Paragliding XC competition stats of Bill Hughes
USA
Bill Hughes is a paragliding XC competition pilot with 124 competitions, between 2004 and 2025, best world ranking #112 (2009). Last competition 10 months ago.
- Ranking: 892.
- Best ranking ever: 112. (Apr 2009)
- 22 active years. Last competition 10 months ago.
- Competitions / year: 5.6, max 14 (2018)
- Longest pause: 15 months (Mar 2020 – Jun 2021)
- Best comp points: 76.4, average 18.3
- Consistency score: 53%
- Strategic choices accuracy: 62%
- Opponents faced: 3511, 2581 beaten at least once
124 competitions / 626 tasks
| Date | Competition | Strategic Value | Pq | Expected Position | Position | Expected Points | Points | Expected Ranking Impact | Ranking Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Red Rocks Wide Open 2025 | 70% | 0.468 | 25/73 | 24 | 28.783/53.9 | 29.699 | 12.6/37.7 | 13.5 |
| Jul 2025 | Paragliding World Cup 2025 North Macedonia ::: Krushevo | -97% | 0.912 | 126/133 | 123 | 0.547/109.4 | 0.985 | 0/93 | 0 |
| Jul 2025 | 36th British & Dutch Championships | -5% | 0.655 | 79/125 | 78 | 15.563/78.6 | 16.113 | 0/62.2 | 0 |
| Jun 2025 | US Open of Paragliding 2025 | 33% | 0.567 | 85/123 | 52 | 11.22/68 | 29.376 | 8/64.8 | 26.2 |
| Jun 2025 | Ozone Chelan Open 2025 | 100% | 0.341 | 32/114 | 14 | 27.607/40.9 | 35.174 | 24.4/37.7 | 30.6 |
| Feb 2025 | 14th Paragliding World Cup Superfinal 2024 Colombia ::: Roldanillo | -100% | 0.948 | 119/119 | 117 | 0/113.8 | 0.114 | 0/108.1 | 0 |
| Jan 2025 | 20th Monarca Open 2025 | 42% | 0.576 | 76/124 | 75 | 15.962/69.1 | 16.515 | 10.3/63.4 | 10.8 |
| Sep 2024 | Red Rocks Wide Open 2024 / Test event of Pan American 2026 | 53% | 0.557 | 52/89 | 48 | 17.769/66.8 | 20.775 | 14.5/63.5 | 15.9 |
| Aug 2024 | Paragliding World Cup ::: Cameli, Turkey 2024 | -35% | 0.742 | 99/111 | 89 | 2.136/89 | 5.696 | 0/85.7 | 2.4 |
| Jun 2024 | US Open of Paragliding 2024 | 23% | 0.564 | 86/125 | 116 | 11.374/67.7 | 1.286 | 6.4/62.7 | 0 |
| Mar 2024 | 13th Paragliding World Cup Superfinal Brazil 2024 ::: Baixo Guandu | -99% | 0.943 | 126/128 | 114 | 0.113/113.2 | 1.811 | 0/105.7 | 0 |
| Oct 2023 | Test event of the 2nd FAI Asian-Oceanic Paragliding Championships and PWCA Asian Tour | 50% | 0.508 | 41/87 | 64 | 22.095/55.1 | 8.265 | 13.1/46.1 | 0 |
| Sep 2023 | RED ROCKS WIDE OPEN 23 | 77% | 0.511 | 36/90 | 75 | 29.851/55.9 | 8.217 | 20.2/46.2 | 0 |
| Aug 2023 | PARAGLIDING WORLD CUP TURKEY 2023 ::: AKSARAY | -47% | 0.734 | 93/120 | 118 | 7.048/88.1 | 0.176 | 0/74.9 | 0 |
