Thailand takes gold in the FAI World Paramotor League Cup 2017
The results of the FAI World Paramotor League Cup 2017 are in, and the country soaring to the top of the rankings this year is Thailand.
The Thai team’s total score of 103 points gave it a narrow victory over France, which finished in second place with 100 points.
Poland took third place with a total score of 86 points, built up over the four qualifying FAI events:
- the 3rd FAI Asia-Oceania Paramotor Championships in Thailand,
- the Czech Open in the Czech Republic,
- the World Games 2017 in Poland,
- the 6th FAI European Paramotor Championships in Czech Republic.
Of the four, the 6th FAI European Paramotor Championships in August attracted the most participants; 40 crews took part in the event.
However, the fantastic atmosphere at this year’s World Games made it the standout event for FAI Microlight and Paramotor Commission (CIMA) President Wolfgang Lintl.
“It was a big event with lots of spectators and great media coverage.” Lintl said.
In the individual competition, Thai team member Kittiphop Phrommat (top picture) also triumphed, clinching the title with a total of 48 points earned at the events in Thailand and Poland.
Phrommat’s brilliant performance gave him a four-point lead over France’s Alexandre Mateos and Slovakia’s Ivan Pestun, who ended in joint second place, with both pilots attaining an overall score of 44 points.
The highest placed female pilot was France’s Marie Mateos (below), who finished joint ninth with a total of 27 points. Teenage pilot Janejira Chui-Noei of Thailand was not far behind, sharing 12th place with three other pilots.
Lintl added: “I am very proud to see Thailand’s male and female paramotor pilots being so successful in this year’s FAI World Paramotor League Cup.
“It is payback for all the effort the country puts in to developing competitive paramotoring, including by hosting the FAI World Paramotor Championships 2018.”
Events
Competition name | Competition dates | Country | WLC CODE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3rd Asia-Oceania Paramotor Championships | 28.04.2017 - 08.05.2017 | Thailand | 3AOPC |
2 | Czech Open 2017 | 12.06.2017 - 18.06.2017 | Czech Republic | CzO17 |
3 | 10th World Games | 20.07.2017 - 30.07.2017 | Poland | 10WG |
4 | 6th European Paramotor Championships | 16.08.2017 - 28.08.2017 | Czech Republic | 6EPC |
National scores
Pos | Country | Pilots | Pilot 1 | Pilot 2 | Pilot 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | THA | 6 | 48 | 31 | 24 | 103 |
2 | FRA | 8 | 44 | 29 | 27 | 100 |
3 | POL | 8 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 86 |
4 | CZE | 9 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 74 |
5 | QAT | 5 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 52 |
6 | AUS | 3 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 46 |
7 | SVK | 1 | 44 |
|
| 44 |
8 | ESP | 4 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 41 |
9 | JPN | 2 | 17 | 9 |
| 26 |
10 | GBR | 3 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 22 |
11 | IND | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
12 | ITA | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
