European Open 2022: The results from the EO Finals or just German Open

The European Open 2022 in Belgium are over. Or rather the German Open. As in the heats, one nation dominated on the final day in Belgium. Namely Germany

Silvan Zumthurm was lucky in misfortune. Misfortune because his second dog Penny got injured during the tournament and consequently his team missed the team final. Get well soon at this point. But lucky because he wins the European Open 2022 with Zeven. 0.39 seconds ahead of Linda Koehler with Sykes from Germany. She was already on the podium at the Zürisee Cup last weekend. A little more than half a second behind was Belgian Olivier Maunaert and Rafa on the podium. Contributing to a successful EO for Belgium. However, his third place was close. Only 0.06 seconds was the gap to Tobias Wüst with Ceed.

Large (full results)
Silvan Zumthurm with Zeven
Linda Köhler with Sykes
Olivier Maunaert with Rafa

The Medium pedestal was completely in German hands. Unbelievable but true. Daniel Schröder with Cashew in first place, more than a second ahead of Silas Boogk and Beam. Again, an incredible achievement. The purely German podium is completed by Johann Weberling and Momo. With fifth place from Diego Hernan Hernandez Garcia, it was almost enough for Colombia to win a medal at the European Open. Medal or not – its still a super result for him.

Medium (full results)
Daniel Schröder with Cashew
Silas Boogk with Beam
Johann Weberling with Momo

While “only” 3 Germans were among the top five in the Medium final, in the Small tournament there were even four. But not in first place. Angie Benacquisto from the United States of America grabbed it with Sundae and a time of 41.29 seconds. She undercut Stefanie Simson and Bibi by more than a second. Third place goes to serial winner Tobias Wüst with Dörte. He finishes in a time of 42.54. Silas Boogk and Max Sprinz follow in fourth and fifth place.

Small (full results)
Angie Benacquisto with Sundae
Stefanie Simson with Bibi
Tobias Wüst with Dörte

The team competition also went in a similar direction. At least for the Large dogs. The whole podium was immediately covered in the colors yellow, red and black. Third place did not go to Germany, but to the Belgian Large team around Denis Martin (Nafi), Michele Pauwels (Nica), Kevin Vander Elst (Hyumie), Tom Elsen (Ava). Germany shared the first two places among themselves. The winning team includes Max Sprinz (Style), Tobias Wüst (Ceed), Jürgen Ketschker (Aislinn) and Christian Prinz (Wake). In the team of silver medalists were Linda Köhler (Sykes), Teresa Berndt (Keep), Silas Boogk (Spider) and Daniela Lehrer (Tippi). The team just barely reached the final as the last team.

Team Large (full results)
  M. Sprinz – T. Wüst – J. Ketschker – C. Prinz
L. Köhler – T. Berndt – S. Boogk – D. Lehrer
D. Martin – M. Pauwels – K. Vander Elst – T. Elsen

Silas Boogk (Beam), Krisztina Beitl-Kabai (Hydro), Bozena Schröder (Puck) and her husband Daniel Schröder (Cashew) also secured a German gold medal. The team already won the qualification and was the last team to start the competition. Behind them Great Britain is second. With Lily Dakin (Scout), Steven Richardson (Willow), James Adams (Willow) and Shannon Springford (Gift). Third place goes to Poland, who also showed a strong European Open. In the team there were Dominika Kopacz (Tari), Iwona Kalisz (Pepe), Rafal Czopa (Kora) and Magdalena Gadomska (Kudel).

Team Medium (full results)
S. Boogk – K. Beitl-Kabai – B. Schröder – D. Schröder
L. Dakin – S. Richardson – J. Adams – S. Springford
D. Kopacz – I. Kalisz – R. Czopa – M. Gadomska

The Small team Podium is the only one in the entire tournament were medals got awarded without German participation. The winners come from Poland. They too reached the final on Friday as the last team. But the run of Olga Kwiecien (Mojo), Magdalena Ziolkowska (Mazzi), Zuzanna Grzegorczyk (Pixie) and Magdalena Labieniec (Elfie) in the final should not gget beaten by any other team. Neither did silver medalists Petra Hamšikova (Pupina), Denisa Lajmarová (Gay & Rally) and Alena Divišová (Gia). Third place goes to Austria with Thomas Berger (Noobsi), Georg Hagen (Ivy), Conni Raschbauer (LeGo) and Lea Hödl (Rose).

Team Small (full results)
O. Kwiecien – M. Ziolkowska – Z. Grzegorczyk – M. Labieniec
P. Hamšikova – D. Lajmarová – A. Divišová
T. Berger – G. Hagen – C. Raschbauer – L. Hödl