Aimee Collinson and Be Mine NZPH winners of the FEI World Jumping Challenge, Competition 3. Photo Credit to Cornege Media.
Congratulations to Aimee Collinson (Be Mine NZPH) and Sofia Williams (Grassendale Enzo) who finished in second and third places respectively on the overall leaderboard and have both been invited to contest the FEI World Jumping Challenge Final.
Sofia Williams and Grassendale Enzo won the opening round of the FEI World Jumping Challenge, Photo Credit to Eminent Photography and Design.
You can view the full results here: Ranking
The final will be held in Astana, Kazakhstan on 28-30th May 2026, and will take place over five days, with the athletes competing on borrowed horses.
The competition will open with two training rounds, one flat work session with a 1 hour maximum, later followed by a jumping session which will consist of eight obstacles that each athlete can jump at their choosing, with a maximum of 90 seconds permitted.
Day two hosts the Welcome Competition, one round not against the clock, with athletes on equal penalties sharing the prizes.
On day three, we will see the first and second qualifiers. The first competition is against the clock and the results will set the order of the second qualifier. Competitors will start the second qualifier in the reverse order from the first qualifier classifications, and will have one jump off if there are athletes on equal penalties.
After a rest day, the show closes out with the Farewell and Final competitions, where all competitors revert back to zero penalties. The Farewell competition is open to all athletes who did not qualify for the final, and will have one jump off round if there are athletes with equal penalties after round one. The Final competition will take place over two rounds, with all athletes returning for the second round unless they are eliminated or retired from the first round. The second round will be against the clock, and the winner of the FEI World Jumping Challenge Final will be crowned.
The following point system will be used for the 1st and 2nd Qualifying Competitions to determine which Athletes will qualify for the Final Competition. The winner receives points equal to the number of Athletes in the 1st Qualifying Competition, plus one point. The 2nd placed competitor receives points equal to the number of Athletes, minus one. The 3rd placed competitor will receive points equal to the number of Athletes, minus two, and so on:
Example with 20 starters:
1st 21 points
2nd 19 points
3rd 18 points
4th 17 points etc.
For the 2nd Qualifying Competition the results of the Jump Off count for the distribution of points. If there is a tie for points among competitors following the 1st and 2nd Qualifying Competitions, the results of the 2nd Qualifying Competition count.
Aimee and Sofia, we all wish you the very best of luck and look forward to following your journey.
5 May 2026
The Jumping Team