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                 WORLD CUP CANOE SLALOM (WCS) 2001
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FINAL STANDING after 6th WORLD CUP CANOE SLALOM, Wausau, Wisconsin/USA 
September 08-09, 2001
                                      World Cup Nr./pts.      Total 
                                   
                                       1   2   3   4   5   6  Tot.( )
"The Top 20" (Men K1).
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MEN. KAJAK SINGLE (K1)                       

 1. ( 6)  SCHMIDT Thomas          GER  --  --  --  30  25  45   100   (55)
 2. ( 4)  KRALJ Dejan             SLO  16  --  30 *12 *11  30    76   (58)
 3. ( 1)  OBLINGER Helmut         AUT *13  25  20 *20 *17  24    69   (65)
 4. ( 2)  KOBES Tomas             CZE  20 *13 *12  --  30  18    68   (63)
 5. ( 3)  PESCHIER Benoit         FRA  30  30  --  --  --   1.5  61.5 (60)
 6. (18)  LEFEVRE Fabien          FRA  --  --  16  --   6  37.5  59.5 (22)
 7. ( 8)  CIBAK Peter             SVK  --  14  25 *10 *13  19.5  58.5 (52)
 8. ( 7)  FORD David              CAN  *2 *16  17  --  20  21    58   (53)
 9. ( 5)  BURTZ Laurent           FRA  25  20  --  11  --  *9    56   (56)
10. ( 9)  FERRAZZI Pierpaolo      ITA  --  15  --  25  10  --    50   (50)
11. (14)  BROWN Anthony           GBR  --  12  --  14  --  22.5 48.5  (26) 
12. (10)  KURT Michael            SUI  11  --  14  16  --  --   41    (41) 
13. (13)  NOLIMAL Andrej          SLO  17  --  10  --  --  12   39    (27)  
14. (20)  BECKER Thomas           GER  --  --  --   5  15  16.5 36.5  (20)
15. (11)  GLUCKS Andrej           CRO   9  10  15  --  --  --   34    (34)
16. (37)  RATCLIFF Paul           GBR   7  --  --  --  --  25.5 32.5  ( 7)
16. (25)  PARSONS Scott           USA  15   1  --  --  --  16.5 32.5  (16)
18. (23)  KUDER Ales              SLO  --  --  --  13   4  13.5 31.5  (17)
19. (12)  BARES Vojtech           CZE   8   8  *4  *2  12  --   28    (20)
20. (23)  BRAAT Floris            NED  --  11  --   6  --  10.5 27.5  (17)

53 boats with World Cup points


"The Top 15" (Men C1, C2, Women K1)
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MEN. CANADIEN SINGLE (C1)

 1. ( 3)  MARTIKAN Michael        SVK  --  --  30  20 *12  45   95   (62)
 2. ( 1)  MINCIK Juraj            SVK  30 *25 *16  30 *16  25.5 85.5 (85)
 3. ( 5)  PFANNMÜLLER Stefan      GER  17  20 *14 *17 *14  37.5 74.5 (54)
 4. ( 2)  BIERYT Krzystof         POL  --  15  25  --  30  --   70   (70)
 5. ( 6)  BELL Robin              AUS  --  --  --  25  25  16.5 66.5 (50) 
 6. ( 3)  WIECZOREK Mariusz       POL  25 *16  17  --  20  --   62   (62)
 7. ( 8)  BRUGVIN Emmanuel        FRA  14  17  -- *13  --  24   55   (44)
 8. ( 8)  HOCEVAR Simon           SLO *11  13  20  --  --  21   54   (44)
 9. ( 7)  ESTANGUET Patrice       FRA  10  30  --  *8  --  10.5 50.5 (48)
10. (18)  McINTOSH Stuart         GBR  12   8  --  --  --  30   50   (20) 
11. (17)  BENZIEN Jan             GER  13  --  --  15  --  19.5 47.5 (28)
12. (10)  INDRUCH Tomas           CZE  -- *12  13  16  13  --   42   (42)
13. (11)  HERCEG Danko            CRO  20  --  --   6  11  --   37   (37)
13. (11)  PINKAVA Ondrej          CZE  *6  --   8  14  15  --   37   (37)
13. (11)  ERGÜIN BOLIBAR Jon      ESP   8  --  --  12  17  --   37   (37)

32 boats with World Cup points
         

MEN. CANADIEN DOUBLE (C-2)

