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Here are the latest World Rankings including the results of the Culebra Challenge (Puerto Rico), Plett (South Africa) and King of the Harbour (NZ).
Best of six to count - no discards yet!
With two races left (Molokai and the South African World Cup) the race for the top position is still wide open. Oscar Chalupsky, Lewis Laughlin and Dawid Mocke have all done five races - this means that, providing they all compete in Hawaii and Durban, they'll be able to discard one of their results. In addition, both Molokai and Durban are 4-star races so these results will count more towards their totals.
Notable Changes
- Lewis Laughlin (Tah) moved into second spot.
- Tim Jacobs (Aus) and Ian Gray (RSA) are now in the top ten.
 Ian Gray (Pic: Harry Negron)  Tim Jacobs (Pic: www.sportzhub.com)
Races so far
|
Race
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Date
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Stars
|
|
Defis Kayak - Guadeloupe
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2007/09/29
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1
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US Surfski Champs
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2007/09/30
|
2
|
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NY Mayors Cup 2007
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2007/10/14
|
1
|
|
Dragon Run 2007
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2007/11/24
|
3
|
|
Dubai 2007
|
2007/11/30
|
4
|
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Perth 2007
|
2007/12/08
|
4
|
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CPC 2007
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2007/12/22
|
1
|
|
Culebra Challenge 2008
|
2008/03/02
|
3
|
|
Plett Easter Race 2008
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2008/03/22
|
1
|
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KoH 2008
|
2008/03/29
|
1
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Races to come
|
Race
|
Date
|
Stars
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Molokai 2008
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2008/05/18
|
4
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Durban World Cup 2008
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2008/06/29
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4?
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Points System
In summary, the points system works like this:
- Each race is rated according to course characteristics and prize money
- In each race paddlers down to 50th position are awarded points 50 points for 1st place; 1 point for 50th place. The points are multiplied by the race's star rating so the winner of a 4-star race gets 200 points.
For the full rules and explanations, click here.
2007/2008 World Series Rankings as at 30 March 2008
Rankings by Country
|
Country
|
Points
|
Pos
|
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RSA
|
7800
|
1
|
|
AUS
|
4644
|
2
|
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USA
|
2882
|
3
|
|
HK
|
1526
|
4
|
|
TAH
|
1055
|
5
|
|
UAE
|
832
|
6
|
|
PR
|
823
|
7
|
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NZ
|
820
|
8
|
|
JPN
|
327
|
9
|
|
CAN
|
239
|
10
|
|
FR
|
226
|
11
|
|
SIN
|
195
|
12
|
|
BUL
|
136
|
13
|
|
UK
|
124
|
14
|
|
St.Marteen
|
114
|
15
|
|
SWE
|
108
|
16
|
|
BVI
|
108
|
17
|
|
HUN
|
106
|
18
|
|
GER
|
93
|
19
|
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OMA
|
92
|
20
|
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HOL
|
17
|
21
|
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SPA
|
2
|
22
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Womens Rankings
|
Name
|
Country
|
Races
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Points
|
Pos
|
|
Katie Pocock
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NZ
|
3
|
63
|
1
|
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Natalie Verkranges
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RSA
|
3
|
38
|
2
|
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Danica Vorster
|
RSA
|
2
|
32
|
3
|
|
Abbey Miedema
|
RSA
|
1
|
28
|
4
|
|
Ruth Highman
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AUS
|
1
|
24
|
5
|
|
Natasha Leversuch
|
AUS
|
1
|
20
|
6
|
|
Michelle Eder
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RSA
|
1
|
20
|
7
|
|
Donna Winter
|
RSA
|
3
|
13
|
8
|
|
Melissa Charles
|
UK
|
1
|
12
|
9
|
|
Julie Jenkinson
|
AUS
|
1
|
8
|
10
|
|
DeAnne Hemmens
|
RSA
|
1
|
8
|
11
|
|
Megan Quayle
|
USA
|
1
|
6
|
12
|
|
Anitza Villalobos
|
PR
|
1
|
6
|
13
|
|
Alexa Lombard
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RSA
|
1
|
4
|
14
|
|
Christie Ohiggins
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UAE
|
1
|
4
|
15
|
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Kathleen Petereit
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CAN
|
1
|
4
|
16
|
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Freya Hoffmeister
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GER
|
1
|
3
|
17
|
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Kirsten Wessels
|
RSA
|
1
|
3
|
18
|
|
Tracy Wilson
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NZ
|
1
|
2
|
19
|
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Bianca Beavitt
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RSA
|
1
|
2
|
20
|
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Mary Jo Gumbert
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USA
|
1
|
2
|
21
|
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Kathy Manizza
|
USA
|
1
|
2
|
22
|
|
Jackie Barnes
|
RSA
|
1
|
1
|
23
|
|
Dene Simpson
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NZ
|
1
|
1
|
24
|
|
Stephanie Jackenthal
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USA
|
1
|
1
|
25
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Open Rankings
(Correction 31/3/2008: a name was incorrectly spelt in one of the race results. After correction some positions have moved down one place.)