| Jul 2023 | US Open of Paragliding 2023 | 56% | 0.546 | 59/126 | 112 | 26.789/65.5 | 3.799 | 12.9/51.6 | 0 |
| Jun 2023 | Ozone Chelan Open 2023 | 88% | 0.339 | 14/104 | 110 | 34.34/39.7 | 2.898 | 20.4/25.8 | 0 |
| Apr 2023 | 2023 Brazilian Nationals 1st Round Cat 2 PrePWC | -43% | 0.625 | 97/128 | 108 | 7.875/75 | 3.975 | 0/61.1 | 0 |
| Mar 2023 | PARAGLIDING WORLD CUP BRAZIL 2023 ::: CASTELO | -97% | 0.828 | 122/127 | 123 | 0.398/99.4 | 0.298 | 0/85.4 | 0 |
| Jan 2023 | Monarca Paragliding Open18 | 62% | 0.494 | 51/150 | 94 | 32.378/59.3 | 13.995 | 10.6/37.5 | 0 |
| Dec 2022 | 12th Paragliding World Cup Superfinal, Mexico - Valle de Bravo | -100% | 0.948 | 126/127 | 126 | 0/113.8 | 0 | 0/90.7 | 0 |
| Dec 2022 | North American Paragliding Nationals | 94% | 0.458 | 31/126 | 91 | 37.51/55 | 9.845 | 14.9/32.4 | 0 |
| Oct 2022 | PWCA Asian Tour 2022 - South Korea, Mungyeong | 84% | 0.461 | 32/123 | 102 | 36.056/55.3 | 4.203 | 12.8/32 | 0 |
| Oct 2022 | Paragliding World cup South Korea 2022 ::: Gochang | -0% | 0.626 | 59/111 | 89 | 23.281/75.1 | 5.783 | 0/51.8 | 0 |
| Sep 2022 | Red Rocks Wide Open | 65% | 0.486 | 27/89 | 93 | 34.165/52.4 | 2.096 | 10.7/28.9 | 0 |
| Jul 2022 | Paragliding World Cup Macedonia 2022 ::: Krushevo | -83% | 0.819 | 102/123 | 117 | 4.325/98.3 | 0.491 | 0/74.6 | 0 |
| Jul 2022 | 2022 US Open of Paragliding | 88% | 0.444 | 24/125 | 82 | 39.762/53.3 | 11.779 | 15.8/29.3 | 0 |
| Jun 2022 | Applegate Open 2022 | 25% | 0.421 | 12/57 | 19 | 28.385/37.3 | 23.126 | 4.4/13.3 | -0.5 |
| Apr 2022 | 5th FAI Pan-American Paragliding Championship | -10% | 0.631 | 65/122 | 80 | 22.499/75.7 | 13.853 | 0/50.9 | 0 |
| Apr 2022 | Paragliding Worlds cup Brazil 2022 ::: Baixo Guandu | -96% | 0.810 | 103/118 | 109 | 2.624/97.2 | 1.069 | 0/68.4 | 0 |
| Mar 2022 | Brazilian Nationals 1st Round Cat 2 PrePWC | 21% | 0.574 | 49/124 | 72 | 31.901/68.9 | 18.052 | 3.1/40.1 | 0 |
| Feb 2022 | Paragliding World Cup Colombia 2022 ::: Roldanillo | -95% | 0.925 | 117/130 | 119 | 1.554/111 | 1.11 | 0/82 | 0 |
| Jan 2022 | 17th Monarca Paragliding Open | 86% | 0.512 | 31/130 | 60 | 41.322/61.4 | 24.621 | 12.3/32.4 | 0 |
| Nov 2021 | 17th FAI World Paragliding Championships Tucumán - Argentina | -87% | 0.886 | 123/149 | 135 | 4.465/106.3 | 1.594 | 0/73.9 | 0 |
| Oct 2021 | Paragliding World Cup Argentina 2021 ::: La Rioja | -36% | 0.678 | 39/73 | 69 | 20.806/71.5 | 0.786 | 0/39.1 | 0 |
