Read everything about the European Open 2019 in our Liveticker about the Event. At irregular intervals, we post information, results and everything else from and beside the courses.
Tobias Wüst wins the first team run and the German Small Team 1 secures the interim overall lead with four clean runs. Behind it are several teams with only one mistake. Werner Goltz with Esmeralda and Ina Himle with Wii will start soon in the Medium competition. Daniel Schröder with Cashew get 2 faults. We will take a closer look in some minutes at the team standing. Current standing Team Medium Agility (128/207): Current standing Team Small Agility (149/196): So far, only the Small Agility Run has been published somewhere. If we find the other two runs of this evening, we will publish them in the ticker too.
That was the first day from the Netherlands. At this point, the organizers and helpers deserve once again praise and great respect. We will be back tomorrow with more background information and of course with a live ticker again. But now we wish a good,but short night. The start is scheduled tomorrow for around 6 clock.
3rd place 
Aneta Obrusníková with Ollie
Current standing Team Medium Agility:
1. 
Alberto Mudarra Castillo with Casillas
2. 
Maurice Münch with Twix
3. Aneta Obrusníková with Ollie
Current standing Team Small Agility:
1. Tobias Wüst with Dörte
2. Rafael Arjona Gordillo with Adventure Story
3. 
Maruša Podjed with Nai
Current standing Team Small Agility (191/196):
1. Tobias Wüst with Dörte
2. Rafael Arjona Gordillo with Adventure Story
3. Maruša Podjed with Nai
Much has not changed in the last half hour in the first places. In Small, Eli Beate Sæther is ninth with Zelda, Enya Habel with Party is currently seventh and Becky Schiltz with Mii sixth. The European Open winner of 2017, Claudia Schwab is currently ranked fifth. Fourth is the Frenchwoman Pauline Mignot with Larke. 47 teams are still at the start.
1. Alberto Mudarra Castillo with Casillas
2. Maurice Münch with Twix
3. Aneta Obrusníková with Ollie
1. Rafael Arjona Gordillo with Adventure Story
2. Maruša Podjed with Nai
3. 
Ekaterina Sapriko with Europe
The runs in the evening with the setting sun also have something very special. Anyway, an EO that will not go so fast forgotten.
As we promised: The link for the live results from Smarter Agility. Due of the splitted Large competition in two different rings, its not possible to see the live ranking.
Current standing Team Medium Agility (96/207):
1. Alberto Mudarra Castillo with Casillas
2. Maurice Münch with Twix
3. Aneta Obrusníková with Ollie
Current standing Team Small Agility (103/196):
1. Rafael Arjona Gordillo with Adventure Story
2. Maruša Podjed with Nai
3. Ekaterina Sapriko with Europe
Unfortunately, we also have no information if there are current live results. If we have these, we’ll let you know.
As promised the other two courses of tonight. The Large Team Jumping and the Agility Medium Run.
The first teams are on the course now. The thermometer still shows 38 degrees – Only the sun is a bit gone.
Thursday, 18:30
The new shedule for tonight is available. The Large Team Jumping is placed in parallel on the third and fourth ring. Also a one-time thing. The tournament will start in a few minutes with the first course visits of all categories. The actual runs will start at 19:30. They have been set them back by another 30 minutes.
Unbelievable what the organizers organized everything in the short time they had, since yesterday. Due to the expected darkness in the evening, mobile floodlighting has been organized. True to the motto: there is a solution for every problem. Hats off to the organizers from our side. They do really a great job under the circumstances.
Thursday, 14:30
If there is no training and nothing else is going on in Papendal, then there is enough time to reflect on whether it makes sense to host the European Open in summer and outdoors. Christl Faltner from Norway asks exactly this question in the Facebook Agility group “Agility Europe”. Even if the text makes you smile, there is a serious topic behind it. We are also following this discussion and will publish some suggestions in an article as well. We’ll see if we start in the future just in Scandinavia.
Due to the rescheduling of the Competition in the evening, the light factor also plays a role now. However, there is also a floodlight on the excellently furnished and signposted area. The Slovenian Manca Mikec has posted an interesting picture on Facebook, which shows the heatwave impressively. Armed with a thermometer, she went to the sun for a few minutes. Result: The thermometer is at 49 degrees.
For all, who did not notice the changes in the schedule in yesterday’s meeting, we would like to mention these again. Without guarantee. There is no official training because of the heat. Each starting team can do a short run on the course on their own responsibility. Then, as planned, the vet check and the size measurements are on the agenda as they were scheduled before. At 16.00, the official opening ceremony, without dogs, will take place. The start of the first team runs is planned for 19.00. Given the expected 40 degrees, this forecast seems for us a bit too optimistic. Another will be on Friday, where the first competitions are scheduled to start at 6 o’clock.
A curious scene has already played in the Italian team before the tournament. The Italian Roberto Ferrari with Terrier Bonsai was banned from the team and the event by the Italian national association (ENCI). Even though the Italian and his companion were already there when the decision was announced. The reason was a rather harmless comment in the social media of the Italian. According to the national association ENCI, however, the statement is in breach of netiquette who was signed by the team before the event. Rather personal differences between the team leader and Roberto Ferrari should be the real reason. agilitynow.eu is currently investigating the matter and will later write an article with further information.
The record temperatures continue on the fourth day in a row today. According to the weather forecast, they expect again temperatures around 40 degrees in Papendal, the Netherlands. After yesterdays steps from organizers to prevent the dogs from the heat, some rest has come about the activities of animal rights activists on social media. However, whether these will be satisfied with the taken steps will be revealed today and at 4 pm during the opening ceremony. Everything else according to the protests on social media can be found here.
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