Great Britain’s Ian Williams and Denmark’s Camilla Ulrikkeholm have retained their World #1 spots in the ISAF Open and Women’s Match Racing World Rankings.

Women’s Rankings

After her victory at the Danish Open Ladies Cup Denmark’s Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen has moved up from World #45 to World #22.

Pedrsen’s last Women’s Match Racing event came at the London 2012 Olympic Games where she finished tenth and she came back with a bang on Skovshoved, Denmark.

Pedersen, who held the World #1 spot in September 2004, was strong throughout the event and held a 14-2 record after the Round Robin. She brushed aside Merel Wetteveen (NED) 3-1 in the semi-final but found proceedings tough in the final.

In an all Danish final against current World #1 Camilla Ulrikkeholm, two straight wins from Ulrikkeholm put her on the path to victory however it was not to be. Pedersen rallied and clawed herself back to 2-2 as it went down to a winner took all final race.

In a furious fight with tacking and gybing duels, fake tacks, luffing attacks and some of the best tricks of the trade Pedersen proved to be the strongest and finished ahead of Ulrikkeholm to take the honours.

Despite finishing second the result solidified Ulrikkeholm’s position as World #1.

World #2 Lucy Macgregor finished third having made light work of Merel Witteveen (NED) in the Petit Final whilst Witteveen enters the Women’s Rankings at World #55.

In the next Women’s ISAF Match Race Rankings two ISAF Grade 1 events, Lysekil Women’s Match and the ISAF Nations Cup, and two ISAF Grade 2 regattas New York Women’s Invitational and the EUROSAF Match Racing Women’s European Championship could see significant movement in the Women’s Rankings.



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ISAF World Rankings - www.sailing.org/rankings/index.php

(From the ISAF website: www.sailing.org)