13 | DEU | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
14 | RUS | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 |
15 | HUN | 1 | 2 |
|
| 2 |
TOTAL | 67 | 641 |
Individual scores
Pos | Name | Nation | 3AOPC | CzO17 | 10WG | 6EPC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kittiphop PHROMMAT | THA | 29 | 19 | 48 | ||
2 | Alexandre MATEOS | FRA | 14 | 30 | 44 | ||
2 | Ivan PESTUN | SVK | 25 | 19 | 44 | ||
4 | David WAINWRIGHT | AUS | 19 | 17 | 36 | ||
5 | Marcin BERNAT | POL | 17 | 16 | 12 | 33 | |
6 | Chayaphong POTHIPUK | THA | 21 | 10 | 31 | ||
7 | Jacek CISZKOWSKI | POL | 13 | 16 | 29 | ||
7 | Nicolas AUBERT | FRA | 9 | 20 | 29 | ||
9 | Lubos HALAMA | CZE | 20 | 7 | 27 | ||
9 | Marie MATEOS | FRA | 2 | 25 | 27 | ||
9 | Milan KLEMENT | CZE | 15 | 12 | 2 | 27 | |
12 | Janejira CHUI-NOEI | THA | 18 | 6 | 24 | ||
12 | Mohammed ALYAFEI | QAT | 24 | 24 | |||
12 | Pongkorn THANASAKUNKORNSAENG | THA | 17 | 7 | 24 | ||
12 | Wojciech BOGDAL | POL | 24 | 24 | |||
16 | Pierre LEFEBVRE | FRA | 22 | 22 | |||
17 | Zdenek REZNICEK | CZE | 11 | 9 | 20 | ||
18 | Jakub SEDIVY | CZE | 5 | 14 | 19 | ||
19 | Paul MARTIN (1) | GBR | 18 | 18 | |||
20 | Jiri KOUDELA | CZE | 12 | 5 | 2 | 17 | |
20 | Ramon MORILLAS | ESP | 4 | 13 | 17 | ||
20 | Ryoya IGARASHI | JPN | 15 | 2 | 17 | ||
23 | Abdulatif ALQAHTANI | QAT | 16 | 16 | |||
24 | Jean-Emile OULHA | FRA | 15 | 15 | |||
24 | Phumsit THANASAKUNKORNSANG | THA | 15 | 15 | |||
26 | Karel PRESSL | CZE | 14 | 14 | |||
27 | Petr MATOUSEK | CZE | 10 | 3 | 2 | 13 | |
27 | Sarunphat PHOTHIPAK | THA | 13 | 13 | |||
27 | Vicente PALMERO | ESP | 13 | 13 | |||
30 | Ali ALYAFEI | QAT | 12 | 12 | |||
31 | Abdulla RADWAN | QAT | 11 | 11 | |||
31 | Thomas PETIT | FRA | 11 | 11 | |||
31 | Victor RODRIGUEZ | ESP | 11 | 11 | |||
34 | Jacek SEMKLO | POL | 8 | 2 | 10 | ||
34 | Saeed AL-NAIMI | QAT | 10 | 10 | |||
34 | Sebastien VEILLARD | FRA | 10 | 10 | |||
37 | Michal LOUZECKY | CZE | 9 | 9 | |||
37 | Nakatani HOJI | JPN | 9 | 9 | |||
37 | Tomasz BUDZISZEWSKI | POL | 4 | 5 | 9 | ||
40 | Francesco ARDUINI | ITA | 8 | 8 | |||
40 | Jaroslaw PALDYNA | POL | 6 | 2 | 8 | ||
40 | Jeremy PENONE | FRA | 8 | 8 | |||
40 | Robert BEXON | AUS | 8 | 8 | |||
44 | Rhone MENEZES | IND | 7 | 7 | |||
44 | Szymon WINKLER | POL | 7 | 7 | |||
46 | Ramdevsinh JADEJA | IND | 6 | 6 | |||
46 | Ruben CRESPO | ESP | 6 | 6 | |||
48 | Mangesh DIGHE | IND | 5 | 5 | |||
49 | Jorg MASS | DEU | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
49 | Rhine MENEZES | IND | 4 | 4 | |||
49 | Udo HULSCHER | DEU | 4 | 4 | |||
52 | Lukas KOLACEK | CZE | 3 | 3 | |||
52 | Nagendra SINGH | IND | 3 | 3 | |||
52 | Sandro PASSERI | ITA | 3 | 3 | |||
55 | Benedikt BOS | DEU | 2 | 2 | |||
55 | Casey BUTLER | AUS | 2 | 2 | |||
55 | Francesco CANNONE | ITA | 2 | 2 | |||
55 | Galina VOROBEVA | RUS | 2 | 2 | |||
55 | Iulian ROTARIU | ITA | 2 | 2 | |||
55 | Jurgen ULKAN | DEU | 2 | 2 | |||
55 | Marco CAVENAGHI | ITA | 2 | 2 | |||
55 | Mariusz KOZARZEWSKI | POL | 2 | 2 | |||
55 | Mark MORGAN | GBR | 2 | 2 | |||
55 | Pal KIS | HUN | 2 | 2 | |||
55 | Pasquale BIONDO | ITA | 2 | 2 | |||
55 | Paul MARTIN (2) | GBR | 2 | 2 | |||
55 | Sergei MIKHEEV | RUS | 2 | 2 |
Photo credit: FAI / Marcus King
