European Horseback Archery Grand Prix Series

The European Grand Prix Series is a team competition run across Europe through multiple competition stages; organised throughout the season. This structure means that the results reflect both the breadth of talent within a national squad and their consistency in performance throughout the season.

Three team members participate in each stage and all compete in the 3 disciplines of Tower, HBAE Raid and Hunt track, with their points contributing towards the team total. As placings change from stage to stage and teams are within narrow margins of each other, national pride and a sense of teamwork are keenly felt.

The European Grand Prix was groundbreaking when it was introduced in 2014 as a 4-way Nations' Cup. Over the years it has grown and now includes: Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and the Netherlands.

The key features of this competition are that it is solely a team event with no formal recognition of the results of the individual. Many countries use the eGP as a competition where up and coming competitors may be nurtured through mentoring and support within the team environment.

In 2014, teams of 4 from each country attended each of 3 stages. From 2015-2022, three competitors from each country competed in each of the three stages. It was up to each country whether they prefer to send their three best horse archers to each of the three competition stages or whether they will enter a team of nine with a different person attending each event, or indeed somewhere in between.
As the competition grew bigger it became difficult to find hosts who could provide horses for so many competitors, so in 2023 the decision was made to split the participating nations into 2 groups of 5, according to their finishing position in the 2022 event. Two stages were held for each group so this time the full national team was up to 6 individuals. The reward for the winner of group B is promotion to group A, replacing the lowest placed team in group A.

At each stage all competitors compete in the three events (Raid, Tower and Hunt track) of Horseback Archery eventing. As detailed in the IHAA's General and Competition rules the team results are added for each event then GP points are awarded for that teams's score as a % of the highest scoring team. Therefore the highest possible score for a team across the series is 900 GP points.

European Grand Prix winning teams:

• 2024 - Poland (group A) & France (group B)
• 2023 - Turkey (group A) & Switzerland (group B)
• 2022 - Poland
• 2021 - Cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.
• 2020 - Cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.
• 2019 - Hungary
• 2018 - Hungary
• 2017 - Poland
• 2016 - Poland
• 2015 - Poland
• 2014 - Poland

Results 2024

• Group B, stage 1 - Alfiano Natta, Italy in April
• Group A, stage 1 & Group B, stage 2 - Helbigsdorf, Germany in June
• Group A, stage 2 - Visp, Switzerland in September

Group A winners were the Polish team of:
Maciej Tomikowski, Natalia Koprowska, Wojtek Osiecki, Alicja Dryl, and Anna Sokólska

Group B winners were the French team of:
Aliette Josse de Peretti, Chloé Simons, Raphael Malet, Gaëtan Blot, Martin Opoix, Raphael Boudin

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Team competitors in the 2024 series were:
Poland: (stage1) Maciej Tomikowski , Natalia Koprowska, Wojtek Osiecki, (stage 2) Alicja Dryl, Anna Sokólska, Natalia Koprowska
Finland: (stage 1) Eelis Lummaa, Einari Pänkäälä, Jenni Tommila (stage 2) Anna Minkkinen, Einari Pänkäälä, Roope Malinen
Turkey: (stage 1) Davut Çakır, Sümeyye Kınacı, Yiğit Kerem Kekeç (stage 2) Alperen Alptekin, Arda Erhan, İsmail Asiler
Switzerland: (stage 1) Janusch Ittig, Samuel Gugolz, Sebastian Scheifele (stage 2) Andri Marugg, Céline Casutt, Roger Ittig
Sweden: (stage 1) Anders Jönsson, Isabel Ahrnborg, Mimmi Fagrell (stage 2) Ann-Sofie Wredendal, Camilla Linderberg, Martin Grundström
France: Aliette Josse de Peretti, Chloé Simons, Raphael Malet, Gaëtan Blot, Martin Opoix, Raphael Boudin
Italy: Alessandro De Santis, Giorgio Antonelli, Silvia Fagioli, Giacomo Grego, Marcello Camisi
Great Britain: Emily Massey, Kristina Schapiro, Richard Addison, Cora Moore, Oli Secker,Rebecca Sweetman
The Netherlands: Diana de Haan, Kimo den Braber, Marleen van der Schalie, Christine Crew, Louise Kalisvaart, Stephan Takken
Spain: Giulia Picca Riera, Maël Alcan, Pep Vivet
Germany: Anne Dohrmann, Christian Ahner, Rainer Virus

Results 2023

• Group A, stage 1 - Norrtälje, Sweden in early August
• Group B, stage 1 - Pomaz, Hungary in June
• Both groups, stage 2 - Gauchoux, France in late August

