World Ranking - Principles
Date: 2002-11-13
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The present world ranking relies primarily on the present national rankings of Sweden and Finland (the latter is unofficial). The order from the national rankings has, in most cases, been kept unchanged.
Secondarily, the ranking is based on results and observations from tournaments, most notably the World Championships (Gothenburg Racketlon World Open). Since this is still a fairly small basis the ranking positions have been decided through discussions and reasoning within the International Racketlon Federation. Below is an account of the main arguments.
1. (2) Magnus Eliasson (SWE) - World
Champion, 2002. Winner of Scottish Open in August. Winner
of English Open in October.
2. (1) Mikko Kärkkäinen (FIN) - Winner of World Open
2001 and the Finnish Open 2002. Played
Eliasson twice, never lost. Beat Källberg (+18) in the World
Open Team Event but then contracted a
thigh injury in the first round of the individual tournament and
lost to Källberg in the second round.
3. (6) Mats Källberg (SWE) - Runner-up in the World
Championships. #2 on the Swedish ranking.
4. (3) Roland Helle (SWE) - Runner-up in English Open
where he beat Adamsson in the quarter final.
5. (7) Stefan Adamsson (SWE) - before Helle on the
Swedish ranking.
6. (4) Toni Kemppinen (FIN) - Did not take part in the
World Championships. Lost to both Helle and
Eliasson in Finnish Open in May.
7. (5) Ari-Matti Koskinen (FIN) - Did not take part in
the World Championships. Beat Helle(!) in
Finnish Open.
8. (-) Staffan Ericsson (SWE) - took 3rd prize in the
World Championships, his first elite tournament
(and second racketlon tournament), where he beat Lazarus, Larsson
and Carleke.
9. (-) Ola Carleke (SWE) - #4 in the World
Championships. Beat Sene and Helle(!)
10. (8) Harri Suutarinen (FIN) - Did not take part in
the World Championships.
Out from top 10
(9) Stefan Larsson (SWE) - Lost to Ericsson (-9) in the
World Championships. Dropped behind
Carleke on the Swedish ranking.
(10) Nicloas Sene (FRA) - lost (-13) to Carleke in the
World Championships
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