In Le Clos’ Hong Kong absence, Van der Burgh Expands World Cup Points Lead

Defending World Cup champion Chad le Clos did not contest the opening stop of Cluster #2 in Hong Kong, and his South African countryman Cameron van der Burgh took advantage, tightening his grasp on the series points lead.

Van der Burgh put up 48 points in Hong Kong and now leads the series by 63 on the men’s side. Le Clos still sits second, and a hard-charging Masato Sakai matched van der Burgh’s 48 points to move into third place.

The women’s side continues to be as predictable as it has been for the past three years, with Katinka Hosszu leading by a wide margin. Hosszu is nearing 300 total points, and leads second-place Emily Seebohm by 123 after Hong Kong.

A quick refresher on how the points system works, along with the performance bonuses awarded to the top 3 individual male and female swims of the meet:

World Cup Scoring

Medal Points

Each individual event yields points for the top 3 finishers.

• Gold: 12 points
• Silver: 9 points
• Bronze: 6 points

World Record Bonuses

Each world record yields 20 points. Tying a world record is worth 10 points.

Performance Bonuses

The top 3 male and top 3 female swims of the meet earn bonus points. Top swims are determined based on FINA points. Only the top-scoring swim from each athlete is counted.

• First: 24 points
• Second: 18 points
• Third: 12 points

Hong Kong Performance Bonuses:

Men:

• Cameron van der Burgh: 50 breast, 939 FINA points
• Masato Sakai: 200 fly, 882 FINA points
• Matthew Treloar: 50 breast, 880 FINA points

Women:

• Emily Seebohm: 100 back, 961 FINA points
• Katinka Hosszu: 200 free, 928 FINA points
• Cate Campbell: 100 free, 916 FINA points

Women’s Points

Men’s Points