Wednesday 19 June 2013 – Ian Williams (GBR) holds onto World #1 in the Open Match Race Rankings whilst ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championship silver medallist Camilla Ulrikkeholm (DEN) moves to the World #1 position on the women’s rankings.
Open Rankings
Ian Williams (GBR) makes it 19 months at the top of the ISAF Match Race Rankings, the World Champion picked up his first Tour win of 2013 at Match Race Germany and consolidates his position at the top with almost 400 points separating him from the #2 ranked skipper.
Returning to the fray is Mathieu Richard (FRA) who climbs 14 places back up to World #4. Richard, World #1 in 2008 and 2009, finished third at Match Race Germany and went on to claim the spoils from the Alpari World Match Tour Korea Match Cup earlier this month, despatching Taylor Canfield (ISV) in the final. He may have been runner up to Richard in Korea but this ranking sees a lifetime best for the 24 year old from St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands, as he moves three places up the rankings to World #2.
The final podium place in Korea belonged to Adam Minoprio (NZL) and his ranking rise continues since he took time out to compete in the Volvo Ocean Race. At World #31 and only counting results from four events it seems just a matter of time before the 2009 Tour champion Minoprio returns to the top ten.
Japan’s Wataru Sakamoto breezed past Maximillian Soh (SIN) at the ISAF Nations Cup Asian Regional Final in Vladivostok, Russia to qualify for August’s Grand Final in Denmark. Sakamato is further rewarded by a 30 point climb up the rankings to World #48. Soh also moves up, to World #68.
One other ISAF Grade 2 took place since the last ranking, the Sails of White Nights EUROSAF Match Race Open Championship. Andrew Arbuzov (RUS) defeated Simone Ferrarese (ITA) in the final and moves up 19 places to #67.
Staffan Lindberg (FIN) won the ISAF Grade 3 GKSS Spring Cup and Stena Match Cup qualifier to move up to World #18 with Joachim Ashenbrenner (DEN) using his second place to to move from 17 to World #15.
Michele Ivaldi (ITA) returns to the ISAF World Match Race Rankings after competing at his first graded event since the ISAF Match Racing World Championnship in 2005, where he won a gold medal crewing for James Spithill (AUS). Second place at the GRADO3 in Ravenna Italy sees Ivaldi re-enter at World #385. The win in Ravenna went to Jacopo Pasini which is his ninth consecutive graded event win and he climbs 20 places up to World #51.
The final word goes to Ryan Davidson (USA) who picked up his first graded event win at the CMRC Spring Invitational to climb 188 places up to World #194.
Women’s Rankings
There is a change at the top of the women’s world rankings following the 2013 ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championship in Busan, Korea. Silver medallist Camilla Ulrikkeholm (DEN) climbs four places to the World #1 position for the first time in her career. The 2013 ISAF World Champion is the 2012 Olympic gold medallist, Tamara Echegoyen (ESP) who led the Championship from start to finish. The points she gains sees her climb four places to match her career best at World #5.
The ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championships in Busan, Korea also saw a return to the helm by Katie Spithill (AUS). The World #2 back in 2009 put on a solid performance in Busan, beating Russian Olympic skipper Ekaterina Skudina in the petit-final to take the bronze medal. Counting just the one event result Spithill is ranked at #39.
The home team in Busan, skippered by Sungeun Choi (KOR) may have finished in ninth place but were delighted with their experience and race win. Choi’s ranking improves by 46 to sit inside the top 100 for the first time at World #84.
The ISAF Grade 3 US women’s National Championship took place in Chicago with Jennifer Wilson winning her first ISAF graded event. Since a brief spell on the women’s rankings back in 2009, Wilson has been a regular at Open events in Chicago but her 2013 US title sees her re-enter the women’s list at World #55. With double world champion Sally Barkow calling tactics, Wilson despatched Stephanie Roble (USA) in the final. Roble, who also finished third at the recent St Quay Women’s Match Racing regatta climbs 19 places to World #15.
