LeRoy and Kjellberg lead

As round robin one nears completion at the ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championship

The first Round Robin of the ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championship has come to an end. After each team sailed eight matches, Anna Kjellberg of Sweden and Claire Leroy of France are leading the competition only scoring one loss each.

With them topping the leaderboard, three matches remain for the World Champion, Leroy, and two for Kjellberg in the first Round Robin, but regardless of the result they are sure to make it to the quarterfinals. Marie Björling from Sweden lost one of four matches today but is close behind on the leaderboard.

Today was filled with both joy and disappointment for the many Swedish spectators and fans as reigning champion of Lysekil Linda Rahm, number four on the ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Ranking, only won one of her matches today and will not make it to the quarterfinals.

Five teams will fight for the last three places to the quarterfinals. With today’s scoreboard it looks bright for the two Danish teams, Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen and Camille Ulrikkeholm. The Danes are used to the DS37s being used at this regatta and have both sailed convincingly these first two days. The Australian teams with skippers Katie Spithill and Nicole Sauter, as well as American Sally Barkow also have a chance to proceed to the quarterfinals.

Results day 2: Nine or eight matches sailed of 11, Round Robin One

Claire Leroy (1) FRA 7-1 one match less
Anna Kjellberg (10) SWE 8-1
Marie Björling (43) SWE 7-2
Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen (5) DEN 5-3 one match less
Camilla Ulrikkeholm (13) DEN 5-4
Katie Spithill (2) AUS 4-4 one match less
Sally Barkow (7) USA 4-5
Nicole Souter (8) AUS 4-5
Lucy Macgregor (3) GBR 3-5 one match less
Linda Rahm (4) SWE 2-6 one match less
Silke Hahlbrock (6) GER 2-6 one match less
Christelle Philippe (19) FRA 0-9