Group A winners were the Turkish team of:
Veysel Batuhan Bay, Yiğit Kerem Kekeç, Raif Yavuz, Alperen Alptekin and Davut Çakır

Group B winners were the Swiss team of:
Andri Marugg, Josianne Müller, Niculin Barandun, Anina Rindlisbacher, Celine Casutt

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Team competitors in the 2023 series were:
Finland: Eelis Lummaa, Anni Jauhiainen, Anna Minkkinen, Jenni Tommila, Katariina Cozmei
Turkey: Veysel Batuhan Bay, Yiğit Kerem Kekeç, Raif Yavuz, Alperen Alptekin, Davut Çakır
Sweden: Ann-Sofie Wredendal, Mimmi Fagrell, Isabel Ahrnborg, Jan Norell, Martin Grundström, Kenta Pedersen
Poland: Natalia Koprowska
Switzerland: Andri Marugg, Josianne Müller, Niculin Barandun, Anina Rindlisbacher, Celine Casutt
Great Britain: Rebecca Sweetman, Claire Sawyer, Kristina Schapiro, Emily Massey, Dan Sawyer, Cora Moore
Netherlands: Kimo den Braber, Stephen Takken Eleonora Borén, Marleen van der Schalie
Italy: Alessandro De Santis, Silvia Fagioli, Giacomo Grego, Maddalena Crocetti
Germany: Andrea Seidel, Christian Ahner, Hannah Erndl

Results 2022

• Stage 1 - Grunwald, Hungary in April-May
• Stage 2 - Kayseri, Turkey in June
• Stage 3 - Gauchoux, France in September

Won by the Polish team of:
Wojtek Osiecki, Anna Sokólska, Bohdan Włostowski, Mateusz Szymański, and Natalia Koprowska

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Team competitors in the 2022 series were:
Poland: Wojtek Osiecki, Anna Sokólska, Bohdan Włostowski, Mateusz Szymański, Natalia Koprowska
Turkey: Davut Çakır, İsmail Asiler, Yiğit Kerem Kekeç, Alperen Alkan, Berkin Aras, Veysel Batuhan Bay, Bünyamin Baysal
France: Felicien Bortolini, Gaëtan Blot, Guillaume Boyrie, Chloé Simons, Raphael Malet, Jules Boisson, Rachel Bétghouliere Recoussine, César Vassalucci, William Delangue
Finland: Anna Minkkinen, Anni Jauhiainen, Sonja Honkala, Eva Nurminen, Maria Jussila, Tiia Aarnio, Elina Puhjo
Sweden: Isabel Ahrnborg, Jan Norell, Martin Grundström, Emil W.Eriksson, Christine Karlsson, Anders Jönsson, Ann-Sofie Wredendal, Richard Svensson
The Netherlands: Kimo den Braber, Siem Budding, Marleen van der Schalie, Eleonora Borén, Louise Kalisvaart
Great Britain: Nick White, Oli Secker, Eowyn Barnes-Short, Claire Sawyer, Emily Massey, Troy Shaw, Dan Sawyer, Becca Sweetman, Ros Jones

Results 2019

• Stage 1 - Pomaz, Hungary in May
• Stage 2 - Bialystok, Poland in June
• Stage 3 - Tartas, France in October

Won by the Hungarian team of:
Ágnes Maucha, Levente Maucha, Dorottya Fehér, Valentin Lakatos, Christoph Némethy

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Results 2018

• Stage 1 - Gauchoux, France in June
• Stage 2 - Albertirsa, Hungary in August
• Stage 3 - Sypniewo, Poland in September

Won by the Hungarian team of:
Ágnes Maucha, Christoph Némethy, László Gulyás, István Tóth, Krisztián Benyó

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Team competitors in the 2018 series were:
Hungary: Ágnes Maucha, Christoph Némethy, László Gulyás, István Tóth, Krisztián Benyó
Poland: Leszek Moniakowski, Anna Sterczyńska, Wojtek Osiecki, Radoslaw Kozuch, Michal Piasek, Oskar Dawid
France: Altea Fetiveau, Florent Fetiveau, Guillaume Boyrie, Marin Imbert, Sarah Diot-Girard, Vincent Boubet, Alexandre Iato, Martin Opoix, Youn le Gall
Turkey: Alperen Alkan, Yasin Eren, Yavuz Eren, Davut Çakır, Yavuz Ayaz
Sweden: Camilla Linderberg, Linnea Beijar, Richard Svensson, Anders O Jonsson, Frida Möllerberg, Kalle Möllerberg, Ann-Sofie Wredendal, Marcus Hjortsberg, Mats Woxmark
Germany: Barbara Dunke, Dorit Schmitz, Maria Kunzel, Johanna Pfister, Oliver Pfister, Steffen Kirtzel, Andrea Seidel
Finland: Bea Wilen, Katariina Cozmei, Mira Lehmusvaara, Anna Minkkinen, Eline Puhjo, Tanja Laine, Anni Jauhiainen, Marko Suhonen, Tino Suhonen
Great Britain: Amy O'Connor, Danielle Johnston, Oisin Curtis, Troy Shaw, Laura Chandler George, Paul Naybour