 1. ( 2)  HOCHSCHORNER/HOCHSCHOR. SVK  30  30  --  *8 *20  45  105   (88)
 2. ( 1)  WOJS/MODARSKI           POL *17 *15  30  30  30  --   90   (90)
 3. ( 5)  EHRENBERG/SENFT         GER *14  25 *16  17  *9  37.5 79.5 (58)
 4. ( 3)  POSPISIL/POLLERT        CZE *25 *14  25 *11  25  25.5 75.5 (75)
 5. ( 4)  JIRAS/MADER             CZE  --  *7  20  25  16  --   61   (61)
 6. ( 6)  KUBAN/OLEJNIK           SVK  --  20 *14 *16  17  22.5 59.5 (53)
 7. ( 8)  WALTER/HENZE F.         GER *15  16  *6 *12  15  24   55   (46)
 7. ( 8)  LUQUET/LUQUET           FRA  20 *12  --  14  --  21   55   (46)
 9. ( 7)  BECKER/HENZE St.        GER  *7  --  17  20 *14  15   52   (51)
10. (10)  VOLF/STEPANEK           CZE  --  17  *9  15  11  --   43   (43)
11. (11)  HEPP/McCLESKY           USA  16  13 *12  --  --  13.5 42.5 (41)
12. (15)  SIMON/SIMON             GER  --  *9  --   9  12  18   39   (30)
13. (12)  SOSKA/SOSKA             SVK  --  11  --  13  13  --   37   (37)
13. (12)  FOUQUET/LAUVERGNE       FRA  12  --  15  10  --  --   37   (37)
15. (14)  VLADAR/VLADAR           CZE  13  *6  13  *6  10  --   36   (36)

27 boats with World Cup points
 

WOMEN. KAYAK SINGLE (K-1)
 
 1. ( 3)  KALISKA Elena           SVK  --  30 *16 *16  20  45   95   (66)
 2. ( 5)  PLANERT Mandy           GER  --  --  --  25  30  37.5 92.5 (55) 
 3. ( 1)  HILGERTOVA Stepanka     CZE  30 *16  25  30 *16 *22.5 85   (85)
 4. ( 2)  PAVELKOVA Irena         CZE  25 *20  *6  *8  25  25.5 75.5 (70)
 5. ( 4)  SADILOVA Marcela        CZE *16 *11  30  17 *10  18   65   (63)
 6. (13)  GIDDENS Rebecca         USA  15  17  --  --  --  30   62   (32)
 7. ( 7)  DICKENS Peggy           FRA  20  13  -- *11  --  24   57   (44)
 8. ( 6)  STACHEROVA Gabriela     SVK  -- *15  --  20  15  21   56   (50)
 9. (11)  OBLINGER-PETERS Violeta AUT  11 *10  20  --  --  13.5 44.5 (41)
10. ( 8)  GASPARD Marie           FRA  14  14  --  15  -- *12   43   (43)
11. ( 9)  PONCET Anne-Line        FRA  17  12  --  13  --  --   42   (42)
11. ( 9)  LANDFORD Margaret       CAN  --  25  17  --  --  --   42   (42)
13. (12)  RIHOSKOVA Marie         CZE  *6   9  14  --  14  --   37   (37)
14. (19)  WALSH Kim               GBR   7  --  --  12  --  16.5 35.5 (19)
15. (22)  HUSS Evi                GER  13  --  --  --  --  19.5 32.5 (13)

34 boats with World Cup points

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WORLD CUP RULES CANOE SLALOM (WCS)

Categories:
Men.   Kayak (K-1), Canadien Single (C-1), Canadien Double (C-2)
Women. Kayak Single (K-1).  

Point System (all categories, points given only in finals:
Men. K-1 (20 boats), C-1 (15 boats), C-2 (15 boats);
Women. K-1 (15 boats); 1. = 30 pts., 2. = 25, 3. = 20., 4. = 17,
5. = 16., 6. = 15, 7. = 14, 8. = 13, 9. = 12, etc. 

(..) = previous ranking, previos points.
   * = Worldcup Winner
   + = scratch result

The WCS normally consist of 5 (this year 6) events in at least 2
continents.  After all the competitions are concluded, the final
ranking, in each event is established by adding together the best
three results. For the final competition and in the Final the
points will be multiplied by 1.5. Competitors starting in the
final WCS event heats (qualifications) but not reaching the final
runs, will receive 0 points for that event.

After all the competions are concluded, the final ranking, in
each category is established by adding together the best three
results, one of which has to bee the result of the final.
Competitors competing in the heats but not reaching the final
will receive 0 points for the World Cup Final only. 

World Cup Slalom Competitions 2001 (6): No. 1, May 26/27,
Goumois/SUI-FRA;  No. 2, June 02/03, Merano/ITA; No. 3, June 09/10,
Tacen/SLO;  No. 4, July 27-29, Augsburg/GER; No. 5, August 04/05,
Prague-Troja/CZE; No. 6 (Final), September 08/09, Wausau/USA
(Final).

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