CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY (July 6) – Former world champion Yulia TKACH (UKR) stopped top-ranked SORONZONBOLD Battsetseg (MGL)l at the Poland Open in June to reclaim the top spot in the United World Wrestling rankings for women.

Tkach came from behind in the semifinals to secure a fall over the reigning world champ and then edged XU Rui (CHN), 3-0, in the final to ensure her return to the top of the rankings at 63kg for the first time in a year.

Tkach first rose to the top of the rankings with the women’s middleweight world title in 2014, but stumbled to No.2 after a loss to Valerie LAZINKSAYA (RUS) at last year’s European Games.

Meanwhile, world and Olympic Games champion Kaori ICHO (JPN), stunned with a loss at the Yarygin Grand Prix in January, was the only other top-ranked wrestler in action in June, stopping a pair of would-be challengers from Azerbaijan to win the Poland Open at 58kg.

Another pair of wrestlers battling for their country’s ticket for Rio 2016 at 58kg took their battle to 60kg and a five-wrestler round-robin at the Poland Open.

PUREVDORJ Orkhon (MGL), who won the Rio berth for Mongolia at the Asian qualifier in March, emerged the victor over 2015 world team member BAATARJAV Shoovdor (MGL) – each with three wins and a loss. Purevdorj edged up to No.7 at 58kg, while Baatarjav climbed to No.17.

Katarzyna MADROWSKA (POL), who was also 3-1 at 60kg in Poland, joined 58kg runner-up Xu with the biggest advance in the rankings for June with each wrestler going from unranked to No.7 in their respective weight categories.

Katarzyna MADROWSKA (POL), who was also 3-1 at 60kg in Poland, joined 58kg runner-up Xu with the biggest advance in the rankings for June with each wrestler going from unranked to No.7 in their respective weight categories.

Meanwhile, 2014 world silver medalist Iwona MATKOWSKA (POL) returned to the rankings after tumbling out in May. Matkowska won a bronze medal at 48kg in the Poland Open for No.10 in the rankings.

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 – Iwona MATKOWSKA (POL) rebounded from an early loss to European champion Maria STADNIK (AZE) to claim third place at the Poland Open with a win over world bronze medalist Jessica BLASZKA (NED).
 
1. Mariya STADNIK (AZE) – World No.2 (1)
2. SUN Yanan (CHN) – Asia No.1 (2)
3. Eri TOSAKA (JPN) – Asia No.3 (3)
4. Elitsa YANKOVA (BUL) – European OG Qualifier No.1 (4)
5. Jyldyz ESHIMOVA (KAZ) – Asian OG Qualifier No.1 (6)
6. Valentina ISLAMOVA (RUS) – German GP No.1 (7)
7. Patricia BERMUDEZ (ARG) – Sassari Tourney No.1 (9)
8. Alina VUC (ROU) – Corneanu Memorial No.3 (5)
9. Jasmine MIAN (CAN) – Klippan Open No.2 (8)
10. Iwona MATKOWSKA (NED) – Poland Open No.3 (Not ranked)
11. Jessica BLASZKA (NED) – German GP No.2 (10)
12. KIM Hyon-Gyong (PRK) – Ulaanbaatar OG Qualifier No.1 (11)
13. Vinesh VINESH (IND) – Istanbul OG Qualifier No.1 (12)
14. Evin DEMIRHAN (TUR) – European U23 No.1 (13)
15. Carolina CASTILLO HIDALGO (COL) – Pan Am OG Qualifier No.1 (14)
16. Haley AUGELLO (USA) – Ulaanbaatar OG Qualifier No.2 (15)
17. Victoria ANTHONY (USA) – Klippan Open No.1 (17)
18. Maryna MARKEVICH (BLR) – Europe No.3 (16)
19. VU Thi Hang (VIE) – Asia OG Qualifier No.2 (18)
20. Rebecca MUAMBO (CMR) – Africa-Oceania OG Qualifier No.2 (20)

53kg – European bronze medalist Nina HEMMER (GER) won her first international title as a senior at the Canada Cup and moves ahead of fellow bronze medal winner Yulia KHAVALDZHY (UKR) at No.8. Khavaldzhy finished in fifth place at the Poland Open.

