2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series

The 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series was the 11th season of the Red Bull-sponsored international cliff diving series. The series began on 13 April in El Nido, Philippines, with the final event taking place on 14 September in Bilbao, Spain.[1][2]

2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series
SportCliff diving
Duration13 April – 14 September 2019
Men
Overall  Gary Hunt (GBR)
 Jonathan Paredes (MEX)
 Andy Jones (USA)
Women
Overall  Rhiannan Iffland (AUS)
 Jessica Macaulay (GBR)
 Lysanne Richard (CAN)

Calendar

The 2019 calendar included three locations that were new to the series: El Nido, Dublin and Beirut. The final event took place on 14 September in Bilbao.[2]

Date Location Ref.
13 April El Nido, Palawan, Philippines [3]
12 May Dublin, Ireland [4]
2 June Polignano a Mare, Italy [5]
22 June São Miguel, Azores, Portugal [6]
14 July Beirut, Lebanon [7]
24 August Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina [8]
14 September Bilbao, Spain [9]

Divers

The line-up of divers for the 2019 series was announced in November 2018. The men's series featured 10 permanent divers, with former Olympic divers Constantin Popovici and Oleksiy Pryhorov joining the permanent line-up for the first time. In the women's series, the line-up of six permanent divers included 23-year-old newcomer Eleanor Smart, who was the youngest permanent diver on the 2019 tour. In addition to the permanent divers, at least four wildcard divers were selected to compete at each stop of the men's and women's series.[10]

Permanent divers for the 2019 series:

Standings

At each event, each competing diver performed four dives. The diver with the highest cumulative score after all four dives was declared the winner, and was awarded 200 points. Further points were awarded to all divers who competed at each event, based on their finishing position.[11]

Men

The men's series featured seven events. The 10 permanent divers were joined at each event by at least four wildcard divers.

Men's Standings
 
Pos.
Event 
Diver
El Nido
Dublin
[IR 1]
Polignano a Mare
São Miguel
Beirut
Mostar
Bilbao		 Points
total
 Gary Hunt (GBR) 20002002002001602001160
 Jonathan Paredes (MEX) 130060160110130160750
 Andy Jones (USA) 600160130307090540
4 Constantin Popovici (ROU) 1600---200110470
5 Michal Navrátil (CZE) 400130110904050460
6 David Colturi (USA) 7002060160920339
7 Oleksiy Pryhorov (UKR) 2007090506030320
8 Cătălin Preda (ROU) --107013090-300
9 Alessandro De Rose (ITA) 80110--11070298
10 Blake Aldridge (GBR) 5004030602060260
11 Kris Kolanus (POL) 1100902010--230
12 Steven LoBue (USA) 9005010708-228
13 Aidan Heslop (GBR) ------130130
14 Slavik Kolesnikov (UKR) ---40-5010100
15 Nikita Fedotov (RUS) 10--50---60
16 Miguel Garcia (COL) ----8-4048
17 Orlando Duque (COL) 3009---847
18 Matthias Appenzeller (SUI) ----40--40
19 Sergio Guzman (MEX) 90---30-39
20 Artem Silchenko (RUS) --30----30
21 Nathan Jimerson (USA) ----20--20
22 Viktar Maslouski (BLR) -----10-10
23 Manuel Halbisch (GER) ---9---9
 Alain Kohl (LUX) ----9--9
 Owen Weymouth (GBR) -0----99
26 Alberto Devora (ESP) --8----8
 Jucelino Junior (BRA) ---8---8
Key
First place
Second place
Third place
Wildcard diver
  1. No points were awarded in Dublin. The event went ahead as planned, but due to cold water temperatures the divers had to compete with revised dive lists.[IR 2]
  2. "Dublin Format Changes Due to Cold Water". Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Retrieved 12 May 2019.

Women

The women's series featured seven events. The six permanent divers were joined at each event by at least four wildcard divers.

Women's Standings
 
Pos.
Event 
Diver
El Nido
Dublin
[IR 1]
Polignano a Mare
São Miguel
Beirut
Mostar
Bilbao		 Points
total
 Rhiannan Iffland (AUS) 20002002002002002001200
 Jessica Macaulay (GBR) 11009016070110130670
 Lysanne Richard (CAN) 1300110130-130160660
4 Yana Nestsiarava (BLR) 1600130401305070580
5 Eleanor Smart (USA) 400501109016050500
6 Maria Paula Quintero (COL) -0160506070110450
7 Adriana Jiménez (MEX) 900-90160--340
8 Iris Schmidbauer (GER) -0-701104060280
9 Xantheia Pennisi (AUS) 60-40-50-90240
10 Antonina Vyshyvanova (UKR) 50-70--90-210
11 Jaki Valente (BRA) ---60-3030120
12 Celia Fernández (ESP) -0-3040-40110
13 Genevieve Bradley (USA) ----3060-90
14 Ginger Huber (USA) 700-----70
15 Aimee Harrison (CAN) --60----60
Key
First place
Second place
Third place
Wildcard diver
  1. No points were awarded in Dublin. The event went ahead as planned, but due to cold water temperatures the divers had to compete with revised dive lists.[IR 2]

References
  1. "Exciting New Season Set for Lift-Off". Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  2. "2019 Calendar Unveils Three Brand New Locations". Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  3. "Hunt and Iffland Win in Philippines Paradise". Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  4. "Iffland Stretches Winning Streak as Popovici Takes Maiden Victory". Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  5. "Imperious Iffland and Hunt Win in Italy". Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  6. "Records Fall as Iffland and Hunt Win in Azores". Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  7. "Hunt Strikes Again in Lebanon". Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  8. "Hunt and Iffland Seal Title at Stari Most". Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  9. "Hunt and Iffland Reign in Spain". Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  10. "2019 Permanent Divers Line-Up Confirmed". Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  11. "Format and Scoring". Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
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