28 October 2018

Jessica Pilz and Domen Skofic win on countback

Jessica Pilz, the Lead World Champion, got her second WC victory in Xiamen by topping both the semi and the final route. Janja Garnbret was runner up by topping the final but not the semi. Interestingly, Slovenia had four girls in the final and Japan three. 1. Jessica Pilz AUT - Domen Skofic SLO 2. Janja Garnbret SLO - Stefano Ghisolfi ITA 3. Akiyo Noguchi JPN - Hyunbin Min KOR Complete results (c) Eddie Fowke Among the male, Domen Skofic won over Stefano Ghisolfi also on countback from the semi as they reached the same hold in the final. For Domen this was the first victory since 2016 when he won overall by winning three events.
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