|
Name
|
Country
|
Sex
|
Races
|
Points
|
Pos
|
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Oscar Chalupsky
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RSA
|
M
|
5
|
662
|
1
|
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Lewis Laughlin
|
TAH
|
M
|
5
|
628
|
2
|
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Dawid Mocke
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RSA
|
M
|
5
|
619
|
3
|
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Daryl Bartho
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RSA
|
M
|
4
|
518
|
4
|
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Ian Gray
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RSA
|
M
|
6
|
514
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5
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Bevan Manson
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RSA
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M
|
4
|
489
|
6
|
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Dean Gardiner
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AUS
|
M
|
3
|
481
|
7
|
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Barry Lewin
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RSA
|
M
|
4
|
467
|
8
|
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Tim Jacobs
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AUS
|
M
|
3
|
422
|
9
|
|
Michael Baker
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AUS
|
M
|
3
|
416
|
10
|
|
Greg Barton
|
USA
|
M
|
4
|
402
|
11
|
|
Herman Chalupsky
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RSA
|
M
|
3
|
392
|
12
|
|
Clint Pretorius
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RSA
|
M
|
2
|
376
|
13
|
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Steve Woods
|
RSA
|
M
|
3
|
334
|
14
|
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Ken Wallace
|
AUS
|
M
|
2
|
286
|
15
|
|
Brett Bartho
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RSA
|
M
|
2
|
284
|
16
|
|
Joe Glickman
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USA
|
M
|
4
|
255
|
17
|
|
Rene Appel
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HK
|
M
|
4
|
254
|
18
|
|
Hank McGregor
|
RSA
|
M
|
2
|
231
|
19
|
|
Jasper Mocke
|
RSA
