Adelinde Cornelissen & Parzival Back On Top of World Rankings

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Adelinde Cornelissen riding Jeich Parzival to their new music in the World Cup Final. © 2013 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com
Adelinde Cornelissen riding Jeich Parzival to their new music in the World Cup Final. © 2013 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

Adelinde Cornelissen and Jerich Parzival have reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the FEI World Dressage Rankings after their World Cup performance in Sweden last weekend.

The Dutch pair have a 97-point lead over Helen Langehanenberg and Damon Hill NRW, who have moved up one slot to second place after clinching the 2013 Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage title, their first World Cup Final victory and their highest ranking to date.

Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro, who became the first British combination to head the FEI World Dressage Rankings in September last year after double gold medal performances at the London 2012 Olympic Games, dropped to third with 2,563 points.

The biggest move to the top 20 was by Steffen Peters of the United States and Legolas to 16th ranking, up from 70 the month before based on their first European results, at the Horses & Dreams CDI4* in Hagen, Germany, as well as the Global Dressage Festival’s Wellington CDI5* in Florida last month.

Legolas ridden by Steffen Peters. © 2013 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com
Legolas ridden by Steffen Peters. © 2013 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

Other big moves came out of Florida’s Global Dressage Festival–the U.S.-based Lars Petersen of Denmark and Mariett winner of the Wellington CDI5* at 25th from 33rd the previous month, Canada’s Ashley Holzer back on Breaking Dawn moving to 26th place from 106,  Tina Konyot of Palm City, Florida and her U.S. Olympic team mount Calecto V to 31st from 109th and Heather Blitz of Wellington to 33rd spot from 244.

 The top 20 rankings:
RankPreviousAthleteHorseNFPoints
12CORNELISSEN, AdelindeJERICH PARZIVALNED2899
23LANGEHANENBERG, HelenDAMON HILL NRWGER2802
31DUJARDIN, CharlotteVALEGROGBR2563
44SPREHE, KristinaDESPERADOS FRHGER2517
55GAL, EdwardGLOCK’S UNDERCOVERNED2474
66VILHELMSSON SILFVÉN, TinneDON AURIELLOSWE2435
77TRUPPA, ValentinaFIXDESIGN EREMO DEL CASTEGNOITA2358
88KITTEL, PatrickWATERMILL SCANDIC H.B.C.SWE2320
910WERTH, IsabellDON JOHNSON FRHGER2307
109MAX-THEURER, VictoriaAUGUSTIN OLDAUT2284
1112SCHNEIDER, DorotheeDIVA ROYALGER2238
1211KASPRZAK, AnnaDONNPERIGNONDEN2234
1314ZU SAYN – WITTGENSTEIN, NathalieDIGBYDEN2187
1413TOMLINSON, LauraMISTRAL HOJRISGBR2136
1515BALKENHOL, AnabelDABLINO FRHGER2114
1670PETERS, SteffenLEGOLAS 92USA2059
1716WERTH, IsabellEL SANTO NRWGER2040
1818HESTER, CarlUTHOPIAGBR2016
1919JOHANSEN, Sidsel M.SCHIANTODEN1973
2021VAN DER MEER, PatrickUZZONED1960