| Sep 2021 | Paragliding World Cup Turkey 2021 ::: Aksaray | -43% | 0.737 | 69/115 | 98 | 18.7/88.4 | 3.536 | 0/56 | 0 |
| Aug 2021 | 11th Paragliding World Cup SUPERFINAL ::: Switzerland, Disentis | -100% | 0.949 | 98/103 | 101 | 0.456/113.9 | 0.114 | 0/81.5 | 0 |
| Jul 2021 | US Open of Paragliding - Chelan 2021 | 67% | 0.488 | 24/121 | 56 | 42.837/58.6 | 23.8 | 10.4/26.2 | 0 |
| Jul 2021 | Ozone Chelan Open 2021 | 21% | 0.327 | 9/113 | 24 | 35.6/39.2 | 29 | 3.2/6.8 | 0 |
| Jun 2021 | Applegate Open 2021 Information | 62% | 0.432 | 12/85 | 29 | 42.5/51.8 | 29.3 | 10.1/19.4 | 0 |
| Mar 2020 | 4th FAI Pan-American Paragliding Championship | 63% | 0.588 | 34/105 | 35 | 38.8/70.6 | 37.912 | 11/42.8 | 10.1 |
| Feb 2020 | 2020 PWCA Asian Tour, Nepali Leg Pokhara | 73% | 0.424 | 13/90 | 70 | 40.718/49.9 | 6.3 | 12.4/21.6 | 0 |
| Jan 2020 | Monarca Paragliding Open 2020 | 93% | 0.491 | 25/139 | 58 | 44.3/58.9 | 26.623 | 15.7/30.3 | 0 |
| Dec 2019 | 2019 South Africa Open - Porterville | 69% | 0.520 | 17/78 | 24 | 40.4/57.2 | 33.634 | 11.5/28.3 | 2.5 |
| Nov 2019 | 2019 Paragliding World Cup - Argentina | -22% | 0.716 | 61/112 | 56 | 23.021/85.9 | 27 | 0/56.8 | 0 |
| Oct 2019 | PWCA Asian Tour 2019 - South Korea | -4% | 0.527 | 13/59 | 38 | 28.5/40.3 | 8.947 | 0/10.7 | 0 |
| Sep 2019 | 2019 Paragliding World Cup - Brazil | -46% | 0.738 | 73/119 | 112 | 17.631/88.6 | 0.797 | 0/56.8 | 0 |
| Sep 2019 | PG Brazil Open 2019 round 2 Pocos De Caldas | 90% | 0.527 | 26/121 | 53 | 44.4/63.2 | 26.8 | 10.9/29.7 | 0 |
| Jul 2019 | 2019 Canadian Paragliding Nationals - Pemberton | 38% | 0.341 | 8/114 | 29 | 37.6/40.9 | 28.016 | 5.3/8.6 | 0 |
| Jul 2019 | US Open of Paragliding - Chelan 2019 | 77% | 0.418 | 14/124 | 22 | 42.921/50.2 | 38.604 | 10.6/17.9 | 6.2 |
| Jun 2019 | Applegate Open 2019 | -2% | 0.365 | 10/84 | 26 | 35/40.8 | 25.2 | 0/5.2 | 0 |
| Jun 2019 | Skytribe XC 2019 | -40% | 0.465 | 19/146 | 88 | 22.5/27.9 | 5.636 | 0/0 | 0 |
| Apr 2019 | 2019 PG Brazil Open round 1 | 87% | 0.452 | 14/125 | 44 | 46.233/54.2 | 29.4 | 9.6/17.6 | 0 |
| Mar 2019 | 2018 Paragliding World Cup Superfinal - Brazil | -99% | 0.944 | 107/123 | 94 | 2.379/113.3 | 7.251 | 0/76.4 | 0 |
| Jan 2019 | Monarca Open 2019 | 85% | 0.519 | 30/150 | 38 | 44.981/62.3 | 40.5 | 10.8/28.1 | 6.3 |
| Dec 2018 | 2018 South Africa Open Porterville | -19% | 0.535 | 15/50 | 25 | 28.026/46.4 | 17 | 0/11.9 | 0 |
| Oct 2018 | 2018 Pre World Cup Gochang Korea | 100% | 0.489 | 14/95 | 38 | 46.9/58.3 | 28 | 12.1/23.5 | 0 |
