Belgium’s Jos Verlooy will be the first jumping rider into the ring when the much-anticipated Longines FEI World Cup Finals 2015 begin at the Thomas & Mack arena in Las Vegas, USA on Thursday. The draw for the first leg, which follows at 19.00 Thursday evening, was conducted by defending champion Daniel Deusser from Germany assisted by America’s Rich Fellers and Beezie Madden who claimed the coveted trophy in 2012 and 2013 respectively.