15 nations would be ten - the ten who have a chance to settle for the team medals tomorrow.
These were the conditions when the European Championships in Riesenbeck, Germany, continued with a 1.60 jump today.
A much larger and more decisive course - then came the mistakes.
After four Swedish zeros yesterday, both Peder Fredricson, Douglas Lindelöw and Angelica Augustsson Zanotelli incurred four errors each.
Then Rolf-Göran Bengtsson stepped forward.
Together with Ermindo W, the European Champion from 2011 delivered a new flawless round.
- It is wonderful to have Rolf-Göran in the team, I think the whole of Sweden thinks so.
He makes sure that those zeros come, says Angelica Augustsson Zanotelli who looked nervously when Bengtsson rode.
- It's much worse to stand by.
Today's result means that Sweden slips down from first to third place.
Switzerland leads the team competition with 5.47 errors, Germany is second with 8.77 and Sweden is with 11.59 errors.
- Nothing is finished yet, now everyone is motivated to the extreme because they failed with their hits.
Hopefully it is zero tomorrow, says Bengtsson about the continuation.
Bengtsson also advances really individually - from eleventh to third place.
- Yes, it's a long way down the road.
It's a long way home.
But of course great fun to be with.
The reigning European champion, Martin Fuchs from Switzerland, leads the individual competition and the home rider Christian Kukuk is second.
Follow the decision in the team competition live on SVT1 / SVT Play tomorrow at 12.50.
Start and result lists.