CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY (December 9) – Three of the eight female wrestlers who left Las Vegas with silver medals in September will kick off 2016 ranked lower in the United World Wrestling rankings after losses in the late-season Golden Grand Prix Final.

SUKHEE Tserenchimed (MGL), ZHOU Feng (CHN) and ZHOU Qian (CHN) all slipped in the final rankings for 2015 after losing to or being eliminated in Baku by world bronze medalists who edged higher in the yearend poll.

A fourth world silver medalist also lost in Baku, but Sofia MATTSSON (SWE) holds onto the No.2 position at 53kg. Mattsson fell in the 53kg final, 2-1, to world champion Helen MAROULIS (USA), who finishes 2015 atop the 55kg rankings.

Meanwhile, all eight world champions hold onto their positions on top of the yearend rankings even though SORONZONBOLD Battsetseg (MGL) was stung with a loss in Baku. The world champ at 63kg fell in a lackadaisical performance against unranked junior world silver medalist Ragneta GURBANZADE (AZE).

Along with Maroulis and Soronzonbold, Natalya VOROBIEVA (RUS) was the only other world champion in action in Baku, cruising to the title at 69kg.

The biggest move in the yearend rankings was posted by Elena PIROZHKOVA (USA) at 69kg, leaping six positions to No.6 at light heavyweight.

Pirozhkova took the 63kg crown with wins over world bronze medalists Valeria LAZINSKAYA (RUS) and Taybe YUSEIN (BUL). The 2012 world champion reportedly will wrestle at 63kg in the run-up to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

The final rankings for 2015 take into account as many events on the United World Wrestling calendar as possible with the world championships given the largest consideration followed by continental competitions and the grand prix events.

The top six wrestlers in each weight category at the world championships were awarded the top six positions in September, but a handful of those positions were reevaluated in light of head-to-head encounters in October and November.

The bulk of the rankings were determined, in part, by a wrestler’s performance in Las Vegas, when applicable, along with results in competition throughout 2015.

Wrestlers in the rankings are listed by name, country code, most notable or most recent result over the last 12 months, and their position in the previous rankings.
 

48kg – Valentina ISLAMOVA (RUS), who opened 2015 with a win at the Yarygin Grand Prix in January, held on for a 2-1 triumph over Jessica BLASZKA (NED) in the Golden Grand Prix Final to edge ahead of the world bronze medalist as No.4 in the rankings.
 
1. Eri TOSAKA (JPN) – World No.1 (1)
2. Mariya STADNYK (AZE) – World No.2 (2)
3. Genevieve MORRISON (CAN) – World No.3 (3)
4. Valentina ISLAMOVA (RUS) – GGP Final No.1 (5)
5. Jessica BLASZKA (NED) – World No.3 (4)
6. Li Hui (CHN) – World No.5 (6)
7. SUN Yanan (CHN) – Spanish Grand Prix No.1 (7)
8. Yu MIYAHARA (JPN) – World Cup No.2 (8)
9. Natalya PULKOVSKA (UKR) – Poland Open No.2 (9)
10. Tatyana AMANZHOL (KAZ) – Asia No.3 (10)
11. Carolina CASTILLO HIDALGO (COL) – German GP No.1 (11)
12. Alyssa LAMPE (USA) – Pan Am Games No.3 (12)
13. KIM Hyon-Gyong (PRK) – Asia No.3 (13)
14. Elitsa YANKOVA (BUL) – European Games No.2 (14)
15. Jessica MacDONALD (CAN) – Dan Kolov No.1 (15)
16. Iwona MATKOWSKA (POL) – GGP Final No.3 (17)
17. Thalia MALLQUI PECHE (PER) – Pan Am Games No.2 (16)
18. ERDENESUKH Narangerel (MGL) – World Cup No.3 (18)
19. Yana RATTIGAN STADNIK (GBR) – Paris GP No.7 (19)
20. Jacqueline SCHELLIN (GER) – European Games No.5 (20)

53kg – Odunayo ADEKUOROYE (NGR) won the battle of world bronze medalists with JONG Myong-Suk (PRK) in the opening round of the GGP Final and defeated European Games gold medalist Angela DOROGAN (AZE) for a bronze medal.

