hard time, ending second last and unfortunately Jerome Guery and Papillon Z ended with the discharge score in both rounds.

Final finishes for Gudrun Patteet.

Hermès Ryan just played with the fences and was double clear for host nation France together with world no. one Simon Delestre.

Roger Yves Bost was, surprisingly, one of the combinations that fell victim to the time allowed in round two - but still went clear on the fences with Sydney Une Prince.

Germany's Christian Ahlmann brought out Epleaser van't Heike, and delivered a clear in the first round.

Kevin Staut had a pole in each round on his faithful partner Reveur de Hurtebise HDC, but still France managed to jump on to the podium as third placed.

It was not Brazil's day, they ended last: Here Marlon Zanotelli and Rock n'Roll de Semilly.

Steve Guerdat and Corbinian ready to go for Switzerland.

Belgium's Jos Verlooy did two impressive rounds on Caracas, and finished with just one time penalty in round two.

Daniel Deusser was the only rider on the German team that manage to produce that important double clear round, on the massive First Class van Eeckelgehem.