1. Saori YOSHIDA (JPN) – World No.1 (1)
2. Sofia MATTSSON (SWE) – Europe No.1 (2)
3. Odunayo ADEKUOROYE (NGR) – World No.3 (3)
4. ZHONG Xuechun (CHN) – Rio Test Event No.1 (4)
5. JONG Myong-Suk (PRK) – World No.3 (5)
6. Katarzyna KRAWCZYK (POL) – Poland Open No.1 (6)
7. Irina KURACHKINA (BLR) – Europe No.2 (7)
8. Nina HEMMER (GER) – Canada Cup No.1 (9)
9. Yulia KHAVALDZHY (UKR) – Istanbul OG Qualifier No.1 (8)
10. Natalya MALYSHEVA (RUS) – European U23 No.1 (10)
11. Bediha GUN (TUR) – Corneanu Memorial No.1 (12)
12. Liliya HORISHNA (UKR) – European U23 No.2 (11)
13. Angela DOROGAN (AZE) – Poland Open No.3 (17)
14. Betzabeth ARGUELLO (VEN) – Poland Open No.2 (15)
15. Maria PREVOLARAKI (GRE) – Ulaanbaatar OG Qualifier No.2 (13)
16. Nadeshda SHUSHKO (BLR) – Klippan Open No.1 (14)
17. Jillian GALLAYS (CAN) – Pan Am OG Qualifier No.1 (16)
18. Isabelle SAMBOU (SEN) – Africa No.1 (18)
19. NGUYEN Thi Lua (VIE) – Asian OG Qualifier No.2 (19)
20. Alma VALENCIA ESCOTO (MEX) – Istanbul OG Qualifier No.3 (20)

55kg – European under-23 champion Tatyana KIT (UKR) edged former European champ Roksana ZASINA (POL), 4-4, to move ahead of the reigning continental champ Irina OLOGONOVA (RUS) at No.2 in the rankings.
 
1. Helen MAROULIS (USA) – World No.1 (1)
2. Tatyana KIT (UKR) – Poland Open No.1 (2)
3. Irina OLOGONOVA (RUS) – Europe No.1 (3)
4. Zalina SIDAKOVA (BLR) – Medved Prizes No.1 (4)
5. Katsiaryna HANCHAR (BLR) – Medved Prizes No.2 (6)
6. Aleksandra ANDREEVA (RUS) – European U23 No.2 (7)
7. Nadeshda TRETYAKOVA (RUS) – Yarygin No.1 (8)
8. Olena KREMZER (UKR) – European U23 No.1 (5)
9. PANG Qianyu (CHN) – Asia No.1 (9)
10. Samantha STEWART (CAN) – Pan America No.1 (10)
11. Roksana ZASINA (POL) – Poland Open No.2 (13)
12. Sarah HILDEBRANDT (USA) – Klippan Open No.2 (12)
13. DAVAASUKH Otgontsetseg (MGL) – Asia No.1 (14)
14. Giulia OLIVEIRA (BRA) – Pan America No.2 (15)
15. Ramona GALAMBOS (HUN) – Europe No.3 (11)
16. Alyona KOLESNIK (AZE) – European U23 No.2 (16)
17. Evelina NIKOLOVA (BUL) – World No.3 (17)
18. Joseph ESSOMBE TAIKO (CMR) – Africa-Oceania OG Qualifier No.2 (18)
19. Rim AYARI (TUN) – Africa No.2 (19)
20. ERKHEMBAYAR Davaanchimeg (MGL) – Mongolia Open No.1 (20)

58kg – European champion Natalya SINISHIN (AZE) edged world and London 2012 bronze medalist Yulia RATKEVICH (AZE) in the Poland Open bronze medal matches to climb one rung to No.8 in the rankings.
 
1. Kaori ICHO (JPN) – World No.1 (1)
2. Johanna MATTSSON (SWE) – German GP No.1 (2)
3. Elif Jale YESILIRMAK (TUR) – World No.3 (3)
4. Jackeline RENTERIA CASTILLO (COL) – Pan America No.1 (4)
5. Valeria KOBLOVA-ZHOLOBOVA (RUS) – Istanbul OG Qualifier No.1 (6)
6. Aisuluu TYNYBEKOVA (KGZ) – Poland Open No.2 (7)
7. PUREVDORJ Orkhon (MGL) – Poland Open No.1@60kg (8)
8. Natalya SINISHIN (AZE) – Europe No.1 (9)
9. Yulia RATKEVICH (AZE) – Europe No.3 (5)
10. Mimi HRISTOVA (BUL) – European OG Qualifier No.1 (10)
11. Lyubov OVCHAROVA (RUS) – Klippan Open No.2 (11)
12. Michelle FAZZARI (CAN) – Pan Am OG Qualifier No.1 (12)
13. Grace BULLEN (NOR) – Europe No.2 (13)
14. Mariana CHERDIVARA-ESANU (MDA) – European OG Qualifier No.2 (14)
15. Lissette ANTES CASTILLO (ECU) – Cerra Pelado Int’l No.2 (17)
16. Luisa NIEMESCH (GER) – Canada Cup No.1 (18)
17. BAATARJAV Shoovdor (MGL) – Poland Open No.2@60 (20)
18. Joice SILVA (BRA) – Pan Am OG Qualifier No.2 (16)
19. Marwa AMRI (TUN) – Africa No.1 (19)
20. ENKBAT Gantuya (MGL) – Asia No.3 (nr)