Asian champion ZHONG Xuechun (CHN) defeated PAK Yong-MI (PRK) in a rematch of their Asian championships final in Doha for the other bronze medal in Baku.

1. Saori YOSHIDA (JPN) – World No.1 (1)
2. Sofia MATTSSON (SWE) – World No.2 (2)
3. Odunayo ADEKUOROYE (NGR) – World No.3 (3)
4. ZHONG Xuechun (CHN) – Asia No.1 (5)
5. JONG Myong-Suk (PRK) – World No.3 (4)
6. Angela DOROGAN (AZE) – European Games No.1 (6)
7. Kumari BABITA (IND) – World No.7 (8)
8. Nina HEMMER (GER) – German GP No.2 (9)
9. Nadeshda SHUSHKO (BLR) – European Games No.3 (7)
10. Karima SANCHEZ RAMIS (ESP) – Poland Open No.3 (10)
11. Whitney CONDER (USA) – Pan Am Games No.1 (13)
12. DAVAASUKH Otgontsetseg (MGL) – Mongolian Open No.1 (11)
13. Katarzyna KRAWCZYK (POL) – Poland Open No.1 (12)
14. Alma VALENCIA ESCOTO (MEX) – Pan Am Games No.2 (14)
15.  Isabelle SAMBOU (SEN) – All-Africa Games No.2 (16)
16. Liliya HORISHNA (UKR) – European U23 No.1 (15)
17. Melanie LeSAFFRE (FRA) – German GP No.3 (17)
18. Mayu MUKAIDA (JPN) – Klippan Open No.1 (not ranked)
19. Natalia BUDU (MDA) – Corneanu Memorial No.1 (18)
20. Betzabeth ARGUELLO (VEN) – Pan Am Games No.3 (19)

55kg – Former European champion Natalya SINISHIN (AZE) stopped a pair of Azerbaijan teammates, including European under-23 champion Alyona KOLESNIK (AZE), and edged 2013 World University Games champion Hikari SUGAWARA (JPN) on her way to a silver medal at the GGP Final.

1. Helen MAROULIS (USA) – World No.1 (1)
2. Irina OLOGONOVA (RUS) – World No.2 (2)
3. Evelina NIKOLOVA (BUL) – World No.3 (3)
4. Tatyana KIT (UKR) – World No.3 (4)
5. Katsiaryna HANCHAR (BLR) – Medved Prizes No.2 (5)
6. PANG Qianyu (CHN) – Spanish GP No.3 (6)
7. Natalya SINISHIN (AZE) – European Games No.3 (11)
8. Marwa AMRI (TUN) – Poland Open No.1 (7)
9. Anri KIMURA (JPN) – Asia No.1 (8)
10. SUNDEV Byambatseren (MGL) – World Cup No.3 (9)
11. Jasmine MIAN (CAN) – Canada Cup No.1 (10)
12. Alyona KOLESNIK (AZE) – European U23 No.1 (15)
13. Bediha GUN (TUR) – European U23 No.5 (12)
14. HAN Kum-Ok (PRK) – Asia No.2 (13)
15. Hikari SUGAWARA (JPN) – GGP Final No.3 (nr)
16. JONG In-Sun (PRK) – GGP Final No.3 (nr)
17. Aishan ISMAGULOVA (KAZ) – Medved Prizes No.3 (14)
18. Zalina SIDAKOVA (BLR) – Medved Prizes No.1 (16)
19. Larisa SKOBLYUK (UKR) – European U23 No.3 (17)
20. Lalita LALITA (IND) – Asia No.3 (20)

58kg – Aiym ABDILDINA (KAZ) collected her third bronze medal of the year at the GGP Final to climb three rungs to No.5 in the rankings, reversing a loss in Las Vegas to former world champ Yulia RATKEVICH (AZE) in the Baku quarterfinals.

