Post by Carpy on Sept 4, 2004 23:32:23 GMT
England Ladies Team takes Bronze
On their own water, the Portuguese Ladies were simply magnificent; they raced to an impressive eight point lead on day one, ahead of Italy, who returned 17 points, leaving England and Poland stranded with 22 points for joint third place, France in fifth place (30 points) and Croatia sixth with 35 points.
"We are left with too much to do tomorrow,"said White Acres/NFA Team England manager Frank Lythgoe who added: "It will take a miracle to catch the Portuguese now."
The competition organisers had stemmed the flow of the usually swift Tamega River for the 11th Ladies World Championship fished near Cavez in North Portugal.(Saturday and Sunday, August 21/22, 2004). The venue had been specially prepared for the event in a picturesque setting located in the middle of the mountains. The popular fish locally are Bogas, (Iberian nase), bleak, chub, barbel and sun perch which were the target species in 1.5 to 3.5 metres of water at 11 metres.
Former World Champion, Wendy Locker from Chester, gave England some hope when she won her section and was placed fourth on day one. But the day belonged to the host country Portugal who boasted two section winners and all five team members in the top six for an incredible first day total of nine points.
England's Claire Dagnall [glow=red,2,300](Redditch)[/glow] was 14th with three points and England's 'golden' girl, Sandra Scotthorne from Rotherham was 17th with four points. Emma Pickering (Doncaster) was 23rd with five points and Wendy Lythgoe from Warrington was 42nd with nine points. Wendy was replaced on day two by Helen Dagnall.(Warrington.)
Portugal hot rod Fatima Ferreira won her section again on day two and claimed the Individual crown with a perfect score of two points and a total weight of 5.525 kg. Teammate Virginia Ferreira also returned a perfect score from 5.120 kg to earn silver and third placed Franca Tagliaferri from Italy was second in her section after claiming one point the first day to net bronze with three points from a total weight of 4.415kg.
Portugal were worthy World Champions on their own river claiming a 'perfect' score of five points on day two (every team member won her section!) earning them an astonishing total for two days of 14 points - a perfect two-day score in these World Championships is ten. Only weight difference prevented Portugal from making a clean sweep of the Individual medals. Franca Tagliaferri (Italy) totalled 4.415kg to finish third, ahead of Portuguese ladies, Ana Simoes and Paula Barros who both scored three points but were beaten on weight.
The best of British was former World Champion Wendy Locker from Chester who won her section on day one and was third the next day giving her a total of four points and 3.010kg for an overall placing of eighth. Rotherham's Sandra Scotthorne finished with section positions of fourth and third (total of seven) which gave her 12th position overall with a total weight of 3.065kg.
"We knew it was going to be difficult on this venue and to be fair Portugal walked it. What a score. To finished 14 points ahead of Italy and 34 points ahead of us and to claim all five sections on day two is fantastic. We picked up a team bronze and I still believe we are the best all-round team in the world and we will have to prove it again next year,"said England coach Tom Pickering.
On their own water, the Portuguese Ladies were simply magnificent; they raced to an impressive eight point lead on day one, ahead of Italy, who returned 17 points, leaving England and Poland stranded with 22 points for joint third place, France in fifth place (30 points) and Croatia sixth with 35 points.
"We are left with too much to do tomorrow,"said White Acres/NFA Team England manager Frank Lythgoe who added: "It will take a miracle to catch the Portuguese now."
The competition organisers had stemmed the flow of the usually swift Tamega River for the 11th Ladies World Championship fished near Cavez in North Portugal.(Saturday and Sunday, August 21/22, 2004). The venue had been specially prepared for the event in a picturesque setting located in the middle of the mountains. The popular fish locally are Bogas, (Iberian nase), bleak, chub, barbel and sun perch which were the target species in 1.5 to 3.5 metres of water at 11 metres.
Former World Champion, Wendy Locker from Chester, gave England some hope when she won her section and was placed fourth on day one. But the day belonged to the host country Portugal who boasted two section winners and all five team members in the top six for an incredible first day total of nine points.
England's Claire Dagnall [glow=red,2,300](Redditch)[/glow] was 14th with three points and England's 'golden' girl, Sandra Scotthorne from Rotherham was 17th with four points. Emma Pickering (Doncaster) was 23rd with five points and Wendy Lythgoe from Warrington was 42nd with nine points. Wendy was replaced on day two by Helen Dagnall.(Warrington.)
Portugal hot rod Fatima Ferreira won her section again on day two and claimed the Individual crown with a perfect score of two points and a total weight of 5.525 kg. Teammate Virginia Ferreira also returned a perfect score from 5.120 kg to earn silver and third placed Franca Tagliaferri from Italy was second in her section after claiming one point the first day to net bronze with three points from a total weight of 4.415kg.
Portugal were worthy World Champions on their own river claiming a 'perfect' score of five points on day two (every team member won her section!) earning them an astonishing total for two days of 14 points - a perfect two-day score in these World Championships is ten. Only weight difference prevented Portugal from making a clean sweep of the Individual medals. Franca Tagliaferri (Italy) totalled 4.415kg to finish third, ahead of Portuguese ladies, Ana Simoes and Paula Barros who both scored three points but were beaten on weight.
The best of British was former World Champion Wendy Locker from Chester who won her section on day one and was third the next day giving her a total of four points and 3.010kg for an overall placing of eighth. Rotherham's Sandra Scotthorne finished with section positions of fourth and third (total of seven) which gave her 12th position overall with a total weight of 3.065kg.
"We knew it was going to be difficult on this venue and to be fair Portugal walked it. What a score. To finished 14 points ahead of Italy and 34 points ahead of us and to claim all five sections on day two is fantastic. We picked up a team bronze and I still believe we are the best all-round team in the world and we will have to prove it again next year,"said England coach Tom Pickering.