Lucy MacGregor (GBR) claimed gold at the St Quay Women’s Match Racing, the only ISAF Grade 1 regatta in this ranking release and the first event of the 2013 WIMRS. MacGregor moves up to World #2, knocking Ekaterina Skudina (RUS) down to #3. Julie Bossard (FRA) uses her points from St Quay to move up four places to World #4.
ISAF World Match Race Rankings
Match racing – Open – Wednesday 19 June 2013
Pos Name Country Crew Events Previous Best Points
1 Williams Ian GBR 8 1 1 12354
2 Canfield Taylor ISV 8 5 2 10949
3 Morvan Pierre-antoine FRA 8 3 3 10812
4 Richard Mathieu FRA 8 18 1 10777
5 Hansen Bjorn SWE 8 2 2 10438
6 Tiller William NZL 8 7 5 10182
7 Swinton Keith AUS 8 6 3 10165
8 Berntsson Johnie SWE 8 9 6 10127
9 Jury Laurie NZL 8 8 5 9970
10 Robertson Philip NZL 8 4 4 9489
11 Ferrarese Simone ITA 8 11 11 8963
12 Gilmour Peter AUS 8 10 1 8558
13 Monnin Eric SUI 8 13 11 8300
14 Sehested Nicolai DEN 8 14 14 8244
15 Aschenbrenner Joachim DEN 8 17 15 8189
16 Reece Jordan AUS 8 16 16 7938
17 Stanczyk Marek POL 8 19 17 7840
18 Lindberg Staffan FIN 8 21 5 7753
19 Rosinski Krzysztof POL 8 20 19 7582
20 Sepp Mati EST 8 23 20 7567
Match racing – Women – Wednesday 19 June 2013
Pos Name Country Crew Events Previous Best Points
1 Ulrikkeholm Camilla DEN Louise Ulrikkeholm 8 4 1 8521
Josefine Boel Rasmussen
Joan Hansen
Trine Palludan
2 Macgregor Lucy GBR Annie Lush
Kate Macgregor 8 5 1 7955
3 Skudina Ekaterina RUS Ekaterina Chashchina
Tatiana Lartseva
Silke Hahlbrock
Elena Syuzeva
Vera Dubina
Elena Vorobeva 8 2 2 7746
4 Bossard Julie FRA 8 8 4 7431
5 Echegoyen Tamara ESP Mariana Lobato
Eva Gonzalez
Lara Cacabelos
Sofia Toro
Angela Pumariega 8 9 5 7363
6 Leroy Claire FRA Marie Riou
Elodie Bertrand 7 1 1 7095
7 Tunnicliffe Anna USA Deborah Capozzi
Molly O’bryan Vandemoer 6 3 1 5911
8 Bezel Alexa SUI Corinne Meyer
Manon Kivell
Romy Hasler
Laurane Mettraux 8 12 8 5804
9 Kjellberg Anna SWE Malin Källström
Karin Almquist
Johanna Larsson
Linnéa Wennergren
Annie Wennergren
Linda Härsjö
Lotta Harrysson 8 21 8 5707
10 Barkow Sally USA Elizabeth Kratzig Burnham
Alana O’reilly 7 10 3 5520
11 Price Olivia AUS Nina Curtis
Katie Abbott
Lucinda Whitty 6 6 4 5160
12 Lehtinen Silja FIN Silja Kanerva
Mikaela Wulff 6 7 3 5153
13 Roca Mata Silvia ESP Eva Gonzalez
Lara Cacabelos 6 13 9 5023
14 Decnop Renata BRA 8 11 11 4869
15 Roble Stephanie USA 6 35 15 4744
16 Senfft Juliana BRA 8 14 14 4635
17 Sylvan Caroline SWE 8 20 17 4530
18 Mulder Mandy NED Merel Witteveen
Annemieke Bes
Annemiek Bekkering 6 15 11 4382
19 Tulloch Genevieve USA Alice Leonard
Jennifer Chamberlin 5 17 8 3889
20 Tams Noora FIN 8 18 18 3873