Schultz Memorial winner Allison RAGAN (USA) also defeated world champion Marianna SASTIN (HUN) in the semifinals at 60kg for No.15 in the rankings.

1. Kaori ICHO (JPN) – World No.1 (1)
2. Petra OLLI (FIN) – World No.2 (2)
3. Elif Jale YESILIRMAK (TUR) – World No.3 (3)
4. Johanna MATTSSON (SWE) – GGP Final No.3 (5)
5. Aiym ABDILDINA (KAZ) – GGP Final No.3 (8)
6. Yulia RATKEVICH (AZE) – World No.3 (4)
7. Jackeline RENTERIA CASTILLO (COL) – Medved Prizes No.1 (6)
8. Marianna SASTIN (HUN) – Poland Open No.2 (7)
9. Aisuluu TYNYBEKOVA (KGZ) – GGP Final No.2 (13)
10. Lissette ANTES CASTILLO (ECU) – Pan Am Games No.3 (9)
11. Grace BULLEN (NOR) – European Games No.3 (10)
12. Mimi HRISTOVA (BUL) – Dan Kolov No.2 (10)
13. Anastassia HUCHOK (BLR) – German GP No.1 (12)
14. Tatyana LAVRENCHUK (UKR) – European Games No.2 (16)
15. Allison RAGAN (USA) – GGP Final No.2 (18)
16. Michelle FAZZARI (CAN) – Farrell Memorial No.1 (14)
17. ZHOU Zhangting (CHN) – Paris GP No.1 (15)
18. Joice SILVA (BRA) – Pan Am Games No.1 (17)
19. Yaquelin ESTORNELL (CUB) – Pan Am Games No.2 (20)
20. BAATARJAV Shoovdor (MGL) – Mongolian Open No.2 (19)

60kg – Asia champion LUO Xiaojuan (CHN) edged world bronze medalist Dzhanan MANOLOVA (BUL), 1-1 on criteria, on her way to the GGP Final top prize and No.7 in the rankings.

1. Oksana HERHEL (UKR) – World No.1 (1)
2. Dzhanan MANOLOVA (BUL) – World No.3 (3)
3. SUKHEE Tserenchimed (MGL) – World No.2 (2)
4. Irina NETREBA (AZE) – Poland Open No.3 (5)
5. Leigh JAYNES (USA) – World No.3 (4)
6. Emese BARKA (HUN) – European Games No.1 (7)
7. LUO Xiaojuan (CHN) – GGP Final No.1 (10)
8. Veranika IVANOVA (BLR) – European Games No.3 (8)
9. Svetlana LIPATOVA (RUS) – European Games No.2 (9)
10. SUN Yazhen (CHN) – Spanish GP No.3 (6)
11. Victoria BOBEVA (BUL) – Ion Corneanu No.2 (11)
12. Therese PERSSON (SWE) – German GP No.2 (12)
13. Hafize SAHIN (TUR) – Dan Kolov No.3 (13)
14. Jennifer PAGE (USA) – Spanish GP No.2 (14)
15. Breanne GRAHAM (CAN) – Olympia No.2 (15)
16. Kanako MURATA (JPN) – Asia No.2 (16)
17. Yukako KAWAI (JPN) – GGP Final No.3 (nr)
18. Tayla FORD (NZL) – Oceania No.1 (20)
19. Anna VASILENKO (UKR) – Medved Prizes No.1
20. Virginia JIMENEZ (VEN) – GGP Final No.7 (nr)

63kg – Young entries from Azerbaijan Elmira GAMBAROVA (AZE) and Ragneta GURBANZADE (AZE) knocked off world champions XILUO Zhuoma (CHN) and SORONZONBOLD Battsetseg (MGL) in the first round of the GGP Final to earn No.18 and No.19 in the rankings.

A third world champion, Yulia TKACH (UKR), also fell in the first round to African champion Blessing OBORUDUDU (NGR) and slipped to No.5 in the rankings.