|
M
|
3
|
213
|
20
|
|
Erik Borgnes
|
USA
|
M
|
3
|
211
|
21
|
|
Patrick Hemmens
|
USA
|
M
|
2
|
199
|
22
|
|
Federico Muskus
|
PR
|
M
|
2
|
195
|
23
|
|
Dean Beament
|
AUS
|
M
|
1
|
168
|
24
|
|
Dave Kissane
|
AUS
|
M
|
1
|
160
|
25
|
|
Jaime Ponce
|
PR
|
M
|
2
|
158
|
26
|
|
Tim Bird
|
AUS
|
M
|
1
|
156
|
27
|
|
Hector Cartagena
|
PR
|
M
|
2
|
152
|
28
|
|
Matt Rees
|
AUS
|
M
|
1
|
148
|
29
|
|
Dane Sloss
|
AUS
|
M
|
1
|
144
|
30
|
|
Derick Bezuidenhout
|
RSA
|
M
|
1
|
144
|
31
|
|
Heath Wright
|
AUS
|
M
|
1
|
136
|
32
|
|
Boyan Zlatarev
|
BUL
|
M
|
1
|
136
|
33
|
|
Stuart Knaggs
|
RSA
|
M
|
2
|
134
|
34
|
|
Brendan Sarson
|
AUS
|
M
|
1
|
132
|
35
|
|
David Provan
|
AUS
|
M
|
1
|
129
|
36
|
|
Harry Negron
|
PR
|
M
|
1
|
129
|
37
|
|
Billy Harker
|
RSA
|
M
|
1
|
128
|
38
|
|
Katie Pocock
|
NZ
|
F
|
3
|
127
|
39
|
|
Ken Collins
|
RSA
|
M
|
1
|
126
|
40
|
|
Mark Ressel
|
UK
|
M
|
1
|
124
|
41
|
|
Paul Etherington
|
HK
|
M
|
1
|
120
|
42
|
|
Haydn Holmes
|
UAE
|
M
|
1
|
120
|
43
|
|
Dylan Bezuidenhout
|
RSA
|
M
|
1
|
117
|
44
|
|
Jon Dingley
|
HK
|
M
|
1
|
117
|
45
|
|
Rob Klok
|
UAE
|
M
|
1
|
116
|
46
|
|
Jamie Stewart
|
AUS
|
M
|
1
|
116
|
47
|
|
Juan Piscione
|
St.Marteen
|
M
|
1
|
114
|
48
|
|
Andrew Orr
|
HK
|
M
|
1
|
114
|
49
|
|
Mark Minchin
|
AUS
|
M
|
1
|
112
|
50
|
|
Richard Burn
|
RSA
|
M
|
1
|
112
|
51
|
|
Casey Graham
|
USA
|
M
|
1
|
111
|
52
|
|
Rob Wall
|
HK
|
M
|
1
|
111
|
53
|
|
Tommy Karls
|
SWE
|
M
|
1
|
108
|
54
|
|
Ben Mercer
|
AUS
|
M
|
1
|
108
|
55
|
|
Scott Callender
|
SIN
|
M
|
1
|
108
|
56
|
|
Clinton Hempel
|
BVI
|
M
|
1
|
108
|
57
|
|
Tim Burke
|
USA
|
M
|
2
|
107
|
58
|
|
Zsolt Szadovszki
|
HUN
|
M
|
2
|
106
|
59
|
|
George Christofis
|
HK
|
M
|
1
|
105
|
60
|
|
Corry Fitzgibbons
|
USA
|
M
|
1
|
105
|
61
|
|
Andrew Dunstan
|
UAE
|
M
|
1
|
104
|
62
|
|
Adam Bloomfield
|
AUS
|
M
|
1
|
104
|
63
|
|
John Bennett
|
HK
|
M
|
1
|
102
|
64
|
|
Michael Jordan
|
USA
|
M
|
1
|
102
|
65
|
|
Nick Taylor
|
AUS
|
M
|
1
|
100
|
66
|
|
Graeme Fenton
|
UAE
|
M
|
1
|
100
|
67
|
|
Jason Henchman
|
HK
|
M
|
1
|
99
|
68
|
|
Anitza Villalobos
|
PR
|
F
|
1
|
99
|
69
|
|
Tony Bowman
|
AUS
|
M
|
1
|
96
|
70
|
|
Syun Sirahata
|
JPN
|
M
|
1
|
96
|
71
|
|
Mitsunobu Gohda
|
JPN
|
M
|
1
|
93
|
72
|