| Sep 2018 | 2018 Paragliding World Cup - Turkey | -51% | 0.739 | 71/112 | 43 | 16.143/88.7 | 39.205 | 0/55.8 | 6.2 |
| Sep 2018 | Turkish Pre World Cup Cameli 2018 | 63% | 0.509 | 28/119 | 44 | 41.426/61.1 | 31.039 | 8.5/28.2 | 0 |
| Jul 2018 | US Open of Paragliding Chelan 2018 | 86% | 0.445 | 16/130 | 29 | 44.749/53.4 | 37.6 | 13.6/22.3 | 6.5 |
| Jun 2018 | 2018 Paragliding World Cup - Italy | -92% | 0.939 | 109/126 | 116 | 2.592/112.7 | 1.014 | 0/81.6 | 0 |
| Jun 2018 | Applegate Open 2018 | 29% | 0.418 | 9/69 | 17 | 35.6/42.3 | 29.102 | 4.5/11.2 | 0 |
| May 2018 | 2018 China Linzhou Paragliding Pre World Cup | 26% | 0.360 | 8/74 | 11 | 33.125/37.9 | 31.116 | 4.8/9.6 | 2.8 |
| Apr 2018 | 2018 Paragliding World Cup - Brazil | -66% | 0.777 | 87/116 | 70 | 8.388/93.2 | 18.733 | 0/68.7 | 0 |
| Apr 2018 | 3rd FAI Panamerican Paragliding Championship | 43% | 0.586 | 43/113 | 41 | 33.7/70.3 | 35.2 | 9.1/45.7 | 10.6 |
| Feb 2018 | 2018 Paragliding World Cup - Australia | -41% | 0.680 | 90/123 | 34 | 9.384/81.6 | 48.307 | 0/65.6 | 29.6 |
| Feb 2018 | 2018 Bright Open | 42% | 0.571 | 47/100 | 44 | 26.03/68.5 | 28.359 | 10/52.5 | 12.3 |
| Jan 2018 | 2017 Paragliding World Cup Superfinal - Colombia | -99% | 0.954 | 120/120 | 93 | 0.1/114.5 | 6.641 | 0/98.5 | 0 |
| Jan 2018 | Roldanillo 2018 - Open Primera Valida Nacional XC - Colombia | 52% | 0.525 | 29/75 | 22 | 27.1/55.3 | 33.512 | 11.1/39.3 | 16.2 |
| Dec 2017 | 2017 Paragliding Pre-World Cup, Zapotiltic | 45% | 0.435 | 24/65 | 21 | 22.334/42.3 | 24.703 | 11.9/31.9 | 14.2 |
| Nov 2017 | 2017 Paragliding World Cup - Ecuador | -70% | 0.710 | 99/118 | 98 | 4.09/85.2 | 4.43 | 0/71.8 | 0 |
| Sep 2017 | 2017 Paragliding World Cup - Brazil | -49% | 0.675 | 79/103 | 85 | 7.505/80.7 | 4.761 | 0/66.1 | 0 |
| Aug 2017 | 2017 Paragliding World Cup - Switzerland | -50% | 0.802 | 96/113 | 98 | 2.849/77 | 2.31 | 0/71.3 | 0 |
| Jul 2017 | 2017 Canadian Paragliding Nationals | 83% | 0.500 | 10/84 | 39 | 31.1/36.2 | 16.3 | 24.7/29.8 | 10.4 |
| Jun 2017 | 2017 Rat Race / Sprint Paragliding Competition | 86% | 0.348 | 15/95 | 46 | 32.9/40.8 | 17.2 | 27/34.9 | 11.2 |
| Oct 2016 | 2016 Paragliding World Cup - La Réunion | 38% | 0.617 | 40/82 | 64 | 24.2/68.7 | 6 | 10/54.5 | 0 |
| Jul 2016 | 2016 Chelan | 91% | 0.415 | 22/109 | 14 | 36.8/49.8 | 41.6 | 19.7/32.7 | 24.5 |
| Jun 2016 | 2016 Rat Race / Sprint Paragliding Competition | 61% | 0.441 | 14/50 | 22 | 25.6/39.5 | 18 | 20.2/34.1 | 12.6 |
