November 8 & 9 2008
The Individual Challenge Cup 2008 (ICC 2008) was the third year of the international individual competition in the field trial of retrievers, which took place on November 8 and 9, 2008, in Finland near the towns of Janakkala and Mäntsälä.
The organizer of the competition was the Finnish retriever clubs – Labradorinnoutajakerho ry (LNK), Suomen Sileäkarvaiset Noutajat ry (SSN), and Suomen Noutajakoirajärjestö ry (SNJ). Twenty-one dogs from seven countries took part in the competition.
The winner was Esa Valkonen from Finland with the bitch Usvalammen Roihu, followed by Stefano Martinoli from Italy with the dog Greenbriar Caffrey of Morayglen.
Judges
Heike Klieber (AT)
Lars Johnsson (SE)
Keld Jörgensen (DK)
Tony Parnell (UK)
John Greeves (UK)
Raimo Huhtiniemi (FI)
Qualification
| 1 | |
Usvalammen Roihu | Esa Valkonen | LR | EXC | CACT/CACIT |
| 2 |  |
Mastertouch Banjo Of Artistryn | Francesco Gislon | LR | EXC | RCACT/RCACIT |
| 3 | |
Eagle Owl’s Fobos | Janne Lähteenaro | LR | EXC | |
| 4 |  |
Starcreek Efinegan | Stefaan Bollen | LR | VG | |
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Greenbriar Caffrey of Morayglen | Stefano Martinoli | LR | VG | ||
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Jyckegårdens Clever Lyra | Anna Rupponen | LR | VG | ||
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Bell Oktave Apollo | Kurt Becksteiner | GR | G | ||
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Deep Lake Emma | Filip Bollen | LR | G | ||
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Trompeterbakkens Dina | Jan Lorenzen | LR | G | ||
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Drakeshead Octavia | Erling Skotner | LR | |||
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Donna Diana von der Schallermühle | Andreas Pözlberger | LR | |||
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Eagle Owl’s Feeniks | Pekka Laiho | LR | |||
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Garronpoint Arrow | Lena Bratsberg-Karlsson | LR | |||
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Hillus Drake | Tomas Södersröm | LR | |||
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Ol | Carlo Guggia | LR | |||
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Rocketstar Desysse | Fons Exelmans | LR | |||
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Starcreek Drake | Miso Sipola | LR | |||
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Stolthetens Hail Fellow Moira | Asbjörn Kristiansen | LR | |||
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Streamlight’s Morse | Bengt Bernas | LR | |||
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Trompeterbakkens Dagmar | Thorleif Rigenstrup | LR | |||
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Waterfriend Overawe | Michael Fraser | LR |
Final
| 1 | |
Usvalammen Roihu | Esa Valkonen | LR | EXC | CACT/CACIT |
| 2 | |
Greenbriar Caffrey of Morayglen | Stefano Martinoli | LR | EXC | RCACT/RCACIT |
| 3 | |
Eagle Owl’s Fobos | Janne Lähteenaro | LR | EXC | |
| 4 | |
Mastertouch Banjo Of Artistryn | Francesco Gislon | LR | EXC | |
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Starcreek Efinegan | Stefaan Bollen | LR | EXC | ||
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Bell Oktave Apollo | Kurt Becksteiner | GR | VG | ||
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Jyckegårdens Clever Lyra | Anna Rupponen | LR | VG | ||
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Trompeterbakkens Dina | Jan Lorenzen | LR | VG | ||
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Deep Lake Emma | Filip Bollen | LR | G |