With three fabulous clear rounds the Swedish team of Henrik von Eckermann (King Edward), Malin Baryard-Johnsson (Indiana) and Peder Fredricson (All In) finished with the only zero score in the Jumping Team qualifier at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Baji Koen tonight.
In a competition filled with drama, Israel, Ireland and the host team from Japan were all eliminated while Mexico, Czech Republic, New Zealand, Morocco, China and Egypt also missed the cut.
Only the top-10 teams could qualify for tomorrow evening’s Team Final and with just four faults apiece, Belgium and Germany enjoyed an easy passage through.
They will be joined by Switzerland, USA, the defending champions from France, Great Britain, Brazil, The Netherlands and Argentina when the action resumes tomorrow when all teams once again start on a zero score.
Results here (FEI)