1. SORONZONBOLD Battsetseg (MGL) – World No.1 (1)
2. Risako KAWAI (JPN) – World No.2 (2)
3. Taybe YUSEIN (BUL) – World No.3 (4)
4. Anastasija GRIGORJEVA (LAT) – European Games No.3 (5)
5. Yulia TKACH (UKR) – World No.3 (3)
6. Braxton STONE (CAN) – Pan Am Games No.1 (6)
7. Maria MAMASHUK (BLR) – European Games No.3 (7)
8. Valeria LAZINSKAYA (RUS) – European Games No.1 (8)
9. Katherine VIDIAUX LOPEZ (CUB) - Pan Am Games No.2 (9)
10. Buse TOSUN (TUR) – Dan Kolov No.1 (10)
11. Ekaterina LARIONOVA (KAZ) – Asia No.3 (11)
12. XILUO Zhuoma (CHN) – Asia No.1 (12)
13. Henna JOHANSSON (SWE) – German GP No.1 (13)
14. Nadeshda MUSHKA (AZE) – Poland Open No.2 (14)
15. Monica MICHALIK (POL) – Poland Open No.3 (15)
16. Blessing OBORUDUDU (NGR) – All-Africa Games No.1 (16)
17. Erin CLODGO (USA) – Pan Am Games No.3 (20)
18. Elmira GAMBAROVA (AZE) – European U23 No.3 (nr)
19. Ragneta GURBANZADE (AZE) – European Jrs No.3 (nr)
20. Sandra ROA VELANDI (COL) – World No.7 (18)

69kg – Reigning world champion Natalia VOROBIEVA (RUS) emerged the victor in a battle royal of four world champs at the GGP Final to reaffirm her No.1 ranking.

In Baku, 2012 world champ Jenny FRANSSON (SWE) defeated 2013 winner Alina MAKHINYA (UKR) and 2014 champ Aline FOCKEN (GER) to reach the gold medal final. With their wins, Fransson and Focken muscled ahead of Vegas silver medalist ZHOU Feng (CHN) in the rankings.

1. Natalia VOROBIEVA (RUS) – World No.1 (1)
2. Jenny FRANSSON (SWE) – GGP Final No.2 (6)
3. Aline FOCKEN (GER) – World No.3 (3)
4. ZHOU Feng (CHN) – World No.2 (2)
5. Sara DOSHO (JPN) – World No.3 (4)
6. Elena PIROZHKOVA (USA) – Spanish GP No.3 (12)
7. Alina MAKHINYA (UKR) – European Games No.1 (7)
8. OCHIRBAT Nasanburmaa (MGL) – Poland Open No.1 (5)
9. Dorothy YEATS (CAN) – Pan Am Games No.1 (9)
10. Agnieszka WIESZCZEK-KORDUS (POL) – Poland Open No.2 (8)
11. Elmira SYZDYKOVA (KAZ) – Asia No.2 (10)
12. Ilana KRATYSH (ISR) – European Games No.2 (11)
13. Martina KUENZ (AUT) – German GP No.2 (13)
14. Enass MOUSTAFA (EGY) – All-Africa Games No.1 (15)
15. Dalma CANEVA (ITA) – Henri Deglane No.2 (17)
16. Leah FERGUSON (CAN) – German GP No.3 (14)
17. JEONG Eun-Sun (KOR) – Ion Corneanu No.3 (16)
18. Maria ACOSTA (VEN) – Pan Am Games No.2 (18)
19. Danute DOMIKAITYTE (LTU) – Poland Open No.5 (19)
20. Anna SCHELL (GER) – German GP No.3 (20)

75kg – World bronze medalist Epp MAE (EST) came from behind for a 4-4 win over world silver medalist ZHOU Qian (CHN) in the GGP Final to take over the No.2 position in the rankings at 75kg.
Erica WIEBE (CAN), who sat out this year’s world championships, climbed to No.5 after notching her seventh tourney triumph of 2015 at the Farrell Memorial in New York.