| Sep 2015 | 2015 OVXCC - Owen's Valley Cross Country Classic | 73% | 0.382 | 12/77 | 21 | 34.4/42.6 | 28.1 | 15.4/23.6 | 8.2 |
| Jul 2015 | 2015 Paragliding World Cup - Portugal | -62% | 0.822 | 98/129 | 103 | 7.4/98.6 | 5.3 | 0/79.4 | 0 |
| Jun 2015 | 2015 Rat Race/Sprint Paragliding Competitions | 44% | 0.385 | 13/62 | 26 | 28.9/39 | 19.1 | 9.1/19.2 | 0 |
| Apr 2015 | 2015 Paragliding World Cup - Brazil | 16% | 0.643 | 82/115 | 57 | 10.4/77.2 | 25.8 | 5.5/72.3 | 20.8 |
| Oct 2014 | 2014 PWCA Superfinal | -99% | 0.921 | 103/107 | 96 | 0.3/110.5 | 1.5 | 0/92.5 | 0 |
| Jul 2014 | 2014 Paragliding World Cup - Krushevo | -82% | 0.777 | 105/117 | 94 | 1.5/93.2 | 5 | 0/85.3 | 0 |
| Jul 2014 | 2014 Chelan Flats Nationals | 96% | 0.500 | 17/111 | 16 | 37.5/46.6 | 38.1 | 29.6/38.7 | 30.1 |
| Jun 2014 | 2014 Rat Race / Sprint Paragliding Competition | 66% | 0.392 | 10/52 | 17 | 27.2/35.4 | 21.2 | 22/30.2 | 15.9 |
| Mar 2014 | 2014 Paragliding World Cup - Argentina, Mina Clavero | -4% | 0.685 | 72/96 | 36 | 8.1/82.2 | 38.3 | 0/73.8 | 29.8 |
| Jun 2013 | 2013 Rat Race Paragliding Competition | 56% | 0.476 | 22/70 | 50 | 30.5/51.6 | 8.7 | 10.6/31.7 | 0 |
| Apr 2013 | 2013 Paragliding World Cup - Baixo Guandú Brasil | -63% | 0.739 | 98/119 | 59 | 4.1/88.7 | 27.7 | 0/77.9 | 16.9 |
| Mar 2013 | 2013 Paragliding World Cup - South Africa | -90% | 0.760 | 106/117 | 101 | 1.3/91.2 | 2.5 | 0/77.8 | 0 |
| Jan 2013 | 2012 Paragliding World Cup Superfinal | -99% | 0.938 | 124/128 | 125 | 0.2/112.6 | 0.1 | 0/96.5 | 0 |
| Aug 2012 | 2012 Paragliding World Cup Sun Valley | -72% | 0.719 | 81/105 | 70 | 5.4/69 | 11 | 0/49.9 | 0 |
| Aug 2012 | 2012 Canadian Paragliding Nationals | 63% | 0.334 | 11/73 | 16 | 29.6/36 | 26.5 | 10.5/16.9 | 7.3 |
| Jul 2012 | 2012 Chelan XC Open | 47% | 0.448 | 15/51 | 19 | 25.1/40.9 | 21.1 | 10.6/26.4 | 6.4 |
| Jun 2012 | 2012 USA National Rat Race Paragliding Competition | 91% | 0.396 | 20/84 | 26 | 32.5/46.5 | 28.4 | 30.1/44.1 | 25.8 |
| Mar 2012 | 2012 Paragliding World Cup - Brazil | 18% | 0.737 | 83/119 | 103 | 11.6/88.4 | 2.4 | 5.9/82.7 | 0 |
| Jul 2011 | 2011 Red Rock Paragliding U.S. Nationals | 46% | 0.500 | 10/58 | 12 | 29.4/37.8 | 27.6 | 14.5/22.9 | 12.8 |
| Jun 2011 | 2011 Rat Race | 77% | 0.429 | 10/69 | 29 | 38.3/46.7 | 22.2 | 31.2/39.6 | 15.1 |
| May 2011 | 2011 Paragliding World Cup - South Korea Mun Gyeong | 20% | 0.740 | 72/121 | 69 | 15.3/71 | 16.9 | 8/63.7 | 8.7 |
| Sep 2010 | 2010 US Nationals Round 2 | 48% | 0.461 | 10/78 | 60 | 35.1/42 | 5.3 | 16.4/23.3 | 0 |
