Sahan Bidappa

‘We want to take one game at a time... I think we have been playing well in QSL, so we just have to continue doing well’

Daniel Deusser capped a terrific last 10 days in Qatar as the German World No 3 clinched the Longines Grand Prix at the Global Champions Tour yesterday.

‘In the first round it was difficult to get a clear round, the triple combinations were very tricky’

Yesterday’s 1.55m class was also the first round for the Global Champions League team competition, with St Tropez Pirates taking the lead going into tomorrow’s showdown

The Belgian along with his twin brother, Olivier, are the ones to watch out for at the Global Champions Tour, the opening round of which will be held at Al Shaqab

Daniel Deusser had a quiet weekend coming into the final day of the Commercial Bank CHI Al Shaqab Presented by Longines, but the German World No 3 rose to the occasion when it mattered.

‘I did not have the best control in the jump-off. But I am very happy. I wish I could get the Grand Prix trophy tomorrow’

‘I’m very happy with both my wins today. The feature class was a very fast race, but the horse performed fantastically’