Tom McEwen (GBR) has knocked fellow Brit Rosalind Canter off the top spot to claim Word No.1 in the FEI Eventing World Rankings this week.
After holding pole-position for just one month after clinching it from Oliver Townend (GBR) in July, Rosalind slides into second position behind Tom, who now joins her in the ‘500 Club’ as Rosalind’s 519 has now been surpassed by McEwen and his 561 points.
Tom is delighted at the news, saying; “I really wasn’t expecting this. Becoming World Number One is incredibly exciting, but it’s not all down to me – it’s down to my incredible team at home who’ve done all the hard work throughout the winter and this summer, all the long journeys and early mornings. I genuinely couldn’t do it without them or my owners, who’ve supported me all year. I also couldn’t do it without all my sponsors and backing. It’s a massive team effort that goes into something so special.
“This has been an amazing year, with the Olympics, so the support I’ve had has been invaluable. It’s very exciting and I’m looking forward to the rest of the season.”
The top three is rounded out with compatriot Oliver Townend taking the third spot with 492 points, unchanged since last month.
Belgium’s Lara De Liedekerke-Meier holds onto her fourth position with 470 points, while World Champion Yasmin Ingham (GBR) loses her grip on the top five by slipping from fifth to ninth position with 389 points
Laura Collett (GBR) storms up the rankings to snap at the heels of her fellow Brits reaching seventh place from 25th last month and 401 points. Similarly, an impressive jump was seen with Swiss Felix Vogg as he leaves his position at number 21 to race into the top 10, sitting in eighth position with 390 points.
Wills Oakden slips from seventh to 10th, keeping a total of six British athletes occupying the top 10 spots of the ranking – one more than last month thanks to Laura Collet’s rise.
Rounding out the rest of the top ten, representing the USA, Boyd Martin climbs a single place to take the fifth position with 458 points while husband and wife Tim and Jonelle Price, who were ninth and eighth respectively have now widened their gap, as Tim climbs up to sixth position with 438 points, but Jonelle falls out of the top10 to the 18th spot and 313 points.
Feature image: Tom McEwen (GBR) riding JL DUBLIN during the Eventing Cross Country at the Chateau de Versailles for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Photo Credit: FEI/Benjamin Clark
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