Paragliding XC competition stats of John Nicholas

RSA

John Nicholas is a paragliding XC competition pilot with 18 competitions, between 2001 and 2025, best world ranking #117 (2002). Last competition over 1 year ago.

Ranking: 3621.
Best ranking ever: 117. (Dec 2002)
11 active years. Last competition over 1 year ago.
Competitions / year: 1.6, max 4 (2001)
Longest pause: 92 months (Jun 2006 – Feb 2014)
Best comp points: 68, average 31.3
Consistency score: 63%
Strategic choices accuracy: 78%
Opponents faced: 639, 548 beaten at least once

18 competitions / 74 tasks

Date	Competition	Strategic Value	Pq	Expected Position	Position	Expected Points	Points	Expected Ranking Impact	Ranking Impact
Jun 2025	Barberton Paragliding Nationals 2025	58%	0.260	40/73	40	11.46/30	11.46	11.5/30	11.4
Jun 2024	Barberton Paragliding Open 2024	42%	0.242	36/55	29	6.897/24.2	9.995	6.9/24.2	8.5
May 2021	Barberton Paragliding Nationals	72%	0.280	21/59	41	16.61/28.2	6.6	16.6/28.2	6.6
Jun 2018	Barberton Paragliding Open 2018	46%	0.334	27/42	17	7.4/26.7	14.1	7.4/26.7	14
Jun 2017	2017 SA Paragliding Nationals - Barberton	68%	0.331	40/68	41	10.7/33.2	10.2	10.7/33.2	10.1
Jul 2014	2014 Barberton Open Paragliding Competition	42%	0.387	47/69	25	8.8/40.4	22.3	8.8/40.4	22.3
Feb 2014	2014 Western Cape Open	24%	0.406	28/34	18	3.2/30.8	11.6	3.2/30.8	11.5
Jun 2006	South Africa Open, Baberton	69%	0.410	24/103	43	34.5/49.2	23.5	34.5/49.2	14
Oct 2005	Paul Pietersburg 2005	33%	0.410	16/57	21	20/61	13	20/61	13
May 2005	Mpumalanga Nats 05	45%	0.382	14/64	12	29/64	33	29/64	31
Feb 2005	Wigwam South Africa 2005	28%	0.323	8/45	5	19/36	25	19/36	25
Feb 2003	South African PG Nats 03	34%	0.600	11/63	14	53/71	48	14/32	3
Dec 2002	All Africa 2002	78%	0.486	6/93	22	71/80	47	32/41	2
Sep 2002	South African Open 2002		0.624		13		39		39
Dec 2001	All Africa Open 01		0.795		16		63		58
Jul 2001	British Championship, Spain 01		0.983		16		62		41
Jul 2001	Nordic PG Open 01				21		68		43
Mar 2001	South African PG Nationals 01		0.787		19		56		0