| Jul 2010 | 2010 Paragliding World Cup, Chelan Wa | 79% | 0.638 | 28/100 | 76 | 45.7/76.6 | 7.5 | 28.5/59.4 | 0 |
| Jul 2010 | 2010 Chelan XC Open | 91% | 0.498 | 12/96 | 57 | 49.8/59.8 | 16.1 | 32.6/42.6 | 0 |
| Jun 2010 | 2010 China Paragliding World Cup & 1st China Anyang Cup | 77% | 0.615 | 24/91 | 53 | 46.1/73.8 | 18.8 | 26/53.7 | 1.5 |
| Sep 2009 | 2009 Trofeo Gianni Cerroni Superfinal World Cup | -100% | 0.943 | 105/129 | 119 | 4.5/113.2 | 0.9 | 0/81.5 | 0 |
| Aug 2009 | 2009 US Paragliding Nationals | 45% | 0.523 | 14/73 | 28 | 41.6/56.1 | 27.8 | 9.7/24.2 | 0 |
| Jul 2009 | 2009 Rat Race | -11% | 0.316 | 3/64 | 5 | 30.1/31.4 | 28.9 | 0/0 | 0 |
| Jun 2009 | 2009 West Coast Paragliding Championships | -9% | 0.539 | 8/39 | 18 | 30.5/41.8 | 16.8 | 0/8.3 | 0 |
| May 2009 | 2009 US National Paragliding Championships - Round 1 - Dunlap | 23% | 0.528 | 13/63 | 16 | 38.8/52 | 34.3 | 4.9/18.1 | 0.8 |
| Mar 2009 | American PG World Cup 09 | -49% | 0.781 | 76/120 | 14 | 16.3/93.7 | 76.4 | 0/61.5 | 44.1 |
| Jan 2009 | 7th Monarca PG 09 | 35% | 0.564 | 38/114 | 44 | 36.6/67.7 | 32.3 | 4.9/36 | 4.8 |
| Sep 2008 | US PG Nats 08 | -4% | 0.526 | 19/82 | 46 | 32.3/47.1 | 14 | 0/13.6 | 0 |
| Aug 2008 | Chelan PG XC Open 08 | -8% | 0.562 | 34/84 | 12 | 29.3/63.9 | 51.3 | 0/32.2 | 18.9 |
| Jul 2008 | Rat Race PG 08 | 28% | 0.402 | 17/88 | 18 | 35.5/47.1 | 34.8 | 3.8/15.4 | 0 |
| Jun 2008 | West Coast PG Champs 08 | -31% | 0.517 | 20/46 | 6 | 19.4/43.6 | 36.6 | 0/15.5 | 6.5 |
| Feb 2008 | Mexican pre-worlds 08 | 23% | 0.720 | 86/146 | 80 | 19.3/86.4 | 22.6 | 5.3/72.4 | 19.9 |
| Jan 2008 | Monarca PG Open 08 | 61% | 0.610 | 66/146 | 74 | 28.4/73.2 | 24 | 14.4/59.2 | 15.2 |
| Aug 2007 | Canadian PG Champs 07 | 44% | 0.455 | 22/64 | 21 | 25.2/44.9 | 26 | 11/30.7 | 4.3 |
| Jun 2007 | VIP2 PG USA Nats 07 | 42% | 0.478 | 29/65 | 32 | 20.6/47.3 | 18.1 | 11.1/37.8 | 4.7 |
| Jun 2007 | Rat Race PG 07 | 77% | 0.420 | 35/110 | 17 | 29.8/50.4 | 40.3 | 20.3/40.9 | 13.8 |
| Feb 2007 | 5th Monarca PG Open 07 | 65% | 0.580 | 67/124 | 42 | 20.3/69.6 | 36.4 | 19.3/68.6 | 31.9 |
| Sep 2006 | US Nationals 06 | 35% | 0.553 | 67/92 | 51 | 9/64.4 | 19 | 9/64.4 | 10 |
| Aug 2006 | Race Willi 2006 | 51% | 0.425 | 15/33 | 9 | 13/29.4 | 19.5 | 13/29.4 | 17 |
| Jun 2006 | Rat Race | 39% | 0.510 | 77/114 | 54 | 8.6/49 | 18.4 | 8.6/49 | 13 |
| Jun 2005 | Rat Race 2005 | 32% | 0.330 | 58/109 | 80 | 9/80 | 2 | 9/80 | 2 |
| Aug 2004 | US Paragliding Nationals 04 | 0.295 | 43 | 2 | 2 |