60kg – Katarzyna MADROWSKA (POL), a bronze medal winner at the European under-23 meet, joins the rankings at No.7 after going 3-1 at the Poland Open. Madrowska finished in third place behind Rio 2016 hopefuls PUREVDORJ Orkhon (MGL) and BAATARJAV Shoovdor (MGL).

1. Petra OLLI (FIN) – Europe No.1 (1)
2. Yulia PRONTSEVICH (RUS) – Medved Prizes No.1 (2)
3. Tatyana OMELCHENKO (AZE) – European U23 No.1 (3)
4. Therese PERSSON (SWE) – German GP No.2 (6)
5. Gabriella SLEISZ (HUN) – Ukraine Int’l No.2 (7)
6. Anzhelina LYSAK (UKR) – European U23 No.2 (4)
7. Katarzyna MADROWSKA (POL) – Poland Open No.3 (nr)
8. SUKHEE Tserenchimed (MGL) – Mongolia Open No.1 (5)
9. Veronika IVANOVA (BLR) – Medved Prizes No.1 (8)
10. Anastassia HUCHOK (BLR) – Klippan Open No.2 (9)
11. Ayaulaylm KASYMOVA (KAZ) – Medved Prizes No.2 (10)
12. Dzhanan MANOLOVA (BUL) – Dan Kolov No.1 (11)
13. Leigh JAYNES (USA) – Pan America No.3 (12)
14. HAN Yingyan (CHN) – Asia No.1 (13)
15. Hela RIABI (TUN) – Africa No.1 (16)
16. Ayaka Ito (JPN) – Asia No.2 (14)
17. LUO Xiaojuan (CHN) – GGP Final No.1 (15)
18. Irina NETREBA (AZE) – Ukraine Int’l No.5 (17)
19. Svetlana LIPATOVA (RUS) – Yarygin GP No.3 (19)
20. Natalya FEDOSEEVA (RUS) – Yarygin GP No.3 (20)

63kg – 2013 junior world bronze medalist XU Rui (CHN) notched a pair of technical falls and came from behind to defeat former world champion Elena PIROZHKOVA (USA) on her way to a silver medal at the Poland Open and No.7 in the rankings.

1. Yulia TKACH (UKR) – Poland Open No.1 (4)
2. SORONZONBOLD Battsetseg (MGL) – World No.1 (1)
3. Risako KAWAI (JPN) – Asia No.1 (2)
4. Anastasija GRIGORJEVA (LAT) – Europe No.1 (3)
5. Maria MAMASHUK (BLR) – Medved Prizes No.1 (5)
6. Danielle LAPPAGE (CAN) – German GP No.1 (6)
7. XU Rui (CHN) – Poland Open No.2 (nr)
8. Marianna SASTIN (HUN) – Europe No.3 (7)
9. Taybe YUSEIN (BUL) – Poland Open No.3 (12)
10. Inna TRAZHUKOVA (RUS) – German GP No.3 (10)
11. Ekaterina LARIONOVA (KAZ) – German GP No.3 (11)
12. Hafize SAHIN (TUR) – Corneanu Memorial No.1 (9)
13. WANG Xiaoqian (CHN) – Asia OG Qualifier No.1 (8)
14. Lais OLIVEIRA (BRA) – Pan America No.1 (17)
15. Valeria LAZINSKAYA (RUS) – German GP No.2 (14)
16. Monica MICHALIK (POL) – Istanbul OG Qualifier No.1 (15)
17. Koumba LARROQUE (FRA) – Ulaanbaatar OG Qualifier No.3 (16)
18. Katherine VIDIAUX LOPEZ (CUB) - Pan America No.3 (13)
19. Anastasia BRATCHIKOVA (RUS) – Sassari Int’l No.1 (18)
20. Henna JOHANSSON (SWE) – Istabul OG Qualifier No.2 (19)

69kg – Former world champion Jenny FRANSSON (SWE) opened with a 6-0 win over Beijing 2008 bronze medal winner Agnieszka WIESZCZEK-KORDUS (POL) and cruised to the Poland Open crown and No.5 in the rankings.

