Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Clarisse Agbegnenou	Clarisse Agbegnenou	Clarisse Agbegnenou	Clarisse Agbegnenou	Clarisse Agbegnenou	183	–
2	Lucie Décosse	Lucie Décosse	Lucie Décosse	Lucie Décosse	Lucie Décosse	130	–
3	Gella Vandecaveye	Gella Vandecaveye	Gella Vandecaveye	Gella Vandecaveye	Gella Vandecaveye	99	–
4	Yoshie Ueno	Yoshie Ueno	Yoshie Ueno	Yoshie Ueno	Yoshie Ueno	87	–
5	Yuri Alvear	Yuri Alvear	Yuri Alvear	Yuri Alvear	Yuri Alvear	86	–
6	Gévrise Émane	Gévrise Émane	Gévrise Émane	Gévrise Émane	Gévrise Émane	85	–
7	Tina Trstenjak	Tina Trstenjak	Tina Trstenjak	Tina Trstenjak	Tina Trstenjak	84	–
8	Masae Ueno	Masae Ueno	Masae Ueno	Masae Ueno	Masae Ueno	83	–
9	Edith Bosch	Edith Bosch	Edith Bosch	Edith Bosch	Edith Bosch	73	–
10	Ayumi Tanimoto	Ayumi Tanimoto	Ayumi Tanimoto	Ayumi Tanimoto	Ayumi Tanimoto	65	–
11	Cho Min-sun	Cho Min-sun	Cho Min-sun	Cho Min-sun	Cho Min-sun	63	–
12	Odalis Revé-Jiminez	Odalis Revé-Jiminez	Odalis Revé-Jiminez	Odalis Revé-Jiminez	Odalis Revé-Jiminez	63	–
13	Chizuru Arai	Chizuru Arai	Chizuru Arai	Chizuru Arai	Chizuru Arai	58	–
14	Brigitte Deydier	Brigitte Deydier	Barbara Matić	Barbara Matić	Barbara Matić	55	–
15	Jung Sung-sook	Jung Sung-sook	Brigitte Deydier	Brigitte Deydier	Brigitte Deydier	55	–
16	Emanuela Pierantozzi	Emanuela Pierantozzi	Jung Sung-sook	Jung Sung-sook	Jung Sung-sook	55	–
17	Kim Polling	Kim Polling	Emanuela Pierantozzi	Emanuela Pierantozzi	Emanuela Pierantozzi	54	–
18	Kate Howey	Kate Howey	Kim Polling	Kim Polling	Kim Polling	52	–
19	Cathérine Fleury-Vachon	Cathérine Fleury-Vachon	Kate Howey	Kate Howey	Kate Howey	51	–
20	Diane Bell	Diane Bell	Cathérine Fleury-Vachon	Cathérine Fleury-Vachon	Cathérine Fleury-Vachon	50	–
21	Miku Tashiro	Miku Tashiro	Diane Bell	Diane Bell	Diane Bell	47	–
22	Urška Žolnir	Urška Žolnir	Miku Tashiro	Miku Tashiro	Miku Tashiro	46	–
23	Sibelis Veranes	Sanne Van Dijke	Urška Žolnir	Sanne Van Dijke	Sanne Van Dijke	46	–
24	Yoko Ono	Sibelis Veranes	Sanne Van Dijke	Urška Žolnir	Urška Žolnir	46	–
25	Driulis González	Yoko Ono	Sibelis Veranes	Sibelis Veranes	Sibelis Veranes	43	–
26	Martine Rottier	Driulis González	Saki Niizoe	Saki Niizoe	Saki Niizoe	41	–
27	Haruka Tachimoto	Saki Niizoe	Andreja Leški	Andreja Leški	Andreja Leški	40	–
28	Séverine Vandenhende	Marie-Ève Gahié	Marie-Ève Gahié	Marie-Ève Gahié	Marie-Ève Gahié	40	–
29	Hwang Ye-sul	Martine Rottier	Yoko Ono	Yoko Ono	Michaela Polleres	40	▲ +6
30	Nami Nabekura	Haruka Tachimoto	Driulis González	Driulis González	Yoko Ono	40	–
31	Sanne Van Dijke	Séverine Vandenhende	Martine Rottier	Martine Rottier	Driulis González	37	–
32	Yarden Gerbi	Hwang Ye-sul	Michaela Polleres	Michaela Polleres	Martine Rottier	34	–
33	Ylenia Scapin	Nami Nabekura	Haruka Tachimoto	Haruka Tachimoto	Haruka Kaju	33	▲ +10
34	Marie-Ève Gahié	Yarden Gerbi	Séverine Vandenhende	Séverine Vandenhende	Haruka Tachimoto	33	–
35	Yael Arad	Barbara Matić	Hwang Ye-sul	Hwang Ye-sul	Séverine Vandenhende	33	–
36	Alexandra Schreiber	Ylenia Scapin	Nami Nabekura	Nami Nabekura	Hwang Ye-sul	32	–
37	Ulla Werbrouck	Yael Arad	Yarden Gerbi	Yarden Gerbi	Nami Nabekura	32	–
38	Barbara Matić	Alexandra Schreiber	Ylenia Scapin	Ylenia Scapin	Yarden Gerbi	32	–
39	Anett Mészáros	Ulla Werbrouck	Yael Arad	Yael Arad	Ylenia Scapin	31	–
40	Michaela Polleres	Michaela Polleres	Alexandra Schreiber	Alexandra Schreiber	Yael Arad	30	–
41	Saki Niizoe	Anett Mészáros	Margaux Pinot	Margaux Pinot	Alexandra Schreiber	29	–
42	Elisabeth Willeboordse	Elisabeth Willeboordse	Ulla Werbrouck	Ulla Werbrouck	Margaux Pinot	29	–
43	Laura Di Toma	Laura Di Toma	Anett Mészáros	Laura Fazliu	Ulla Werbrouck	29	–
44	Sara Álvarez	Sara Álvarez	Elisabeth Willeboordse	Anett Mészáros	Laura Fazliu	26	–
45	Yuko Emoto	Yuko Emoto	Laura Di Toma	Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard	Anett Mészáros	25	–
46	Anicka van Emden	Anicka van Emden	Sara Álvarez	Elisabeth Willeboordse	Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard	25	–
47	Jenny Gal	Jenny Gal	Yuko Emoto	Laura Di Toma	Elisabeth Willeboordse	24	–
48	Xu Lili	Xu Lili	Laura Fazliu	Sara Álvarez	Laura Di Toma	24	–
49	Ronda Rousey	Miku Takaichi	Anicka van Emden	Shiho Tanaka	Sara Álvarez	24	–
50	Kim Seong-yeon	Ronda Rousey	Jenny Gal	Yuko Emoto	Shiho Tanaka	24	–

Baku 2026: Fourteen World Champions, a Thousand Stories and One Shared Passion

IJF.org | 11.10.2026

After seven days of individual competition, and with the mixed team tournament now under way, the verdict is in. We know the names of the 14 individual world champions who will be proud to wear the coveted red backpatch until the 2027 edition that will be organised in Astana, Kazakhstan.

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