|
Freya Hoffmeister
|
GER
|
F
|
1
|
93
|
73
|
|
Gilles Guedikian
|
TAH
|
M
|
2
|
93
|
74
|
|
Brad Holliday
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OMA
|
M
|
1
|
92
|
75
|
|
Javier Jimenez
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PR
|
M
|
1
|
90
|
76
|
|
Daryl Remmler
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CAN
|
M
|
1
|
90
|
77
|
|
Andrew Stevens
|
AUS
|
M
|
1
|
88
|
78
|
|
Damian Feuilherade
|
RSA
|
M
|
2
|
88
|
79
|
|
Marc Mentec
|
FR
|
M
|
1
|
88
|
80
|
|
Luke Beadle
|
SIN
|
M
|
1
|
87
|
81
|
|
Sixto Linares
|
USA
|
M
|
1
|
87
|
82
|
|
Patrick Dolan
|
USA
|
M
|
1
|
86
|
83
|
|
Wan Sing Yu
|
HK
|
M
|
1
|
84
|
84
|
|
Calium Nielson
|
AUS
|
M
|
1
|
84
|
85
|
|
Brandon Woods
|
USA
|
M
|
1
|
84
|
86
|
|
Peter OHiggins
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UAE
|
M
|
1
|
84
|
87
|
|
Rami Zur
|
USA
|
M
|
1
|
82
|
88
|
|
Peter Grout
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HK
|
M
|
1
|
81
|
89
|
|
Dean Morgan
|
AUS
|
M
|
1
|
80
|
90
|
|
Fumito Kan
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JPN
|
M
|
1
|
78
|
91
|
|
Mark Nicholson
|
USA
|
M
|
1
|
78
|
92
|
|
Dorian Wolter
|
USA
|
M
|
1
|
76
|
93
|
|
Kristian Hawkless
|
AUS
|
M
|
1
|
76
|
94
|
|
Cameron Jenks
|
HK
|
M
|
1
|
75
|
95
|
|
Robert Clegg
|
USA
|
M
|
1
|
74
|
96
|
|
Ian MacKenzie
|
CAN
|
M
|
1
|
72
|
97
|
|
Shaun Rice
|
AUS
|
M
|
1
|
72
|
98
|
|
Steve Dyer
|
HK
|
M
|
1
|
72
|
99
|
|
Thomas Gallagher
|
USA
|
M
|
1
|
70
|
100
|
|
Guy Horne
|
HK
|
M
|
1
|
69
|
101
|
|
Alan Coller
|
RSA
|
M
|
1
|
68
|
102
|
|
Julien Torregrossa
|
TAH
|
M
|
1
|
68
|
103
|
|
Rod Taylor
|
AUS
|
M
|
1
|
68
|
104
|
|
C.P. Yu
|
HK
|
M
|
1
|
66
|
105
|
|
Carter Johnson
|
USA
|
M
|
1
|
66
|
106
|
|
Stuart Donnelly
|
AUS
|
M
|
1
|
64
|
107
|
|
Paul Mauger
|
UAE
|
M
|
1
|
64
|
108
|
|
Mark Kelly
|
CAN
|
M
|
1
|
63
|
109
|
|
Mark Sandvold
|
USA
|
M
|
1
|
60
|
110
|
|
Masaru Tamura
|
JPN
|
M
|
1
|
60
|
111
|
|
Chris Murray
|
RSA
|
M
|
1
|
60
|
112
|
|
Brendan Rice
|
AUS
|
M
|
1
|
60
|
113
|
|
Mark Dahl
|
HK
|
M
|
1
|
57
|
114
|
|
Rob Jenkinson
|
AUS
|
M
|
1
|
56
|
115
|
|
Abbey Miedema
|
RSA
|
F
|
1
|
56
|
116
|
|
Dave Jensen
|
USA
|
M
|
1
|
56
|
117
|
|
Nick Wilson
|
RSA
|
M
|
1
|
54
|
118
|
|
