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This week, the 2025/2026-season of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Western European League makes its 8th stop in Basel, Switzerland.

The entry list for the first World Cup™-leg of 2026 at CHI Basel includes Willem Greve (NED), who currently tops the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Western European League with his 52 points. He will be joined by big names such as Gregory Wathelet (BEL), Marcus Ehning (GER), Christian Ahlmann (GER), current world no. six Richard Vogel (GER), current world no. nine Julien Epaillard (FRA) and Donald Whitaker (GBR), as well as home heroes Steve Guerdat (SUI) and Martin Fuchs (SUI) – among others.

After Basel, the Western European League continues on to Leipzig, Amsterdam, Bordeaux, Gothenburg, and Helsinki. The eighteen best riders from the league qualify for the final, which this year will take place at Fort Worth, Texas, USA, between 8-12 April 2026.