IN the most competitive Global Champions League round two of the 2022 season, it was the Berlin Eagles who snatched the 2022 Championship title away from Stockholm Hearts to be crowned the new champions and take home the lion’s share of over €6 million prize money.

Christian Kukuk aboard Mumbai and Philipp Weishaupt with Coby carried the weight of their fellow teammates to post an impressive double clear in immense pressure. Under the watchful and expert eye of team owner, manager and rider, Ludger Beerbaum, Kukuk and Weishaupt rose to the occasion to secure top podium position and take home the enviable title by five points.

Beerbaum spoke highly of his students saying: “Our main focus was the GCL this year, we didn’t do too many other events also, and the others had more different because they had the World Championships and they had other obligations like the Nations Cups – we were really focused as a stable team for the GCL and I think this was our strength.

“But I would also like to say that to win the overall title, it’s not only about the last 48 hours here, its been a real team effort the whole season long. Starting in Doha all the way to Riyadh.”

Separate from the Championship decider, Mikey Pender (HHS Calais) was once again a top the podium when the St Tropez Pirates won the GCL Final at the venue. Joined on the team by Germany’s Daniel Deusser (Scuderia 1918 Tobago Z), they scored their first win of the season with a perfect double clear. Pender went on to win the 1.60m Grand Prix (see report above).