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iQFOiL Youth & Junior European Championships - Day 6

by iQFOiL Communications 24 Oct 21:09 BST 18-25 October 2025

The final day of the Opening Series at the iQFOiL Youth & Junior European Championships brought a dramatic close to the fleet racing in Sardinia, with the Mistral delivering strong winds from the early morning.

The powerful wind started easing in the late afternoon, so that PRO Ewa Jodlowska could only call on the water the U17 and U19 Men's Gold Fleets, who completed two races each before the sunset. As a result, rankings in the Women's categories remain unchanged from the previous day.

These are the top 10 athletes in each category who will advance to the Medal Series tomorrow.

U19 Women - Top 10 Finalists

1. Emma Johanna SCHLEICHER (GER) - 75 pts 2. Medea FALCIONI (ITA) - 124 pts 3. Nurhayat GÜVEN (TUR) - 73 pts 4. Yfke VAN DER MEER (NED) - 102.5 pts 5. Yaheli LEEN (ISR) - 113 pts 6. Salomé SIMON (FRA) - 112 pts 7. Julia PRZYBYL (POL) - 129 pts 8. Danai GIANNOULI (GRE) - 143 pts 9. Maya BAREL (ISR) - 190 pts 10. Alba KLEIN (ISR) - 195 pts

U19 Men - Top 10 Finalists

1. Peleg RAJUAN (ISR) - 50 pts
2. Artun SENOL (TUR) - 118 pts
3. Mattia SAONCELLA (ITA) - 110 pts
4. Aksel HAAVA (EST) - 152 pts
5. Maciej DABEK (POL) - 135 pts
6. Hoël QUINTRIC (FRA) - 144 pts
7. Robin Sijan Zico ZELEY (SUI) - 175 pts
8. Kaj ROZEBOOM (ARU) - 174 pts
9. Valentino BLEWETT (CAN) - 214 pts
10. Kfir NOV (ISR) - 194 pts

U17 Women - Top 10 Finalists

1. Thea LE BORGNE ZIBETTI (FRA) - 25 pts
2. Naama PALATNIK (ISR) - 97 pts
3. Ruya UGURLU (TUR) - 58 pts
4. Garance CHATELIER--DAISAY (FRA) - 87 pts
5. Ece Melis BAS (TUR) - 100 pts
6. Maria MIARCZYNSKA (POL) - 100 pts
7. Parla KABASAKAL (TUR) - 97 pts
8. Marta GAJDZINSKA (POL) - 141 pts
9. Bertha KIVISTIK (EST) - 136 pts
10. Kalina SZOSTEK (POL) - 97 pts

U17 Men - Top 10 Finalists

1. Finn BRÜLL (NED) - 81 pts
2. Merlijn BOSWIJK (NED) - 54 pts
3. Frantisek BURDA (CZE) - 78 pts
4. Moritz SCHLEICHER (GER) - 147 pts
5. Milo SHAW (GBR) - 170 pts
6. Enric PATIÑO RIUTORD (ESP) - 137 pts
7. Idan LICHTENSTEIN (ISR) - 177 pts
8. Oscar FLORIN (FRA) - 174.25 pts
9. Milo ZAAL (NED) - 172 pts
10. Eitan KATELY (ISR) - 116 pts

Tomorrow's Medal Series unfolds in three stages: Quarter-Final, Semi-Final, and Grand Final.

The athletes ranked from seventh to tenth at the end of the Opening Series will compete in the Quarter-Final. Only the winner of this race advances to the Semi-Final, joining the athletes ranked sixth, fifth, and fourth overall from the Opening Series.

The Grand Final includes the top three ranked athletes from the Opening Series along with the winner of the Semi-Final. Before the Grand Final begins, each competitor carries forward points based on their position: three points for first, two for second, one for third, and zero points for the Semi-Final winner. In the Grand Final race itself, the athlete who finishes first earns four points, while the others receive zero.

The stage is set for an electrifying finale starting at 10am tomorrow. With the Mistral expected to still blow, but less strongly, into the morning hours, conditions are likely to remain fast and challenging, a fitting backdrop to crown the 2025 iQFOiL Youth & Junior European Champions.

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