The Competition

The Competition

The vibrant Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Grassroots Championships brings together winners from BE90 and BE100 regional qualifiers from around the country to contest the overall Championship.

See Regional Finals for details on qualifying events.

Mitsubishi Motors BE90 and BE100 Championship to be held at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Grassroots Championships 2012.

Rules 2012 – British Eventing BE100 Championship

  1. Eligible horse/rider combinations that finish in the top 10% in each normal BE100 section held at BE events from 1st July of the previous season to 30th June of the current season inclusive, will qualify to compete at a BE100 Regional Final.
  2. During August – October BE100 Regional Finals, confined to qualified horses, will be conducted in accordance with the rules for BE100 classes.
  3. Horse and rider combinations may only compete in one of any of the BE100 Regional Finals for each qualifying result attained, but, having qualified, may not compete in subsequent BE100 Regional Finals. In this instance Entry Secretaries will be asked to do their best to fit competitors into alternative sections or to issue a refund.
  4. Except with the permission of the Chief Executive, horses must be ridden by the same rider throughout the qualifying process and at the final.
  5. A horse must start the season in which it competes at the BE100 Regional Final and qualifies for the BE100 Championship Final as a Grade 4.
  6. In order to be eligible for BE100 Regional Finals and the BE100 Championship, riders must not have completed a CIC2*, CCI2*, national Advanced/CIC3*, CCI3* or 4* competition in the current or preceding five calendar seasons.
  7. The top 20 per cent of eligible starters at each BE100 Regional Final will qualify for the BE100 Championship Final. The number of horses that qualify at each BE100 Regional Final may be adjusted at the request of the Chief Executive.
  8. Horses placed 1st to 6th in a BE100 3DE or BE100 Open 3DE held between 1st March of the previous season and 30th June of the current season, and Grade 4 at the start of that competition, will qualify directly for the BE100 Championship Final.
  9. Both horse and rider must still be eligible to compete in BE100 classes at the time of the Championship Final with the exception that horses may have up to 5 points on the ballot date of the Championship.
  10. The BE100 Championship Final will be conducted in accordance with the heights for BE100 classes at One Day Events but of a Championship technicality. (The Cross-Country phase will be 2475 – 3150 metres in length with 20 – 30 jumping efforts.)

 

Rules 2012 – British Eventing BE90 Championship

  1. Eligible horse/rider combinations that finish in the top 10 per cent in each normal BE90 section held at BE events from 1st July of the previous season and 30th June of the current season inclusive, will qualify to compete at a BE90 Regional Final.
  2. During August – October BE90 Regional Finals, confined to qualified horses, will be conducted in accordance with the rules for BE90 classes.
  3. Horse and rider combinations may only compete in one of the BE90 Regional Finals for each qualifying result attained, but, having qualified, may not compete in subsequent BE90 Regional Finals. In this instance Entry Secretaries will be asked to do their best to fit competitors into alternative sections or to issue a refund.
  4. Except with the permission of the Chief Executive, horses must be ridden by the same rider throughout the qualifying process and at the final.
  5. A horse must start the season in which it competes at the BE90 Regional Final and qualifies for the BE90 Championship Final as a Grade IV.
  6. In order to be eligible for BE90 Regional Finals and the BE90 Championship riders must not have completed a CIC2*, CCI2*, national Advanced/CIC3*, CCI3* or 4* competition in the current or preceding five calendar seasons.
  7. The top 20 per cent of eligible starters at each BE90 Regional Final will qualify for the BE90 Championship Final. The number of horses that qualify at each BE90 Regional Final may be adjusted at the request of the Chief Executive.
  8. Both horse and rider must still be eligible to compete in BE90 classes on the date of the Championship Final.
  9. The BE90 Championship Final will be conducted in accordance with the heights for BE90 classes at One Day Events but of a Championship technicality. (The Cross-Country phase will be 2475 – 3150 metres in length with 20 – 30 jumping efforts).

For more information on qualifications see British Eventing – www.britisheventing.com