Chris Cheyne
|
UAE
|
M
|
1
|
52
|
119
|
|
Donald Kiesling
|
USA
|
M
|
1
|
52
|
120
|
|
Gary Butlion
|
RSA
|
M
|
2
|
52
|
121
|
|
Mitch Braun
|
AUS
|
M
|
1
|
52
|
122
|
|
Noah Hawk
|
USA
|
M
|
1
|
50
|
123
|
|
Peter Cole
|
RSA
|
M
|
1
|
49
|
124
|
|
Caine Eckstein
|
AUS
|
M
|
1
|
49
|
125
|
|
Gavin Dickinson
|
UAE
|
M
|
2
|
48
|
126
|
|
Greg Mickle
|
AUS
|
M
|
1
|
48
|
127
|
|
Andrew Skowno
|
RSA
|
M
|
2
|
48
|
128
|
|
Pierre Ferrand
|
TAH
|
M
|
1
|
48
|
129
|
|
Paul Marais
|
RSA
|
M
|
1
|
48
|
130
|
|
Jeremy Cotter
|
AUS
|
M
|
1
|
48
|
131
|
|
Antoine de Rooster
|
AUS
|
M
|
1
|
48
|
132
|
|
Mike Walker
|
NZ
|
M
|
1
|
47
|
133
|
|
Nick Holt
|
AUS
|
M
|
1
|
46
|
134
|
|
Ian Trautmann
|
RSA
|
M
|
1
|
45
|
135
|
|
Nigel Harvey
|
UAE
|
M
|
1
|
44
|
136
|
|
Eric Abbott
|
USA
|
M
|
1
|
44
|
137
|
|
Simon Mclarin
|
NZ
|
M
|
1
|
44
|
138
|
|
Brody Baker
|
AUS
|
M
|
1
|
44
|
139
|
|
Steve Farrell
|
RSA
|
M
|
1
|
43
|
140
|
|
Graeme Solomon
|
RSA
|
M
|
1
|
42
|
141
|
|
Paul Wilford
|
NZ
|
M
|
1
|
42
|
142
|
|
Eric Deane
|
TAH
|
M
|
1
|
41
|
143
|
|
Justin Maddock
|
RSA
|
M
|
1
|
41
|
144
|
|
Stewart Rew
|
RSA
|
M
|
1
|
40
|
145
|
|
Gleb Greben
|
UAE
|
M
|
1
|
40
|
146
|
|
Bennett Maxwell
|
AUS
|
M
|
1
|
40
|
147
|
|
Rob Nicol
|
NZ
|
M
|
1
|
40
|
148
|
|
Joost Zeegers
|
USA
|
M
|
1
|
40
|
149
|
|
Tom Schilperoort
|
RSA
|
M
|
1
|
39
|
150
|
|
Garren Cooper
|
NZ
|
M
|
1
|
39
|
151
|
|
Keith Theron
|
RSA
|
M
|
2
|
39
|
152
|
|
Tim Grammer
|
NZ
|
M
|
1
|
38
|
153
|
|
Rory Cole
|
RSA
|
M
|
1
|
38
|
154
|
|
Tyler Morgan
|
USA
|
M
|
1
|
38
|
155
|
|
Ernest Van Riet
|
RSA
|
M
|
1
|
37
|
156
|
|
Leopold Tepa
|
TAH
|
M
|
1
|
37
|
157
|
|
Craig Powell
|
RSA
|
M
|
1
|
36
|
158
|
|
Christopher Stout
|
USA
|
M
|
1
|
36
|
159
|
|
Simon Greenwood
|
NZ
|
M
|
1
|
36
|
160
|
|
karl Treacher
|
AUS
|
M
|
1
|
36
|
161
|
|
Robbie Ford
|
NZ
|
M
|
1
|
35
|
162
|
|
Teva Mooria
|
TAH
|
M
|
1
|
34
|
163
|
|
Paul Martin
|
USA
|
M
|
1
|
34
|
164
|
|
Sean Rice
|
RSA
|
M
|
1
|
34
|
165
|
|
Tamas Pinter
|
NZ
|
M
|
1
|
33
|
166
|
|
Joe Kearney
|
RSA
|
M
|
1
|
33
|
167
|
|
Natalie Veckranges
|
RSA
|
F
|
2
|
33
|
168
|
|
Neal Stephenson
|
RSA
|
M
|
2
|
33
|
169
|
|
Heinere Itchner
|
TAH
|
M
|
1
|
32
|
170
|
|
Craig Thompson
|
RSA
|
M
|
1
|
32
|
| 
