It was a weekend of contrast for the men’s and women’s WTCS standings. One saw the consolidation of the top places and the deepening of the divide between the stars of the early season and the rest. The other, meanwhile, was almost completely reshaped at that sharp end of the table. With three races left ahead of the Series Final in Wollongong, find out exactly how the rankings now look below.
The Women’s Series Rankings
Hamburg precipitated quite a shift at the top of the women’s rankings. Lisa Tertsch (GER) entered the weekend in the top spot having led since her victory at the season opener in Abu Dhabi. Yet she would leave ranked down in 3rd place.
Assuming the leadership of the Series is Beth Potter (GBR), back on the top spot for the first time since the WTCS Final in 2023. Potter now has 2360.05 points to her name and is one of three women to have claimed two medals this season. An 8th place in Alghero will need to be improved upon if she is to win back the world title, but she certainly has the experience and class to make that happen.
Leonie Periault’s marvellous win in Hamburg vaults her up three places, just like Potter, to 2nd overall. The French athlete now has 2325.68 points and so is only a smidge off the overall lead. Periault has been consistent this year with a 5th place finish in Alghero and a 4th place in Abu Dhabi; unfortunately for her, that latter result is worth fewer points as it was still on the 2024 scoring system. Periault, then, will also need at least one more medal to stay in the overall podium hunt come the Series Final.
Slotting into 3rd overall is Tertsch. After recording her lowest finish of the Series this year, Tertsch’s total of 2282.82 remains unchanged. Like Potter, she has won two medals already and so is only one result away from being back on top. Conversely, like Periault, one of those high finishes was her win in Abu Dhabi which was only worth 750 points; the rest of the races in the regular season are worth 1000 points for a win. Tertsch may therefore actually need two more big results to push for the world title.
Jeanne Lehair (LUX) also lost two spots following Hamburg but nonetheless closed the gap to Tertsch. Her 7th place showing in Hamburg replaces her 7th place at the lesser-valued WTCS Abu Dhabi. In total, that leaves the WTCS Yokohama winner on 2252.80 points.
Moving up to 5th place is the silver medallist in Hamburg, reigning world champion Cassandre Beaugrand (FRA). With two medals from two races, Beaugrand is the best ranked athlete with only two scores to her name. She now sits on 1925 points and will have a free hit, so to speak, at her next event. Another medal will lift her back into the Series lead for the first time since last year.
As things stand, the top-5 are clear of rest. Next in line is Tilda Månsson (SWE), who rose three places into 6th with 1674.46 points after clocking the best result of her WTCS career. Similarly, jumping up four places to 7th is Jolien Vermeylen (BEL). She now has 1671.35 points after her own career-high Series finish. Both have two top-10s this year and another will make them strong candidates to finish in the overall top-10 for the first time.
Further back in the rankings, Taylor Spivey (USA) was a big climber. She gained six places to assume 12th place with her third appearance of the season. Nina Eim (GER) also jumped seven to 15th after her second WTCS outing of 2025, while Kate Waugh (GBR) made up twenty-places to take 16th overall following her second race of this year’s Series. Finally, Emma Lombardi (FRA) was the highest new entry in 31st after making her first start of the year.
The Men’s Series Rankings
Whereas the women’s Series was all change at the top, the men’s top-3 remains as it was prior to Hamburg, save for one minor detail. Matthew Hauser (AUS) has extended his lead and has climbed from 2618.75 to a daunting 2925 points following his second win of the year. A perfect record of three wins would have left him with 3000 points, but he is close enough. Hauser will now head home and prepare for the Wollongong WTCS Final in Wollongong with the knowledge that he will likely lead into the event.
While Hauser is in firm control at the top, Miguel Hidalgo (BRA) and Vasco Vilaca (POR) further secured their holds on 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Hidalgo’s 4th place in Hamburg slots in with results of 1st and 3rd for 2647.08 points altogether. For his part, Vilaca’s silver medal was his third of the year, the most of any athlete after Hauser’s four. The Portuguese athlete has 2491.72 points, but a key point to note is that one of his scores comes from Abu Dhabi. Consequently, he has more room to improve than Hidalgo. Both men, though, will hope for one more podium ahead of the Final to protect their positions.
Shifting into 4th place overall is Csongor Lehmann (HUN), who shot six places up the leaderboard. Lehmann, though, only has 1708.91 points, highlighting the gap between the top-3 and the rest. At the same time, the top-3 cannot rest on their laurels. One major factor that could change things is that Olympic champion Alex Yee (GBR) has yet to race and will have three opportunities to accrue points ahead of the Final.
Next in the standings is Ricardo Batista (POR). He maintained his 5th place by improving his total to 1670.25 points. Right behind him as another mover in the rankings. David Cantero del Campo (ESP) is up three places to 6th and 1658.58 points with another top-10 finish. Like Lehmann and Batista, Cantero is yet to medal in the Series this year but all have logged three top-10 finishes and should be confident of fighting for the top-5 overall in Wollongong.
While Leo Bergere (FRA) lost ground by not racing, he remains the best man with two scores. His 1647.08 points leaves him in 7th place overall. Thereafter, Max Stapley (GBR) gained seven places to occupy 10th place overall. A place behind him in 11th is Henry Graf (GER), who climbed fourteen places and is the next best man with two scores. Across the weekend, Alessio Crociani (ITA) was the highest new entry of either Series in 23rd overall thanks to his bronze medal.
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