1. Adeline GRAY (USA) – World No.1 (1)
2. Epp MAE (EST) – GGP Final No.1 (4)
3. ZHOU Qian (CHN) – World No.2 (2)
4. Vasilisa MARZALIUK (BLR) – World No.3 (3)
5. Erica WIEBE (CAN) – Farrell Memorial No.1 (7)
6. Aline FERREIRA (BRA) – Pan Am Games No.3 (5)
7. Andrea OLAYA GUITIERREZ (COL) – Pan Ams No.3 (6)
8. Ekaterina BUKINA (RUS) – European Games No.2 (8)
9. Justina DISTACIO (CAN) – Pan Am Games No.2 (10)
10. Hiroe SUZUKI (JPN) – Asia No.1 (9)
11. ZHANG Fengliu (CHN) – Klippan Open No.2 (11)
12. Lisset HECHEVARRIA (CUB) – Pan Am Games No.3 (12)
13. Daria OSOCKA (POL) – Poland Open No.3 (13)
14. Maider UNDA (ESP) – European Games No.3 (16)
15. Svetlana SAENKO (MDA) – European Games No.3 (14)
16. Yasemin ADAR (TUR) – Poland Open No.1 (15)
17. Guzel MANYUROVA (KAZ) – Spanish GP No.2 (17)
18. Oksana VASHCHUK (UKR) – Medved Prizes No.5 (18)
19. Chiaki IIJIMA (JPN) – Yarygin GP No.9 (19)
20. Laure ALI ANNABEL (CMR) – All-African Games No.1 (20)

48 کیلوگرم

1- اری توساکا (ژاپن)- قهرمان جهان (1)

2- ماریا استادنیک (آذربایجان)- نفر دوم جهان (2)

3- ژنویو موریسون (کانادا)- نفر سوم جهان (3)

4- والنتینا اسلاموا (روسیه)- قهرمان جایزه بزرگ باکو (5)

5- جسیکا بلازکا (هلند)- نفر سوم جهان (4)

53 کیلوگرم

1- سائوری یوشیدا (ژاپن)- قهرمان جهان (1)

2- سوفیا ماتسون (سوئد)- نفر دوم جهان (2)

3- اودونایو آدکورویه (نیجریه)- نفر سوم جهان (3)

4- ژونگ ژه چون (چین)- قهرمان آسیا (5)

5- جونگ میونگ سوک (کره شمالی)- نفر سوم جهان (4)

55 کیلوگرم

1- هلن مارولیس (آمریکا)- قهرمان جهان (1)

2- ایرینا اولوگنوا (روسیه)- نفر دوم جهان (2)

3- اولینا نیکولوا (بلغارستان)- نفر سوم جهان (3)

4- تاتیانا کیت (اوکراین)- نفر سوم جهان (4)

5- کاتسیارینا هانچار (بلاروس)- نفر دوم جام مدوید (5)

63 کیلوگرم

1- سورونزونبولد باتستسگ (مغولستان)- قهرمان جهان (1)

2- ریساکو کاوای (ژاپن)- نفر دوم جهان (2)

3- تایبه یوسین (بلغارستان)- نفر سوم جهان (4)

4- آناستاسیا گریگوریوا (لتونی)- نفر سوم بازیهای اروپایی (5)

5- یولیا تکاچ (اوکراین)- نفر سوم جهان (3)

69 کیلوگرم

1- ناتالیا وروبیوا (روسیه)- قهرمان جهان (1)

2- جنی فرانسون (سوئد)- نفر دوم جایزه بزرگ باکو (6)

3- آلین فوکن (آلمان)- نفر سوم جهان (3)

4- ژو فنگ (چین)- نفر دوم جهان (2)

5- سارا دوشو (ژاپن)- نفر سوم جهان (4)

75 کیلوگرم

1- آدلین گری (آمریکا)- قهرمان جهان (1)

2- اپ مائه (استونی)- قهرمان جایزه بزرگ باکو (4)

3- ژو کیان (چین)- نفر دوم جهان (2)

4- واسیلیسا مارزالیوک (بلاروس)- نفر سوم جهان (3)

5- اریکا ویبه (کانادا)- قهرمان جام فارل (7)