ISSA - International Slalom Skateboarding Association

Topic for comments on ISSA World Ranking 2015.

First official ranking for the year is calculated directly after March 31.

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ISSA World Ranking - March 2015
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First World ranking for 2015 is calculated.

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ISSA World Ranking - March 2015
www.slalomranking.com : Latest world ranking listings : Event Calendar

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ISSA World Ranking - May 2015
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3rd World ranking for 2015 is calculated.

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ISSA World Ranking - May 2015
www.slalomranking.com : Latest world ranking listings : Event Calendar

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ISSA World Ranking - June 2015
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4th World ranking update for 2015 is calculated.

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ISSA World Ranking - June 2015
www.slalomranking.com : Latest world ranking listings : Event Calendar

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ISSA World Ranking - July 2015
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5th World ranking update for 2015 is calculated.

PRO Season 2015
1 Joe McLaren (USA) 3770
2 Jonathan Harms (USA) 3328
3 Janis Kuzmins (LAT) 3223
4 Richy Carrasco (USA) 3022
5 Lynn Kramer (USA) 2973

Big events coming up in August are...
- Cornwall Classic / Canadian Slalom Championships (Canada)
- Plzen (Czech Rebublic)
- European Championships, Gothenburg (Sweden)

PRO World Ranking 2015 (season 2012-2015)
1 Joe McLaren (USA) 11340
2 Viking Hadestrand (SWE) 10958
3 Janis Kuzmins (LAT) 10829
4 Mikael Hadestrand (SWE) 9775
5 Jonathan Harms (USA) 8579

Jonathan Harms (USA) has now made it into top 5 on the Pro World Ranking. Dominik Kowalski (GER) dropping 4 places from 5 to 9 creates a small step up for couple of PRO racers.

Other news are new number one spots for Master rankings for both Men and Women with Richy Carrasco (USA) and Judi Oyama (USA)

Also a new number 1 on the AM ranking with Oshean Lehrmann (USA).

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ISSA World Ranking - July 2015
www.slalomranking.com : Latest world ranking listings : Event Calendar

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ISSA World Ranking - August 2015
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6th World ranking update for 2015 is calculated.

PRO Season 2015
1 Janis Kuzmins (LAT) 3567
2 Joe McLaren (USA) 3413
3 Jonathan Harms (USA) 3087
4 Richy Carrasco (USA) 2953
5 Robert Thiele (GER) 2935

Big events coming up in September are...
- ISSA World Championship Cone Fest 10 (USA)
- German Open (Germany)

PRO World Ranking 2015 (season 2012-2015)
1 Joe McLaren (USA) 11340
2 Viking Hadestrand (SWE) 10958
3 Janis Kuzmins (LAT) 10829
4 Mikael Hadestrand (SWE) 9775
5 Jonathan Harms (USA) 8459

Jonathan Harms (USA) keeps top 5 on the Pro World Ranking with Christoph Baumann (GER) and Richy Carrasco (USA) not far behind.

Other news are new number one spot for Women Master World ranking now having Renata Skrabalova (CZE) as number 1.

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ISSA World Ranking - August 2015
www.slalomranking.com : Latest world ranking listings : Event Calendar

Are the ranking calculations staying the same for 2016? Meaning mixed as opposed to the actual level you compete in. Pro, AM, Kids, Masters....

Claude,

With a mixed way of running events out there the ranking has to be flexible enough to handle it all.

What exactly is it that you want to change?

One ranking for individual racers!!!! As previously discussed!!!! ie: Pro/ Am/ Kids/ Women/ Masters..... Regardless of what division they compete in. If there is no Masters Division or not an Open event then it would be better to race Pro and get Masters points then to drop into the Amateur Division to get Masters points....

Declare your status before the first event you enter for the season and that is where your points go.

Claude Regnier wrote:One ranking for individual racers!!!! As previously discussed!!!! ie: Pro/ Am/ Kids/ Women/ Masters..... Regardless of what division they compete in. If there is no Masters Division or not an Open event then it would be better to race Pro and get Masters points then to drop into the Amateur Division to get Masters points....

Declare your status before the first event you enter for the season and that is where your points go.

This already how it works. Everybody have a basic class. To run PRO class or leave PRO class is a personal choice for now.

It's true that when racing PRO class. Then you only get PRO points. No other points from classes you might also be included in (Junior/Master/Woman).

For PROs to be included in other classes when running a PRO/AM event they need also to run specifically these separate classes.
PRO/AM events are normally bigger events where having a separate Junior/Masters/Woman class is quite logical.
Some PRO's 45+ might be interested in the other classes but then again some might not care.

Just important for the organizers to know this when creating PRO/AM events.
If creating OPEN events then all is handled automatically.

So the rule of thumb can be:

"If you're planning a Pro/Am separation, make sure you create a Masters class too."
"Open events are automatically sorted out, giving all racers points in all classes."

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ISSA World Ranking - December 2015
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Official World ranking update for 2015 is calculated.

PRO Season 2015
1 Janis Kuzmins (LAT) 4300
2 Edijs Jermacenko (LAT) 4284
3 Joe McLaren (USA) 4220
4 Stas Mironenko (UKR) 3606
5 Jonathan Harms (USA) 3544

All events for 2015 are complete except two from New Zealand...

PRO World Ranking 2015 (season 2012-2015)
1 Joe McLaren (USA) 11340
2 Janis Kuzmins (LAT) 10962
3 Viking Hadestrand (SWE) 10958
4 Mikael Hadestrand (SWE) 9775
5 Jonathan Harms (USA) 8778

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ISSA World Ranking - December 2015
www.slalomranking.com : Latest world ranking listings : Event Calendar