1. ZHOU Feng (CHN) – Rio Test Event No.1 (1)
2. Aline FOCKEN (GER) – German GP No.1 (2)
3. Natalia VOROBIEVA (RUS) – Rio Test Event No.3 (3)
4. Sara DOSHO (JPN) – Asia No.1 (4)
5. Jenny FRANSSON (SWE) – Poland Open No.1 (11)
6. Alina MAKHINYA (UKR) – Europe No.3 (8)
7. Agnieszka WIESZCZEK-KORDUS (POL) – European OG Qualifier No.1 (7)
8. Buse TOSUN (TUR) – European U23 No.1 (6)
9. Ilana KRATYSH (ISR) – Ulaanbaatar OG Qualifier No.1 (5)
10. Elmira SYZDYKOVA (KAZ) – Asia No.2 (10)
11. Dorothy YEATS (CAN) – Rio Test Event No.2 (9)
12. Elena PIROZHKOVA (USA) – Pan America No.1 (12)
13. Masako FURUICHI (JPN) – Klippan Open No.1 (13)
14. OCHIRBAT Nasanburmaa (MGL) – Poland Open No.2 (19)
15. Maria ACOSTA (VEN) – Ulaanbaatar OG Qualifier No.2 (15)
16. Signe Marie STORE (NOR) – Istanbul OG Qualifier No.2 (16)
17. Tatyana KOLESNIKOVA-MOROZOVA (RUS) – Medved Prizes No.1 (14)
18. Tamyra MENSAH (USA) – Ulaanbaatar OG Qualifier No.3 (18)
19. Victoria BOBEVA (BUL) – Yasar Dogu No.2 (18)
20. Laura SKUJINA (LAT) – Nordic C’ships No.1 (20)

75kg – The top six challengers to world champion Adeline GRAY (USA) were all in action in June each grabbing medals – Erica WIEBE (CAN) and Epp MAE (EST) at the Canada Cup as well as Vasilisa MARZALIUK (BLR) and Andrea OLAYA GUITIERREZ (COL) at the Poland Open.

Aline FERREIRA (BRA) was unchallenged at Cerrado Pelado in Cuba making it two in a row with the Sassari International crown in May while European champion Yasemin ADAR (TUR) was the winner at the Ion Corneanu Memorial in Bucharest.

1. Adeline GRAY (USA) – World No.1 (1)
2. Erica WIEBE (CAN) – German GP No.1 (2)
3. Vasilisa MARZALIUK (BLR) – Poland Open No.1 (3)
4. Aline FERREIRA (BRA) – Sassari Int’l No.1 (4)
5. Epp MAE (EST) – Canada Cup No.3 (7)
6. Andrea OLAYA GUITIERREZ (COL) – Poland Open No.2 (8)
7. Yasemin ADAR (TUR) – Europe No.1 (5)
8. Ekaterina BUKINA (RUS) – Klippan Open No.1 (6)
9. Alla CHERKASOVA (UKR) – European OG Qualifier No.2 (10)
10. Cynthia VESCAN (FRA) – Ulaanbaatar OG Qualifier No.1 (11)
11. ZHOU Qian (CHN) – World No.2 (9)
12. Guzel MANYUROVA (KAZ) – Poland Open No.3 (14)
13. Zsanett NEMETH (HUN) – Ulaanbaatar OG Qualifier No.2 (12)
14. Anna SCHELL (GER) – European U23 No.2 (13)
15. Jarismit WEFFER GUANIPA (VEN) – Poland Open No.3 (nr)
16. Justina DISTACIO (CAN) – Pan America No.1 (16)
17. Svetlana SAENKO (MDA) – Medved Prizes No.3 (15)
18. Rio WATARI (JPN) – Asia OG Qualifier No.1 (17)
19. Maria SELMAIER (GER) – Istanbul OG Qualifier No.2 (18)
20. OCHIRBAT Burmaa (MGL) – Asia No.1 (19)