The Western European League of the FEI World Cup Jumping 2011/2012 is the 34th edition of the west and central European league of the Show Jumping World Cup. In this area the Western European League is the most important indoor series in show jumping. The league The first ever European league of the Show Jumping World Cup was held in 1978/1979. They consisted of nine competitions. Today, the 2011/2012 season, consists of thirteen indoor competitions. All events with a Western European League competition are advertised as CSI 5*-W, the highest possible difficulty in show jumping (-W means World Cup). The tournament series runs from October 12, 2011 to February 26, 2012. The best 18 riders of the Western European League ranking are qualified for the World Cup Jumping Final in 's-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands. Also "extra competitors" (riders from nations outside of the Western European League who live in west or central Europe) can qualify through the Western European League. The World Cup competitions of the Western European League are held on Sunday afternoon or Saturday evening. They are held as show jumping competitions with one jump-off. The height of the obstacles are up to 1,60 meters. The competitions have a purse of at least 100,000 €. The main sponsor of the 2011/2012 Western European League is Rolex. Media The FEI broadcast all competitions of the Western European League via its website FEI TV with costs. In the nations of the world cup event the world cup competition is mostly broadcast live by television. Across Europe Eurosport shows a recording of the world cup competitions on Wednesday evening. The events 1st competition: Oslo The first Western European League competition is traditionally held in Oslo. The Oslo Horse Show was held from October 12 to October 16, 2011 in the Telenor Arena. The World Cup competition was held on October 16 from 3:30 pm. The high number of 14 riders qualify for the jump-off. With 34.12 seconds Rolf-Göran Bengtsson with Casall had the fastest time but one jumping fault. At the end he was ninth. Nearly half a second slower but faultless was the winner of the competition, Pius Schwizer. The competition had a purse of 98,000 Euro and a car of the competition sponsor, Land Rover. (top 3 of 40 competitors) 2nd competition: Helsinki The Helsinki International Horse Show was held from October 20 to October 23, 2011 in the