FEI Releases Updated World Rankings
Henrik von Eckermann retains top position
April 2, 2025 at 4:45 AMBy s.wilhelm
The FEI has announced the new world rankings as of April 1.
Henrik von Eckermann remains in the leading position with 3278 points, followed closely by Kent Farrington with 3227 points.
A significant rise from sixth to third place has been achieved by Olympic champion and Rolex Grand Prix winner Christian Kukuk, who has 3008 points.
British rider Ben Maher holds the fourth position, while injured rider Steve Guerdat dropped two spots. Max Kühner made a notable jump to sixth place, and Martin Fuchs fell three positions, now sitting at seventh. Richard Vogel climbed one spot to eighth, and Simon Delestre entered the top ten at ninth after victory at the Dutch Masters and in Paris.
McLain Ward fell from seventh to tenth place. Daniel Deusser has moved up one rank to 13th. Janne Friederike Meyer-Zimmermann improved significantly from 30th to 26th, while Sophie Hinners also rose ten places to rank 34. Philipp Weishaupt is in 39th place, followed by Hansi Dreher in 40th. Jörne Sprehe ascended nine spots to rank 46.
The complete ranking can be found here:
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