Results 2017

• Stage 1 - Pomaz, Hungary in May
• Stage 2 - Norrtalje, Sweden in August
• Stage 3 - Sypniewo, Poland in September

Won by the Polish team of:
Wojtek Osiecki, Anna Sokólska, Leszek Moniakowski, Anna Sterczyńska and Radoslaw Kozuch
The events run in 2017 were Hungarian, Korean, Polish and Battle track (B).

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Results 2016

• Stage 1 - Grunwald, Poland in April - May
• Stage 2 - Gauchoux, France in June
• Stage 3 - Baasem, Germany in August

Won by the Polish team of:
Wojtek Osiecki, Anna Sokólska, Michał Tomaszewski, Radosław Kożuch and Michał Piasek

The events run in 2016 were Hungarian, Korean, and Polish.
GP points were awarded according to the ranked position of a team’s score in each event:
1st = 25pts, 2nd = 20pts, 3rd = 15pts, 4th = 11pts, 5th = 8pts, 6th = 6pts

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Team competitors in the 2016 series were:
Poland: Wojtek Osiecki, Anna Sokólska, Michał Tomaszewski, Radosław Kożuch and Michał Piasek
Germany: Max Kleinbauer, Steffen Kirtzel, Niels-Olaf Lüders, Andrea Seidel, Johanna Pfister
Sweden: Emil Eriksson, Ann-Sofie Wredendal, Kalle Möllerberg, Håkan Lönnar, Anders O Jönsson, Terese Nilsen, Frida Möllerberg
France: Robin Descamps, Dorine Grelaud, Youn Le Gall, Vincent Boubet, Frédéric Luneau, Guillaume Boyrie, Thierry Descamps, Richard Timbert , Sarah Diot-Girard
Hungary: Tímea Gál, Mátyás Ruszák, László Gulyás, Kornél Boldizsár
GB: Claire Sawyer, Oisin Curtis, Simon Harding, Dan Sawyer, Michael Ruby

Results 2015

• Stage 1 - Grunwald, Poland in April - May
• Stage 2 - Gauchoux, France in June
• Stage 3 - Norrtalje, Sweden in August

Won by the Polish team of:
Paweł Kępczyński, Radosław Kożuch, Bartosz Ligocki, Gabriela Osiecka, Wojtek Osiecki, Anka Sokólska & Michał Tomaszewski

The events run in 2015 were Hungarian, Korean, Polish and Modified Turkish (T).
GP points were awarded according to the ranked position of a team’s score in each event:
1st = 25pts, 2nd = 20pts, 3rd = 15pts, 4th = 11pts, 5th = 8pts, 6th = 6pts

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Team competitors in the 2015 series were:
Poland: Wojtek Osiecki, Michał Tomaszewski, Anna Sokólska, Gabriela Osiecka, Radosław Kożuch, Paweł Kępczyński, Bartosz Ligocki
Germany: Christoph Neugebauer, Jens Vogt, Max Kleinbauer, Wolfgang Neubert, Johannes Hofmeister, Ralph Traunbauer
Sweden: Emil Eriksson, Mats Woxmark, Ann-Sofie Wredendal, Kalle Möllerberg, Håkan Lönnar, Anders O Jönsson
France: Alan Le Gall , Frédéric Luneau, Dorine Grelaud, Richard Timbert, Sarah Diot-Girard
Hungary: Tímea Gál, Mátyás Ruszák, Domonkos Maglic, László Gulyás, Áron Fedor
GB: Claire Sawyer, Oisin Curtis, Simon Harding, Adam Snowball, Jon Savage, Alex Lockwood, Dan Sawyer

Results 2014

• Stage 1 - Grunwald, Poland in April - May
• Stage 2 - Stehag, Sweden in July
• Stage 3 - Hertfordshire, UK in September

Won by the Polish team of:
Radosław Kożuch, Szczepan Łakomy, Wojtek Osieck, Michał Piasek, Michał Sanczenko, Anka Sokólska & Michał Tomaszewski

The events run in 2014 were Hungarian, Korean, Polish, Modified Turkish (T) and Mamluk (M).
GP points were awarded according to the ranked position of a team’s score in each event:
1st = 25pts, 2nd = 20pts, 3rd = 15pts, 4th = 11pts