Lausanne (SUI), 28 November 2011
SWEDISH RIDERS HOLD THE REINS AT THE TOP OF REEM ACRA RANKINGS
Formerly lying in equal-seventh position, Sweden's Patrik Kittel has now moved into second place on the Western European League table following his superb victory with Toy Story in the third leg of the Reem Acra FEI World CupT Dressage 2011/2012 series in Stockholm, Sweden yesterday.
His Swedish colleague, Tinne Vilhelmson Silfven, who was only 0.1 point behind Kittel's winning score when filling runner-up spot yesterday, continues to head the leaderboard going into the next round at Olympia in London, Great Britain on 14 December.
Please find below the updated leaderboard.
Reem Acra FEI World CupT Dressage 2011/2012 - Standings after Round 3 in Stockholm:
1. Tinne Vilhelmson Silfvén, SWE - 52
2. Patrik Kittel, SWE - 41
3. Valentina Truppa, ITA - 33
Eq. 4. Isabell Werth, GER - 32
Eq. 4. Hans Peter Minderhoud, NED - 32
6. Helen Langehanenberg, GER - 30
7. Catherine Haddad, USA - 26
8. Richard Davison, GBR - 25
9. Marc Peter Spahn, BEL - 24
10. Sebastian Duperdu, FRA - 23
11. Siril Helljesen, NOR - 22
Eq. 12. Rose Mathisen, SWE - 21
Eq. 12. Aat van Essen, NED - 21
14. Ulla Salzgeber, GER - 20
Eq. 15. Mikaela Lindh FIN - 19
Eq. 15. Sidsel Johansen DEN - 19
Eq. 17. Peter Gmoser, AUT - 17
Eq. 17. Mary Hanna, AUS - 17
Eq. 19. Monica Theodorescu GER - 15
Eq. 19. Nars Gottmer, NED - 15
21. Ulrike Prunthaller AUT - 13
Eq. 22. Christa Laarakker, NED - 12
Eq. 22. Daniela Groenke, GER - 12
Eq. 22. Lone Jörgensen, DEN - 12
Eq. 22. Jenny Schreven, NED - 12
The complete standings are available here http://search.fei.org/Search_Centre/Ranking/Pages/Search.aspx?rankingCode=D_WC&nfGroup=5001.
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