Skarsoe, Ibrahimzadeh, Darcourt Win Central European League World Cup Qualifiers in Radzionkow, Fot, and Tallinn

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With 14 competitions assigned CDI-W status, the Central European League World Cup circuit of 2025-2026 is the busiest on the FEI calendar. The last two weekends no less than three qualifiers took place: in Radzionkow (POL), Fot (HUN), and Tallinn (EST).

The 2025-2026 Central European League kicked off early in May 2025 in Markialnok (HUN) and ends in March 2026 in in Motesice (SVK).

In comparison the Western European League circuit has 10 qualifiers, starting in October 2025 and ending in March 2026. The North American League has 10 shows, starting in September 2025 and ending in March 2026. The 2026 World Cup Finals are held in Fort Worth, Texas, on 8 - 12 April 2026.

Radzionkow: Skarsoe Wins

With only four riders making the trek to Cichon Dressage stable for the CDI-W Radzionkow in Poland on 27 - 28 September 2025, Luxembourg team rider Fie Skarsoe easily cruised to the win and a full amount of World Cup points.

Aboard Manon Ackermann's 12-year old Lusitano stallion Imperador dos Cedros (by Rubi AR x Hostil) she had the highest score in the Kur to Music with 73.605%, edging out Polish Olympian Katarzyna Milczarek on Lusitano Guapo (72.170%)

Fot: History for Turkiye

At the CDI-W Fot in Budapest, Hungary, Swiss based rider Rotem Ibrahimzadeh wrote history for her country Turkiye by being the first Turkish Grand Prix rider to ever win an international dressage class, let alone a World Cup qualifier.

A student of Morgan Barbançon in Belgium, Rotem saddled her 17-year old KWPN stallion Hexagon's Double Dutch (by Johnson x Rubiquil) and dominated the small field of just four riders, winning the Kur to Music with 72.185%. She referred Belgian based Moldovan Tatiana Antonenco on the similarly named Double Dutch (by Jazz x Wisconsin) to second place with 70.235%.

"I still cannot believe what happened," Rotem took to Instagram. "After our participation at the 2025 European Championship as a first Turkish rider in that level, to this weekend of winning the World cup qualifier. It's really been a whirlwind of experiences."

Tallinn: Darcourt in Charge

At the even smaller World Cup qualifier in Tallinn, Estonia, on 3 - 4 October 2025, Swedish Caroline Darcourt breezed to the win in the Kur to Music with an almost 7% lead to the second placed pair. Aboard Lovsta Stuteri's 15-year old Hanoverian gelding Lord Django (by Stalypso x Londonderry), she won the freestyle with 74.570% and had Finnish Elisabet Ehrnrooth on the 12-year old Hanoverian mare Daytona (by Dante Weltino x Saramant) following in her wake with 67.860%.

Darcourt has been competing Lord Django since 2022 and this is her fifth international win in her career, all five happening this year. She first topped the board at the CDI Borge (NOR), then scored a double win at the CDI Falsterbo, followed by a double in Tallinn.

"DJ felt super and I’m happy to be off to a good start of the World Cup season," said Darcourt, who is the assistant rider to Swedish Olympian Tinne Vilhelmson at Lovsta Stuteri with a summer base in Sweden and winter base in Wellington, Florida.

Related Links
Eurodressage Coverage of the 2025-2026 World Cup show circuit
Scores: 2025 CDI-W Radzionkow
Scores: 2025 CDI-W Fot
Scores: 2025 CDI-W Tallinn