Germany’s Anja Plönzke Tops Nürnberger WDM Rider Rankings

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Anja Plönzke and Le Mont d'Or at Exquis World Dressage Masters in Falsterbo, Sweden. © 2010 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com
Anja Plönzke and Le Mont d'Or at Exquis World Dressage Masters in Falsterbo, Sweden. © 2010 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

Anja Plönzke of Germany is atop the latest Nurnberger World Dressage Masters Rider Rankings after the first two of five CDI5* events on the 2010-11 lineup in which Nurnberger Versicherungsgruppe awards €25,000 (US$31,800) to the winner.

So far this year in the events which count toward the award, the Anja and Le Mont d’Or finished 2nd in the Grand Prix and 3rd in the Grand Prix Special at Cannes, France and 3rd in the Grand Prix in mid-June and 4th in the Grand Prix Freestyle at Falsterbo, Sweden last week.

Her results accumulated 1,090.5 points, with Poland’s Michal Rapcewicz in second place on 855 points and Anky van Grunven of The Netherlands in third place with 765 points.

The remaining events in the 2010-11 lineup of competitions are Hickstead, England later this month, Palm Beach in the United States next winter and the final in Munich, Germany in May, 2011.

The award after the first year went to Edward Gal of The Netherlands.

Nürnberger WDM Rider Rankings

RankNameNatStartsPts
1Anja Plönzke GER21090.5
2Michal Rapcewicz POL2855
3Anky van Grunsven NED1765
4Isabell Werth GER1630
5Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven SWE1600
6Valentina Truppa ITA1570
7Matthias Alexander Rath GER1555
8Ulla Salzgeber GER1540
9Jonny Hilberath GER1510
10Anne van Olst DEN1495
11Stefan van Ingelgem BEL1480
12Aat van Essen NED1474
13Charlotte Haid Bondergaard SWE1465
14Christa Laarakkers NED1450
15Minna Telde SWE1450
16Catherine Haddad USA1435
17Patrik Kittel SWE1435
18Jeroen Devroe BEL1405
19Katarzyna Milczarek POL1405
20Daniel Pinto POR1390
21Evi Strasser CAN1390
22Johan Zagers BEL1375
23Dane Rawlins GBR1345
24Rogerio Clementino da Silva BRA1315
25Luiza Novaes Tavares de Almeida BRA1315