In Leipzig, the Finals of the World Cup took place allowing the top riders to compete against one another for 2022 World Cup glory. Putting on the event in itself was quite an achievement considering how many of the early rounds of the World Cup qualifiers succumbed to the Omicron Covid outbreak late in 2021.
There were three jumping rounds competed for with all the scores added up to produce a final champion. In each of the three rounds, there were thirty five riders. In the first of the three rounds,